Keep America Beautiful Recognizes 75 Individuals and Community Organizations with National Awards at 2016 National Conference

Tue, 02/02/2016 - 09:30

More than 75 organizations and individuals from communities across America received national recognition at Keep America Beautiful’s National Awards celebration, which took place Monday, Feb. 1, at Keep America Beautiful’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida.

FOX's 'Grease: Live' Partners with DoSomething.org for Teens for Jeans Campaign

Tue, 02/02/2016 - 07:00

In an effort to help the more than one million young people in the United States who experience homelessness every year, the cast of FOX's hit musical special Grease: Live partnered with DoSomething.org for its annual Teens for Jeans campaign, encouraging youth to collect jeans for the homeless. FOX promoted the campaign across its social media platforms during the live broadcast on Sunday, January 31, and members of both the cast and the audience got involved, as well.

Time Warner Cable Celebrates Six Years of Connect a Million Minds

Wed, 02/03/2016 - 15:15

It is hard to believe that in November 2015 TWC celebrated the sixth anniversary of Connect a Million Minds (CAMM), our philanthropic initiative to connect students to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Super Bowl 50 Asks Consumers to “Play Your Part”

Mon, 02/01/2016 - 11:30

The Super Bowl is undeniably America's biggest sporting event of the year. In fact, last year's game pulled in 114.4 million viewers – the most watched show in U.S. history. And large brands have never shied away from spending big dollars on advertising during the game – spending upwards of $4.5 million for a 30-second commercial. Yet, for the first time Super Bowl organizers are taking this captive audience to create a force for good, asking consumers to play a part in making the event the "most healthy, sustainable, shared, and socially responsible Super Bowl ever."

How Millennials Think About Money and Investing

Thu, 02/11/2016 - 09:25

This article is written by millennial who is also financial profession trying to help her generation understand money and investing better

Millennials: A Generation Forging a New Economic Path

Thu, 02/04/2016 - 09:10

Learn how Millennials are Forging a New Economic Path

In the Wake of Development

Mon, 03/21/2016 - 10:00

The Dawn of a New Era

Thu, 03/17/2016 - 10:00

Little Buffalo, a town of 500 people in Alberta, is at the forefront of multiple environmental justice battles: it has been polluted by oil spills and damaged by tar sands mining, but it is also pushing to move beyond fossil fuels and towards renewable energy.

Making Homelessness Rare, Brief and One-Time

Mon, 03/14/2016 - 10:00

The homelessness crisis in Seattle, Washington, defies the city’s reputation as an economic engine of the Pacific Northwest.

The Reality of a Fair Wage

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 09:00

The minimum wage in the United States has stagnated since the 1960s and does not provide enough income for working families.