Corporate Social Responsibility News

Learn about companies that are doing good while turning a profit. This section features news on company and employee initiatives, corporate donations, activities and announcements that benefit the environment, under-represented groups and the community at large.

National Foundation for Cancer Research Announces Partnership with Give by Cell for Mobile Fundraising

Give by Cell, a San Francisco based company specializing in mobile technology solutions, was selected by the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) to provide the organization with its mobile fundraising service, Mobile Give, allowing NFCR supporters to make donations via text. “Like... - July 11, 2012 - Give by Cell

Citizens Bank and Triangle Realty Donate Trailer for JDRF

Citizens Bank and Triangle Realty of Amarillo have purchased a custom-built horse trailer that will be raffled at the Rope for a Cure event, benefitting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. - July 11, 2012 - Citizens Bank

ClearOne Advantage Donates to Local Youth Group

ClearOne Advantage, a Maryland-based debt resolution company, is proud to announce its corporate donation to the Metro Maryland Youth for Christ (MMYC). “We are thrilled to lend our support to a wonderful organization that successfully strives to get their ministry message out to young... - July 11, 2012 - ClearOne Advantage

Handbag Designer Announces Fundraiser to Benefit Preeclampsia Foundation

Jordana Paige hopes to recreate the success of earlier fundraising efforts with all proceeds from sales of her imperfect handbags going to increase awareness and improve care for mothers and babies affected by preeclampsia. - July 11, 2012 - Jordana Paige

Evan Guthrie Law Firm Takes Part in Ashley Ridge High School Awards Program in South Carolina

Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina participated in the Ashley Ridge High School Higher Learning Academy and Evening School Awards and Recognition Program at Ashley Ridge High School in Summerville, South Carolina on the evening of Wednesday May 16th 2012. The... - July 11, 2012 - Evan Guthrie Law Firm

Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® Create “Shred-sation” at Annual Shredding Event – Recycle Equivalent of 70 Trees

Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® could have papered the town with all of the shredded documents from Saturday’s annual Shred Event. Over four tons of papers were torn to pieces in the process. “It’s a really fun, free community event which grows and grows every year,”... - July 08, 2012 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors

Grow Your Business While Supporting Charities

Forest of Angels Inc® is aiming to establish a tradition in the state of Florida and perhaps become one of the country’s largest charity events. Forest of Angels® is a community event that will involve a spacious outdoor locale being transformed into an elaborately decorated... - July 07, 2012 - Forest of Angels Inc

FirstFloor & SfL+a Architects Announce Sandy Grove Middle School Project

Educational Facility Financed Through Public-Private Partnership First of Its Kind in North Carolina, Only Second in United States - July 07, 2012 - SFL + A Architects

Uniastrum Rewards Star Staff with Holiday on Cyprus

The winners of the Bank’s Autumn Marathon competition have been treated to a trip to the Mediterranean island. - July 07, 2012 - Uniastrum Bank

Snaggle Foot Pet Franchise Makes Computer Donation to UIC

Barossa Franchise, the franchising company of Snaggle Foot Dog Walks & Pet Care, has donated a set of laptop computers to the Writing Center at UIC. - July 05, 2012 - Snaggle Foot Dog Walks & Pet Care

CS Odessa Provides a New Release of ConceptDraw MindWave, Its Online Collaborative Mind Mapping Solution That Now Supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

ConceptDraw’s MindWave for SAP Streamwork allows for real-time collaborative mind mapping over the web. New updates improve MindWave’s functionality for Microsoft IE 9. As the number of individuals scale in your enterprise, the cost remains fixed — free. - July 05, 2012 - Computer System Odessa

Big Daddy Marketing Creates Web Presence for Communities in Schools of Texas

Administered by the Texas Education Agency, the CIS of Texas is an exemplary stay in school program funded by the Texas Legislature since 1989. CIS is the largest dropout prevention program in the state. Local CIS programs are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations established to support schools by... - July 04, 2012 - Big Daddy Marketing, LLC

Stewart Engineering Helps Dedicate Greenway and Pedestrian Bridge

Raleigh, N.C.-Based Firm Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Swift Creek Greenway and Pedestrian Bridge - July 01, 2012 - Stewart

LeaderOne Launches Fundraiser for Colorado Springs Wildfire

Some LeaderOne team members, are being devastated by the Colorado Springs Wildfire. LeaderOne has launched a fundraising campaign to support the victims of this tragedy. - June 30, 2012 - LeaderOne Financial

Address Validation Boosts Overseas Fundraising for World Muslim Federation

Postcode Anywhere’s Capture+ makes telephone operatives “much happier” capturing international addresses in CRM - June 28, 2012 - PCA Predict

YourCause and CanadaHelps Partner to Expand Online Giving to Canadian Charities

YourCause partners with Canada’s leading online charitable donation processor to expand the giving tools of the CSRconnect employee engagement platform. - June 27, 2012 - YourCause, LLC

Source-Omega Algae Oil Supplier Earns BBB Accreditation

This week, Source-Omega announced its recent accreditation by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Eastern North Carolina. As the first algae oil company with BBB Accreditation and as a BBB Accredited Business, Source-Omega is dedicated to promoting trust in the marketplace. “We are... - June 26, 2012 - Source-Omega

Hollywood, Autism Pioneers Answer “What’s Next” for Autistic Kids Aging Out of the System

As an estimated half-million autistic kids begin to come of age in the United States, the world is watching a group of producers, writers, actors and community leaders who gathered together Friday at Exceptional Minds studio to address the next uncharted frontier in autism. Exceptional Minds started in September 2011 as a vocational school and working studio for young adults on the spectrum. - June 24, 2012 - Exceptional Minds

Exceptional Minds Marks First Year as Vocational School and Working Studio for Young Adults on Autism Spectrum

Ed Asner, Isabella Hoffman, execs from Warner Bros. and others gather at open house Friday, June 22, to celebrate Exceptional Minds' many accomplishments its first year, including project for Weinstein movie Lawless. - June 24, 2012 - Exceptional Minds

Beezid Supports Alzheimer’s Research at “Glam Slam” Fundraiser

Penny auction website Beezid.com participated in the 15th annual JGH CIBC Tennis “Glam Slam” Party at the Time Supper Club in Montreal, donating thousands of dollars in prizes to raise money for Alzheimer’s research at the Jewish General Hospital. The JGHF tennis event has raised... - June 24, 2012 - Beezid.com

JW Salon Gives Hope...Benefiting The Rapunzel Project

From July 1 - 31, JW salon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida will be donating $2 from each KENRA haircare product sold, and $5 from each KENRA color service to The Rapunzel Project. Founded by 2 breast cancer survivors, The Rapunzel Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping cancer... - June 24, 2012 - JW Salon

Tubing Manufacturer NewAge(R) Industries Donates Laptop Computers to School in Rural Cambodia; Doubles the Number of Laptops Available to Students

NewAge recently gave five laptops to the Caramanico School in Ratanakiri, Cambodia, bringing the school’s total number of computers to eleven. The company has strong ties to Cambodia, as nearly 30% of its staff is from Cambodia or is of Cambodian descent. The computers will assist seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students at the school, where most of the electricity needed to power the equipment comes from solar panels partially funded by NewAge. - June 23, 2012 - NewAge Industries, Inc.

Prudential Howe & Doherty REALTORS® Volunteers a Team "Build" Day for Habitat for Humanity

Prudential Howe & Doherty spent Saturday, June 16, 2012 helping the Habitat for Humanity cause. A team of Agents, Management and Marketing volunteered at the 100 Parker Street, Lawrence, MA build site. The Parker Street location, previously the St. Patrick’s Convent, will be turned into... - June 23, 2012 - Prudential Howe & Doherty, Realtors

Amazing Spaces Now Provides Recycling Services at Four Convenient Locations in Greater Houston, TX

Amazing Spaces Storage Centers(R), a leader in providing self storage in Houston, Spring, and The Woodlands, TX, teams up with GREENspot DROPoff to provide Houstonians with a free, convenient and responsible way to recycle their e-waste. - June 22, 2012 - Amazing Spaces Storage Centers

Starbucks Announce the Reduction of Their Reusable Cup Target - KeepCup Asks Why?

Starbucks Corporation consumes at least 4 billion of the 500 billion disposable cups relegated to landfill every year. Starbucks leads an annual Cup Summit dedicated to providing more sustainable solutions to the disposable cup issue. Most disposable cups are not recyclable as they are lined with... - June 21, 2012 - KeepCup

Rabine Group Foundation Hosted Its 4th Annual Golf Outing Fundraiser

The Rabine Group Foundation held its fourth annual Golf outing in Woodstock, Illinois benefitting sponsored non-profit organizations advocating for children, the elderly and medical research. - June 21, 2012 - Rabine Group

Six Chicago-Area RE/MAX Firms Honored for Their 2011 Fundraising Efforts to Benefit Children’s Memorial Hospital

Six member firms of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network, all serving the metropolitan Chicago real estate market, recently were honored for their 2011 fundraising efforts to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) and specifically Children’s Memorial... - June 21, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

Evershore Financial Group Supports Advisors, Graciously Gives to Lakeside Behavioral Health

Evershore Financial Group sets the standard on how companies should support their employees by sponsoring a golf tournament to benefit Lakeside Behavioral Health. - June 21, 2012 - Evershore Financial Group

CoachArt Receives Culinary Camp Scholarships from Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom

Eric Crowley, the Owner of Eric’s Culinary Classroom, had donated 25 scholarships to his Kid’s Summer Camps at his a Cooking School in West Los Angeles to CoachArt. CoachArt provides free lessons in the arts and athletics to children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses and their... - June 20, 2012 - Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom

The Headwear Association Launches Fourth Annual Hat Day in the Sun -- Free Hats Nationwide and on Facebook

On the first day of summer, Wednesday, June 20th, The Headwear Association (THA) is hosting the fourth annual “Hat Day in the Sun” to help arm people in the fight against skin cancer. Hat Day in the Sun is an annual national public awareness campaign that aims to educate adults and... - June 19, 2012 - The Headwear Association

Michael Rega Awarded Best Article of the Year by The American Society of Safety Engineers

Ecliptic Consulting Group (ECG) Announces Michael Rega has been awarded best article of the year by the prestigious Advisor Publication of The American Society of Safety Engineers. - June 19, 2012 - Ecliptic Consulting Group

Storage Village Partners with Severna Park Assistance Network

Storage Village has established a partnership with Severna Park Assistance Network to help alleviate the most urgent needs of our community members seeking for emergency assistance. Severna Park Assistance Network (SPAN) is now the beneficiary of Storage Village’s year-long and seasonal... - June 17, 2012 - Storage Village Self Storage

Going Green: Zimmermann Construction Staffing Embraces Eco-Friendly Practices

Zimmermann Construction Staffing is going green in an effort to make construction just a little more eco-friendly. - June 17, 2012 - Zimmermann Construction Staffing

Saluting the Old North State with Flying Colors

Bayer CropScience Cultivates Patriotism by Donating Historic Flag Collection to North Carolina State Capitol - June 17, 2012 - Bayer CropScience

Businesses Add Custom Commercial Water Fountains to Create Calming Office Environment

The addition of a commercial water fountain can provide branding while ensuring an atmosphere of tranquility and relaxation. - June 15, 2012 - Water Fountain Place

Non-Profits Benefit from Shade Tree Garage's Community Giving Efforts

Several non-profits recently benefited from the fundraising efforts made by Morristown, NJ's Shade Tree Garage. - June 15, 2012 - Shade Tree Garage

DiCicco Gulman & Company Now Accepting Applications for Pro Bono Summer of Service Program

DiCicco, Gulman & Company LLP (DGC), a CPA and business consulting firm that specializes in non-profit organizations, today announced that the firm will once again offer its pro bono Summer of Service program beginning June 15, 2012. To date, the firm has donated close to 1,000 hours and... - June 13, 2012 - DiCicco, Gulman & Company LLP

Whitefish Credit Union "Disney Divas" Battle Cancer with Relay For Life

The team is raising money for the American Cancer Society's annual cancer awareness and fundraising event - June 13, 2012 - Whitefish Credit Union

ALPCO Diagnostics Recognized for Support of the American Red Cross 2011 Relief Efforts

ALPCO was recognized on May 29, 2012 for their generous contributions to the American Red Cross in 2011. - June 11, 2012 - ALPCO

New Release of Corporate Wellness Magazine - Issue 35

Issue 35 of Corporate Wellness Magazine has been released. This is the only magazine dedicated strictly to employee health, wellness, prevention and disease management. Read the 35th issue of the monthly magazine dedicated exclusively to Corporate Wellness, Health, Wellness and Prevention at... - June 08, 2012 - Self Funding Magazine

Hats Off for Headway Brain Injury Association from Altrincham Solicitors

In an effort to raise awareness for brain injury charity Headway, Jefferies Solicitors of Altrincham, Cheshire, has pledged to contribute £5 for every £1 donated by its staff. - June 08, 2012 - Jefferies Solicitors

Pittsburgh Area School Receives Donation from Chrysler’s Drive for the Kids with Help of South Hills Chrysler Jeep Kia

South Hills Chrysler Jeep Kia helps raise $1,100 for local Pittsburgh area school through Chrysler’s Drive for the Kids Fundraiser. - June 07, 2012 - South Hills Chrysler Jeep Kia

Roozt Partners with Light Gives Heat to Help Spread "Moving on"

Roozt aims to help LGH win “The Give- Cultivate Wines” contest to receive $50,000 for LGH’s new film tour to spread the influence of social change. - June 07, 2012 - Roozt

Tigerlily Foundation Hosts 4th Annual “EmPower” Ball - Event to Highlight Advocacy and Empowerment for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer

The Tigerlily Foundation will host its 4th Annual EmPower Ball to raise awareness about young women with breast cancer on Saturday, October 20, 2012, from 6-9PM at the McLean Hilton, in McLean, Virginia. This year’s EmPower” Ball sets the tone for an evening slated with live entertainment, speeches from breast cancer advocates, dinner, signature cocktails, live and silent auction, local business leaders, and inspirational stories from young breast cancer survivors. - June 05, 2012 - Tigerlily Foundation

Türk Telekom Becomes Turkey’s Leading Telecom Company in Carbon Disclosure Project Reporting

Türk Telekom is the first telecommunication company which reports to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) by measuring its carbon emissions in Turkey in 2011. In terms of methodology and transparency, Türk Telekom has been elected as one of two companies submitting the best report, ahead of several other companies. - June 05, 2012 - Turk Telekom

Wawa Fills up for HIV/AIDS

New York AIDS activist, Victor Mooney begins four day fundraising walk to Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem from a Wawa convenience store. Wawa has supplied Mr. Mooney with a gift card that he will used to purchase fresh food, water and energy bars along his route. The two-hundred mile walk will take... - June 04, 2012 - GC Media