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Warren Thaler and Tamara Watts join the Board of Trustees at the largest national, independent donor-advised fund public charity

Yamaha Rightwaters is a new International Game Fishing Association (IGFA®) sponsor, lending support to the IGFA Passport to Fishing Program and the IGFA Great Marlin Race. Together, Yamaha Rightwaters and the IGFA will work to generate and promote conservation efforts in North America.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241022389550/en/Yamaha Rightwaters is a new International Game Fishing Association (IGFA®) sponsor, lendi

Industry veteran brings over 20 years of solar and finance expertise to help company bridge the gap to scalability

Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, former Congressman, environmental champion, and partner in the San Francisco Bay Area law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, died of congestive heart failure peacefully at his home in Winters, California, in the care of his wife of forty-two years, Helen, and their five dogs. He was 96.McCloskey was a rarity in American politics – his actions were guided by his sense of justice, not by political ideology. He hated inequity and did not hesitate to take on members of his ow

Each Prize Winner to Receive $750,000 Over Three Years

Reports of harmful content make up less than half a percent (.29%) of all content on NextdoorUnique combination of machine learning with human intuition reduced content violations by 15%, highlighting positive impact of Nextdoor's Kindness RemindersNextdoor’s Innovative community moderation model removes content in a median time of 5.3 hours

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@MaryKayGlobal celebrates Ocean’s Week by reaffirming its decades-long partnership with The Nature Conservancy to support ocean conservation and coral reef protection.

@MaryKayGlobal highlights the importance of women’s leadership and private sector engagement in conservation at the World Ocean Summit 2023 hosted by Economist Impact.

New grants increase investments to locally-led organizations

@MaryKayGlobal recognized in TNC's 2022 Global Reefs Impact Report

Dr Enrica Alteri has extensive experience in drug discovery and clinical safety and worked at the European Medicines Agency for 8 years, serving on its Executive BoardProf Jeffrey Skopek is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge and Deputy Director of its Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences.

Diné designer and student Jaden Redhair creates coyote-inspired design for new “Tó éí iiná” (Water is Life) bottle to support efforts to combat water crisis on the Navajo Nation

The international conference to discuss innovation, the key to solving global warming with experts from industry, academia, and government from the worldDate and Time: 8:30-18:35, Wednesday, October 5 / 9:00-17:00, Thursday, October 6Venue: Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, Online

The annual award supports research and education in quantum optics and photonics at historically Black colleges and universities

Pacific Premier Bancorp Announces Addition to Board of Directors

The honoree's name throughout the fourth bullet should read: Stuart Subotnick and Mr. Subotnick (instead of Stu Subotnik and Mr. Subotnik). The updated release reads: WIRELESS HISTORY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2022 INDUCTEES FOR WIRELESS HALL OF FAMEThe Wireless History Foundation (WHF) will induct four honorees into the prestigious Wireless Hall of Fame during the Foundation’s Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. on October 20th. This year’s inductees are:Dan Hesse. Mr. Hesse redefined the way wireless

The Wireless History Foundation (WHF) will induct four honorees into the prestigious Wireless Hall of Fame during the Foundation’s Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. on October 20th. This year’s inductees are:Dan Hesse. Mr. Hesse redefined the way wireless services are sold and delivered to customers, in multiple wireless generations and at two of the largest wireless carriers. As CEO of AT&T Wireless in 1998, Mr. Hesse launched the transformative Digital One Rate, a marketing innovation that pro

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New diverse business program from MassMutual to impact 175 businesses over next five years

Fidelity Charitable® appoints Jacob Pruitt as president, succeeding Pamela Norley

Brent Obleton to enhance and expand Hudson Pacific's policies and initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion

The partnership reflects Western Union Business Solutions’ advocacy towards diversity in business and further this goal in the small business sector.

Respected Technology Executive, People Developer, Transformational Leader and Engineer Will Take the Helm on July 7

  Vanderbilt University, DRW, and TPG Among First Supporters to Help Climate Vault Remove More Than 200,000 Metric Tons of CO2 at the StartFounded at The University of Chicago by Prof. Michael Greenstone and Team of Leaders, Ernest Moniz Chairs Climate Vault’s ‘Technology Experts Chamber’

iConnections, the industry-leading platform and community that seamlessly connects investment managers and allocators, today announced the mental health charities that it will be supporting as part of its month-long Funds4Minds fundraising initiative, including:Batyr: An Australian preventative mental health charity for young people.Brain & Behavior Research Foundation: An organization that awards research grants to scientists looking to alleviate the suffering caused by mental health issues.Jed

CR Forum Bestows Additional Honors to Outstanding Clinical Research Organizations for Groundbreaking Clinical and Translational Research Advancements with 2021 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards

The Bank Contributed $100 per 3-pointer Made During the Women’s and Men’s Pac-12 Basketball Tournaments

Program to train the next generation of domestic and international place-based social impact investing change agents

Impossible Foods earns a perfect score on influential assessment of workplace equality.The Human Rights Campaign designates Impossible Foods as one of the country’s “Best Places to Work” for LGBTQ+ Equality.The 100% ranking is awarded to companies who meet all of the criteria according to the Corporate Equality Index, a benchmarking tool used to measure the quality of workplace policies for employees that identify with the LGBTQ+ community.

New Song “American Dream” Kicks Off GoFundMe Campaign; Highlights Access to Quality Education as a Social Justice Issue“American Dream” Now Exclusively Available on Apple Music and iTunes; Apple Music's Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden to Interview will.i.amDonate via GoFundMe: http://gfme.co/dream or text DREAM to 41411

As Chief Science Officer, York will oversee R&D and product innovationRespected Vanderbilt chair, professor, and lab director will report directly to CEO and Founder Dr. Pat Brown as part of the startup’s senior leadership teamImpossible Foods continues to expand its world-class team of scientists with plans to double the size of the R&D staff in 2021

Systematic review highlights importance of component end use, need for more research

Today The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) announced that after nearly 20 years with the company, Dennis McEniry, President of ELC’s Online division, will retire at the end of this calendar year. He will be succeeded by Gibu Thomas, who will assume the role of President, ELC Online, effective November 16, 2020. Gibu will report directly to Fabrizio Freda, President and Chief Executive Officer. Dennis will work closely with Gibu through the end of the year to support a smooth and successful trans

21 winning teams selected to receive funding for innovative solutions to most pressing issues caused by pandemic

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation today announced the election of two new trustees – John Dabiri, Ph.D., Centennial Chair Professor at Caltech and Jonathan Levin, Ph.D., dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business. These appointments build on the appointments of Hilary Krane and Ellen Ochoa in 2018 to establish continuity in board service over the coming years.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200901005205/en/John Da

Leading rehydration therapy company will donate up to 100,000 units of new DripDrop ORS to volunteer firefighters across the U.S.

Impossible Foods has already provided relief to more than 750,000 people experiencing food insecurity since the start of the pandemic; company is on track to donate more than 1 million meals in 2020Leading food tech startup is expanding its “social good” program to organizations fighting for social justice -- including Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp The collaboration between Impossible Foods and Know Your Rights Camp kicks off today in San Francisco with San Francisco Marin Food Bank and Al Pastor Papi food truck

Impossible Foods partners with Local Human, an apparel brand co-founded by Isaac Rochell of The LA ChargersFor every limited-edition “Food Fam” t-shirt, five Impossible™ Burgers will be donated to LA Regional Food Bank and $10 will be donated to No Kid HungryImpossible Foods has donated more than 500,000 Impossible Burgers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

Project will be a systematic review of existing studies on the environmental benefits of AM

Goal is to Get Needed Medical Supplies Where They Need to Be Faster During Coronavirus-Related Supply Chain Challenges

Wasted Natural Gas To Power The Fight Against COVID-19

70+ StartX Med Innovators with Medical Breakthroughs for the Prevention, Diagnostics and Treatment of Coronavirus Mobilize Efforts to Fast-Track Public Health Needs During Pandemic

Susan G. Komen® today announced $26 million in funding for new research projects that focus on metastatic breast cancer, treatments and disparities.

Grants to 7 Research Teams Raises the Foundation’s Giving to BRCA Causes to over $100 Million

Coral Lab Demonstrates Iberostar Group’s Commitment to Wave of Change Movement

Just In Time for #GivingTuesday: Mi People, a New, Global Philanthropy-Based Social Media Network for Forward-Minded People

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of indexes, portfolio construction, risk management tools and services for global investors, announced today that Diana Tidd has been appointed Chief Responsibility Officer, effective immediately. As Chief Responsibility Officer, Ms. Tidd will work closely with MSCI’s senior leadership team to guide and communicate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies for the firm, as well as oversee the

World’s Brightest Business, Computer Science, Bioengineering and Energy Science Students Join Distinguished Leaders, Growing Scholars Community to over 1,300

Dacko to lead expansion of national program empowering high school entrepreneurs