Verizon has waived text messaging fees for text-to-donate campaigns launched by several nonprofit organizations and established an employee disaster-relief campaign with a 2:1 match from the…

Retaining their commitment to making investments in their communities, 60 percent of companies reported increased giving levels in 2011 over 2009, the year companies reported the biggest retreat in corporate giving. The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), in association with The Conference Board, today released its annual …

For the second consecutive year, Animal Planet’s animal advocacy initiative, R.O.A.R. (Reach Out. Act. Respond.) is launching an eight-week matching campaign to raise funds for participating R.O.A.R. charities. Beginning September 1, the seven participating nonprofits have an opportunity to receive dollar for dollar matching contributions on their consumer donations up to $120,000 from Animal Planet. The donations from R.O.A.R. come from proceeds of Animal Planet licensed products and…

With 20 million American families having at least one member with special needs[1], Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the important decisions and financial challenges they face. MassMutual's Facebook initiative encourages the company's social community to get a glimpse into the day of a mother and child with special needs. For every "like" to the video…

DetermiNation Blog By Marcia Larsen The first thing that needs to be said is that cancer patients and cancer survivors are amazing people doing amazing things. This is my personal epiphany. The facts by the numbers. I am 53 years old. On November 2nd I will be 8 years breast cancer free. Because I had become a couch potato, I joined a Walk to Run program 3 years ago to celebrate my 5 year cancer free anniversary. Running to celebrate life became a goal, then a habit that became my version of…

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today announced that Company employees in 2012 have pledged $4.7 million to nonprofit organizations and programs serving the communities in which it operates in Nevada, Michigan and Mississippi. Over the next year, more than 86 charities will benefit from grants--and hundreds more from cash and payroll donations--distributed by The MGM Resorts Foundation, the philanthropic arm of MGM Resorts employees.

Celebrating its 10^th anniversary,…