Beverly W. Aisenbrey, managing director of Frederic W. Cook & Co., New York, and Tyler E. Jacks, director of David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, named trustees of AACR Foundation for the Prevention and Cure of Cancer.
- September 4, 2008Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minn., publishes corporate responsibility report online.
- September 4, 2008Foundation for California Community Colleges selected Blackboard Connect-ED for mass-notification services.
- September 4, 2008John Wiley & Sons published "Naming Rights: Legacy Gifts and Corporate Money" by Terry Burton.
- September 4, 2008Cub Foods, Stillwater, Minn., to award 40 $1,000 scholarships to high-school seniors in Minn., Wis., Iowa, Ill.; apply online Nov. 15.
- September 4, 2008Employees of Macy's collected 10.2M pounds of food for food banks affiliated with Feeding America, former America's Second Harvest.
- September 4, 2008Ruth Mott Foundation, Flint, Mich., selected Neithercut Advisors, Detroit, to provide consulting services.
- September 4, 2008Best Buy stores accepting cash for American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund for hurricane victims, will match up to $1M in donations.
- September 4, 2008Charles O'Donnel II, former president and CEO, KidsPeace National Centers, named CEO, Rensselaerville Institute, Rensselaerville, N.Y.
- September 4, 2008Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation doubled Broad Prize for Urban Education to $2M, to be awarded to four urban districts showing most improvement in education.
- September 4, 2008Youth Service America to award 100 grants up to $1,000 each for youth-led service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day 2009; apply online.
- September 2, 2008Center for Creative Leadership released 2007-2008 annual report; center funded 2,000 organizations, awarded 255 scholarships during 2007-2008 fiscal year.
- September 2, 2008United Way of America established 2008 Hurricane Recovery Fund to aid victims of 2008 hurricane season.
- September 2, 2008David P. Stangis, former global director of corporate responsibility, Intel, named VP of corporate social responsibility, Campbell Soup Company.
- September 2, 2008Safeway raised $9.7M from employees, customers to fund research by Muscular Dystrophy Association and Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
- September 2, 2008Humana Foundation to donate $10 to hurricane relief for every mile traveled on Freewheelin public bikes during Republican National Convention.