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Education

Norfolk Southern: Reaching People Where They Live

Sep 28, 2016 7:30 AM ET

Norfolk Southern trains run through thousands of communities in the eastern U.S., delivering goods that support local economies and residents. To promote safe rail operations, NS invests in community awareness programs that target two troublesome areas: trespassing on railroad tracks and unsafe motorist behavior at highway-rail grade crossings.

Environment

China is Losing its Appetite for Coal-Fired Power Plants

Sep 28, 2016 7:20 AM ET

Environment

National Grid Intervenes in Support of EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Sep 27, 2016 7:35 PM ET

Today National Grid joined eight other power companies at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Together we urged the Court to uphold the rule as a lawful application of EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Sciences and The World Health Organization Announce Five-Year Visceral Leishmaniasis Collaboration

Sep 27, 2016 7:30 PM ET

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced it has entered into a partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide $20 million in funding and drug donations over five years to expand access to diagnostic services and treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Moving Forward: CSX and City Year Celebrate More Than 20 Years as Partners

Sep 27, 2016 6:30 PM ET

CSX believes that a strong partnership is built on shared values – and according to CSX CEO Michael J. Ward, these have been key to the success of CSX’s 21-year partnership with City Year, a national education organization that provides tutoring, mentoring and supports to more than 200,000 students in schools located in high-poverty communities across the country.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Subaru of America Continues Its Commitment to City of Camden Through Donation of More Than 1,700 Award-Winning Science Textbooks to Community Schools

Sep 27, 2016 6:00 PM ET

Subaru of America is proud to announce its donation of more than 1,700 award-winning science textbooks to 17 Camden schools, continuing the brand’s commitment to education as part of its “Subaru Loves Learning” initiative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Our Communities Prepare, Recover and Flourish from Disaster

Sep 27, 2016 4:50 PM ET

Astellas USA Foundation president Jeff Winton understands that disaster can strike when we least expect it, and that being prepared can ease the burden of those affected. He explains how Astellas USA Foundation is helping communities prepare, recover and flourish when the unexpected happens.

Health & Healthcare

Nestlé Waters North America Partners with Imagine H2O® to Support Water Innovation

Sep 27, 2016 4:00 PM ET

Events, Media & Communications

VM Summit 16 Ticket Prices Go Up This Saturday!

Sep 27, 2016 3:45 PM ET

VM Summit 16 — VolunteerMatch’s signature event and the conference on corporate volunteering — is less than one month away! That also means that regular registration rates will end soon, and we’ll cross over into last-minute registration territory.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bacardi USA Receives U.S. EPA 2016 Smartway® Excellence Award

Sep 27, 2016 3:30 PM ET

For the second year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honors Bacardi USA with a SmartWay® Excellence Award as an industry leader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency in transportation logistics. The SmartWay Excellence Award, reserved for the top performing SmartWay Partners, is EPA’s highest recognition for demonstrated leadership.

Research, Reports & Publications

Stakeholders Call for More Action as Businesses Slow to Take up Global Goals

Sep 27, 2016 1:30 PM ET

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Point of Impact: Where Corporate Philanthropy and Social Impact Collide

Sep 27, 2016 1:30 PM ET

With outcomes in mind, corporations of all sizes are taking a fresh look at their strategic approach to their giving and employee engagement programs. In our latest position paper, we dig in to how things are evolving in this space and detail five distinct hallmarks of strategic, successful corporate giving and engagement programs. Is your strategy enabled for impact? Download the paper to learn more.

Innovation & Technology

Driving Security into Digitized, Connected Cars

Sep 27, 2016 12:45 PM ET

As cars become digitized and connected to enable a better driving experience, enhance safety and relieve congestion, the threat of a cyber event is ever present. But General Motors goes to great lengths to protect both customer lives and their personal information.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Companies Can More Effectively Use Storytelling to Inspire Employee Giving and Engagement

Sep 27, 2016 12:45 PM ET

Companies and nonprofits that manage employee giving and volunteering programs are quite adept at the processes and practices that keep these programs humming.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Voice from the Field: Cassie Scarano, CEO and Co-Founder, Commongood Careers

Sep 27, 2016 12:30 PM ET

Do you think that there’s a “talent gap” in the nonprofit sector? If so, what’s the nature of it? If not, why do you think there’s a misconception in the field?

Social Impact & Volunteering

St. Croix Hotel & Tourism Association, St. Croix Chamber of Commerce & Diageo USVI Award $17,500 in Scholarships

Sep 27, 2016 12:15 PM ET

On Friday, September 23, 2016, the St. Croix Hotel & Tourism Association, the St. Croix Chamber of Commerce and Diageo USVI awarded $17,500 in scholarship funds to four local students.

Environment

Local Facility Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look at Recycling Process

Sep 27, 2016 12:05 PM ET

Education

She Builds: Giving Women the Confidence and Skills to Maintain a Safe and Healthy Home

Sep 27, 2016 12:00 PM ET

She Builds is a nationwide event series, created by Rebuilding Together, featuring community revitalization projects that create real change for women - providing critical home repairs and community restoration to women in need, while giving women the confidence and skills to maintain a safe and healthy home.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Stories Around the Campfire: Our Commitment to Young Campers With Type 1 Diabetes

Sep 27, 2016 11:35 AM ET

Summer has come to a close, leaving behind for many children and teens happy memories of camp. Sanofi US has a strong legacy of supporting those memories through donations (see Sanofi Foundation for North America graphic below) and by volunteering at camps for young people with Type 1 diabetes.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Ethical Food Supply Chains a Growing Consumer Priority

Sep 27, 2016 11:35 AM ET

Pressure from consumers on supply chain management is growing, as recent reports detail an increased interest in sustainable and ethical sourcing and supply. Research from Globescan focusing on U.K. shoppers revealed a strong preference that food companies and the government entities be focused on long-term production sustainability.

Innovation & Technology

The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Funds a Training and Technology Center in Safford, Arizona

Sep 27, 2016 11:05 AM ET

The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation awarded $75,000 through the Graham County Community Investment Fund to the Safford Unified School District for a new training and technology center.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Keep America Beautiful Asks Students, “How Will You…End Littering?”

Sep 27, 2016 11:00 AM ET

Forty-five years since Keep America Beautiful told people that “People start pollution. People can stop it.” in one of the most iconic public service advertising campaigns in history, the national nonprofit today launched a new effort which seeks to tap into the imagination and innovation of our nation’s youth to continue to advance its fight to End Littering in America.The “How Will You…End Littering?” Video Contest, open to students in grades 9-12, asks the next generation of community stewards to share their ideas about how to end littering by educating and motivating people to properly dispose of their trash.

Events, Media & Communications

Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Program

Sep 27, 2016 10:50 AM ET

This November, CSE will host the Certified Sustainability Practitioner Program in London and invites you to be a part of it.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Booz Allen Hamilton Again Named a “100 Best Company” by Working Mother

Sep 27, 2016 10:45 AM ET

For the 18th consecutive year, Booz Allen Hamilton was named to the prestigious list of “100 Best Companies” by Working Mother magazine. The firm was recognized for “outstanding leadership in creating progressive programs for its work force, in the areas of advancement of women, flexibility, child care and paid parental leave.” For the fourth year Booz Allen also appeared in the “Best Companies Hall of Fame,” which honors “heavy hitters” that have made the list for 15 or more years.

Responsible Production & Consumption

A Conversation About Sustainable Forestry

Sep 27, 2016 10:45 AM ET

Pulp and paper products make modern life possible. From the obvious items like writing paper to not-so-obvious products like baby diapers, you can find forest-based fiber in so many everyday things. While we can probably find paper products at every turn in our daily routines, we don’t always have the same amount of insight into where they come from or why things like sustainable forestry and recycling make a real-life impact.