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Education

Changing Lives, One Class at a Time

Sep 22, 2016 12:00 PM ET

Most people attend college to learn and prepare for their future career. You don’t imagine that your actions in that classroom will change someone’s life somewhere across the globe. But for students in Michigan State University’s ME 491 International Humanitarian Engineering class–taught by Dr. Brian Thompson, Professor of Mechanical Engineering–that’s exactly what happens.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Program Spotlight: New Pathways for Youth

Sep 22, 2016 12:00 PM ET

We're excited to highlight an inspiring project with a talented team from Charles Schwab and its nonprofit partner, New Pathways for Youth (NPFY), who empower youth to fulfill their potential through mentoring and life skill development. The Schwab team created an onboarding plan to help NPFY train and retain their talent. The new process provides new hires with a better understanding of NPFY’s vision and culture and instills a sense of belonging.

Events, Media & Communications

Global Supply Chains and the Necessity Of Making Operations Safer, More Sustainable

Sep 22, 2016 11:45 AM ET

Savvy corporate managements recognize that the supply chain of their company represents a huge opportunity for cost savings, more efficient management of procurement, and the extension of important health & safety practices beyond their own operations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Download Now: Champions for Social Good Podcast - Accelerating Performance for Social Good

Sep 22, 2016 11:30 AM ET

The second episode of the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Accelerating Performance for Social Good with Root Cause Founder Andrew Wolk, is now available on the MicroEdge + Blackbaud website and for download on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Guest Blog: From Foster Sister to Family Finder

Sep 22, 2016 11:30 AM ET

Ashley Sargent is a Wendy's Wonderful Kids Recruiter. She works each day to find forever families for the children in foster care

Health & Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics Provides Free Cancer Screenings to Underserved Women in Texas

Sep 22, 2016 11:15 AM ET

Minority women have a greater incidence of both cervical and breast cancer than the general population. In our quest to remove barriers to healthcare access among the country’s most vulnerable populations, a volunteer team of Quest pathologists and clinicians traveled to Irving, Texas in December to provide free, potentially life-saving diagnoses to at-risk uninsured and/or underinsured women.

Health & Healthcare

Curing Blindness in Dogs Gives Us Insight into Helping Blind Children

Sep 22, 2016 11:00 AM ET

When Dr. Gustavo Aguirre set out to find a cure for night blindness in dogs, a disease related to Progressive Retinal Atrophy, he knew it was going to require a lot of patience. When he started studying this disease, there was no map for the canine genome. He was able to find the mutated gene that caused the disease, and, by saving his genetic samples, he made a significant contribution to the mapping of the canine genome, which was completed in 2004.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Timberland’s Fall 2016 Collection: Stitched with Style and Substance

Sep 22, 2016 11:00 AM ET

With its new fall 2016 collection, outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland is bringing sustainable style to consumers around the world. From leather boots made with a proprietary eco-conscious waterproof membrane to jackets made with organic cotton canvas, Timberland is making strides in its quest to reduce the environmental impact of virtually every product it makes across footwear, apparel and accessories.

Health & Healthcare

Data For Good: Predictive Analytics to Personalize Health Care

Sep 22, 2016 10:45 AM ET

As part of National Volunteer Week this month, we are profiling our DataCorps volunteers of projects past, present and future. These volunteers donate a whopping 5-10 hours a week over the course of several months to apply data science techniques that can help advance a social change organization's mission.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Addressing Women’s Empowerment Is Key to Sustainability: BSR’s Strategy for Business Action

Sep 22, 2016 10:30 AM ET

With the publication of the first UN High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment report, BSR is pleased to launch a new practice to catalyze effective and ambitious business action on women's empowerment.

Research, Reports & Publications

BCtA and GRI Release Publication Measuring Business Impact on the SDGs

Sep 22, 2016 10:30 AM ET

Today, Business Call to Action (BCtA) and GRI are launching a report that finds that governments are increasingly interested in accounting for private sector contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a trend that has evolved from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Responsible Production & Consumption

Domtar EarthChoice Monthly Minute | September 2016

Sep 22, 2016 10:25 AM ET

Education

An Ambassador For Digital Literacy

Sep 22, 2016 10:10 AM ET

One year ago, Comcast employee Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski walked into the offices of a Philadelphia organization that provides physical and speech therapy for young children. She was there because two of her triplets needed help.

Education

Meet Petr Distler from the Czech Republic

Sep 22, 2016 10:00 AM ET

Peter is a Chemistry teacher from Prague (Czech Republic) that has participated in all the different types of Amgen Teach activities since his enrolment in the programme last year.

Health & Healthcare

Harnessing the Power of Partnerships to Transform

Sep 22, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Education

VIDEO | Pizza Hut: The Literacy Project

Sep 22, 2016 9:15 AM ET

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

BCtA and GRI Release Findings on Measuring Business Impact on the SDGs

Sep 22, 2016 9:00 AM ET

September 22, 2016 /3BL Media/ -- Today, Business Call to Action (BCtA) and GRI are launching a report that finds that governments are increasingly interested in accounting for private sector contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a trend that has evolved from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Social Impact & Volunteering

Las Vegas Sands and Sands Cares Increases Aid to Homeless in Las Vegas

Sep 22, 2016 9:00 AM ET

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), the world's leading developer and operator of integrated resorts, today announced an expansion to its corporate citizenship commitment to address homelessness in the Las Vegas area.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Alternative Water Supply Expansion for Southern California Earns Top Industry Honor

Sep 22, 2016 9:00 AM ET

The Orange County Water District’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) Initial Expansion project, a Black & Veatch-designed alternative water supply system that bolsters water security for a large portion of Southern California, has been chosen to receive the prestigious Water Environment Federation (WEF) Project Excellence Award.

Research, Reports & Publications

BD Releases 2015 Sustainability Performance Update Report

Sep 22, 2016 9:00 AM ET

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, has published its 2015 Sustainability Performance Update report.

Innovation & Technology

Twitter Chat Recap: How to Tackle Your Nonprofit's Website Design or Redesign

Sep 22, 2016 8:00 AM ET

NetSuite.org, TechImpact & LightCMS co-hosted a fast-paced Twitter conversation to help nonprofits navigate their website design and development projects - including how to start your project, what to include and where to access free and low-cost resources.

Health & Healthcare

Time to Talk about Partnerships for Access to Medicines

Sep 22, 2016 2:00 AM ET

Access to healthcare is making controversial headlines these days as the report of the High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines set up by the Secretary-General of the United Nations was just released. We need to move away from ideological disputes about intellectual property and focus on how we can help patients receive the treatments they need now.


Any solution to the access challenge needs to consider the complex factors that affect access in developing countries. It would indeed be misleading and counter-productive to focus the access debate on patents.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Smiles and Hope in Fraser Lake

Sep 21, 2016 6:40 PM ET

Residents of Fraser Lake, B.C. — a village along the Coastal GasLink pipeline project route — say TransCanada and its employees have become friends and partners, breathing new life into the community and providing hope for better days ahead after being impacted by job losses in early 2015.

Health & Healthcare

Novel Novartis Compound Shows Potential as Effective Therapy for Treating Drug Resistant Malaria

Sep 21, 2016 6:00 PM ET

Today Novartis published proof of concept study results in the New England Journal of Medicine showing that its new antimalarial compound, KAF156, demonstrated activity against both vivax and falciparum malaria, including artemisinin-resistant parasites.

Education

Back to School Activities to Jumpstart Young Innovator’s School Year

Sep 21, 2016 4:50 PM ET

As summer draws to an end it can be a challenge to get kids excited to head back to school. Boeing’s 100 Days of Learning content is the perfect way to get kids ready to jump back into the classroom. With hands-on activities that will get kids thinking creatively while building rocket ships and airplane wings from everyday household materials, preparing to strap on a backpack and hit the books has never been more thrilling.