March 4, 2008
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami, appointed seven community leaders to Gary Community Advisory Committee, Gary, Ind.: Renae Brantley, Ancilla Systems; Alyce J. Butler, Barbara Cope, Gary Educational Development Foundation; Dorothy R. Leavell, Gary New Crusader; Steve Simpson, The Methodist Hospitals; Jose Guadalupe Valtierra, Ivy Tech State College; and Jeffrey Q. Williams, The Caring Corner.
September 4, 2008
Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minn., publishes corporate responsibility report
online.
September 4, 2008
Foundation for California Community Colleges selected Blackboard Connect-ED for mass-notification services.
September 4, 2008
John Wiley & Sons published "Naming Rights: Legacy Gifts and Corporate Money" by Terry Burton.
September 4, 2008
Cub Foods, Stillwater, Minn., to award 40 $1,000 scholarships to high-school seniors in Minn., Wis., Iowa, Ill.; apply
online Nov. 15.
September 4, 2008
Employees of Macy's collected 10.2M pounds of food for food banks affiliated with Feeding America, former America's Second Harvest.
September 4, 2008
Ruth Mott Foundation, Flint, Mich., selected Neithercut Advisors, Detroit, to provide consulting services.
September 4, 2008
Best Buy stores accepting cash for American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund for hurricane victims, will match up to $1M in donations.
September 4, 2008
Charles O'Donnel II, former president and CEO, KidsPeace National Centers, named CEO, Rensselaerville Institute, Rensselaerville, N.Y.
September 4, 2008
Eli 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, 2008
Youth 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, 2008
Center for Creative Leadership released 2007-2008 annual report; center funded 2,000 organizations, awarded 255 scholarships during 2007-2008 fiscal year.
September 2, 2008
United Way of America established 2008 Hurricane Recovery Fund to aid victims of 2008 hurricane season.
September 2, 2008
David P. Stangis, former global director of corporate responsibility, Intel, named VP of corporate social responsibility, Campbell Soup Company.
September 2, 2008
Safeway raised $9.7M from employees, customers to fund research by Muscular Dystrophy Association and Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
September 2, 2008
Humana Foundation to donate $10 to hurricane relief for every mile traveled on Freewheelin public bikes during Republican National Convention.