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Duke Energy Grants Improve Home Safety for Seniors in South Carolina

Duke Energy Grants Improve Home Safety for Seniors in South Carolina
10/17/2024 | Companies
South Carolina's elderly residents should never have to choose between essential life needs and the ability to live safely in their own homes.   "Being able to enter and leave our homes safely is a fundamental need for everyone," said Mark Champagne, executive director of Sumter United...
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Duke Energy Awards $740K in Grants to Support Education and Workforce Development in Florida

Duke Energy Awards $740K in Grants to Support Education and Workforce Development in Florida
09/28/2024 | Companies
The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded $740,000 in grants to 18 educational organizations as part of Duke Energy Florida's ongoing commitment to education and workforce development across the state. These funds will support various energy and engineering programs aimed at benefiting a wide range of...
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Duke Energy Foundation Invests $200K in Florida Economic Development Grants

Duke Energy Foundation Invests $200K in Florida Economic Development Grants
09/17/2024 | Companies
The Duke Energy Foundation is contributing $200,000 in grants to assist 15 economic development organizations in their efforts to attract businesses to Florida and strengthen the state's dynamic economy.   "Florida’s economic strength makes it an appealing option for companies looking to...
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Duke Energy Foundation Awards $40K in Grants to Florida Nonprofits for 40th Anniversary

Duke Energy Foundation Awards $40K in Grants to Florida Nonprofits for 40th Anniversary
08/22/2024 | Companies
The Duke Energy Foundation marks its 40-year milestone by awarding $40,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations serving Florida. Each of these four organizations will receive a $10,000 grant to bolster their efforts in enhancing and empowering communities throughout the Sunshine State.  ...
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MetLife's 2022 Sustainability Report: Driving Impact and Shared Value for a Changing World

MetLife's 2022 Sustainability Report: Driving Impact and Shared Value for a Changing World
06/24/2023 | Companies
MetLife, Inc. published its 2022 Sustainability Report today, outlining how the company upholds its purpose, contributes to secure futures, and fosters a cycle of shared value for its customers, employees, communities, and shareholders. Sustainability is deeply ingrained in MetLife's operations,...
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KeyBank Foundation provides $1,250,000 grant to 7 Northeast Ohio NPOs to support DEI initiatives

KeyBank Foundation provides $1,250,000 grant to 7 Northeast Ohio NPOs to support DEI initiatives
02/09/2023 | Companies
The KeyBank Foundation is investing a total of $1,250,000 in seven Northeast Ohio non-profit organizations to support workforce development, education, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. These grants are part of KeyBank's $40 billion commitment to the communities it serves....
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KeyBank Foundation invests $555,000 towards workforce development and community initiatives

KeyBank Foundation invests $555,000 towards workforce development and community initiatives
01/25/2023 | Companies
The KeyBank Foundation is investing a total of $555,000 in several non-profit organisations in Central New York to support workforce development and community initiatives. These grants are part of KeyBank's $40 billion National Community Benefits Plan, which demonstrates the bank's commitment to...
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Whole Cities Foundation grants $200,000 towards access to fresh food and nutrition education

Whole Cities Foundation grants $200,000 towards access to fresh food and nutrition education
01/25/2023 | Companies
Whole Cities Foundation, a nonprofit that collaborates with community-based organisations to improve neighbourhood health through increased access to fresh food and nutrition education, announced today that Newark-based organisations can apply for $200,000 in grants through the Newark Fresh,...
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KeyBank supports Norristown’s NPOs with grants

KeyBank supports Norristown’s NPOs with grants
12/31/2022 | Companies
KeyBank has announced two recent charitable grants to Norristown organizations that serve low-income individuals, families, and businesses. The Enterprise Center received $15,000 to support its work with the Norristown Small Business Assistance Center (NSBAC), which assists minority-owned,...
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KeyBank Foundation provides $1.4M grant to NPOs to workforce development, housing insecurity, and homeownership

KeyBank Foundation provides $1.4M grant to NPOs to workforce development, housing insecurity, and homeownership
12/30/2022 | Companies
The KeyBank Foundation is donating $1,425,000 to four non-profit organizations in the Capital Region to help with workforce development, housing insecurity, and homeownership. These four grants are part of KeyBank's $40 billion National Community Benefits Plan, which represents the bank's...
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Make A Wish North Texas installs ultra efficient energy management system

Make A Wish North Texas installs ultra efficient energy management system
10/24/2022 | Companies
The upgraded energy management system will enable and finance more wishes to be fulfilled. Make-A-Wish North Texas installed a new energy management system in its building thanks to a sustainability grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. To save energy, this system automatically adjusts the...
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Medtronic and SHPE Foundation unveils their first grant for Latino students in STEM subjects

Medtronic and SHPE Foundation unveils their first grant for Latino students in STEM subjects
09/28/2022 | Citizenship
Grantees will receive up to $25,000 in scholarship to meet tuition fees and other expenses. Veronica Borras-Serrano was delighted and relieved to know that she has been selected as a scholarship recipient for the first class of Medtronic and SHPE Foundation grants. "My parents had health issues...
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Mobile labs can help fill job vacancies

Mobile labs can help fill job vacancies
09/21/2022 | Companies
Northwood Technical College mitigates welder shortages vide mobile training camps. In a statement the American Welding Society said, there is likely to be a shortage of 400,000 skilled welders in the United States by 2024. The shortfall is already having an impact on Northern Wisconsin business...
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Duke Energy provides $100,000 in grants to senior citizens in South Carolina

Duke Energy provides $100,000 in grants to senior citizens in South Carolina
08/25/2022 | Companies
Duke Energy Foundation’s grants financial grants come at a time of growing economic uncertainty in the country. With rising inflation, everyone is experiencing rising costs of essential goods and services, especially older South Carolinians who are already in need of nutritious meals as well as the...
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American Airlines donates $1M to Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals

American Airlines donates $1M to Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals
08/25/2022 | Companies
One of the aims of this effort is aimed at exposing the youth from diverse backgrounds, in career opportunities in the aviation industry. In a statement American Airlines announced a donation of $1.5 million to the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP)  Luke Weathers Flight...
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NFWF and International Paper award $2.6M for restoring natural habitat for Louisiana black bear

NFWF and International Paper award $2.6M for restoring natural habitat for Louisiana black bear
07/13/2022 | Environment
NFWF and International Paper award $2.6M for restoring natural habitat for the Louisiana black bear, waterfowl in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley and forest birds. Through a Forestlands Stewards  partnership, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in partnership with...
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Empowering ‘Great Ideas’ Is A Way Of Giving Back

Empowering ‘Great Ideas’ Is A Way Of Giving Back
10/23/2019 | Citizenship
Sappi North America supports and nurtures designing talents to make “a difference in communities”. Dailycsr.com – 23 October 2019 – Sappi has been instrumental in empowering “great ideas” by providing supports to designs with talent for the last nineteen years. Through the “Ideas that Matter...
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