Microsoft and its Citizenship team last week unveiled a new nonprofit alliance to enhance disaster relief management. The partnership with the Aidmatrix Foundation, a supply chain management humanitarian organization, is part of Microsoft's efforts to support disaster response organizations through the use of information and communications technology. As part of the partnership, Aidmatrix Foundation will use a variety of Windows Azure and Bing Maps-based technologies to provide dynamic maps, social media information, photos and video content.
This year IBM moved from No. 3 to No. 2 on CRO Magazine’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens” list. IBM is the only company on the list to achieve a Top 5 ranking in each of the last four years. How is one of America’s largest public corporations also one of its most value-driven? In this post, we’ll look at IBM’s corporate citizenship work, and also think about how IBM manages to cut through the status quo and create real leadership.
Motorola Mobility Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2012 Empowerment Grants program, which is a great opportunity for nonprofits and schools that want to use mobile, digitial, and social technology to support their mission.
Together Stronger: The Future of Sport Dialogue Session F: Sport, Peace and Development International Olympic Committee (IOC) Women and Sport Conference February 17, 2012
The Role of Business in Empowering Women
Prepared Remarks, Stephen Jordan, Founder and Executive Director
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" That is why BCLC is pleased to partner with the Corporation for National and Community Service to convey the different ways service to others will be unfolding in American communities this weekend and on Monday, the MLK Day of Service.
AMD's director of corporate responsibility, Tim Mohin, posted an editorial in AMD's most recent e-update suggesting that sustainability is a way to drive employee engagement within companies.
The world has watched for months as protests and revolutions have swept throughout the Arab World. However in Palestine, a region long known for political unrest, a quieter transformation is taking place. Google is using its resources to cultivate a Palestinian technology revolution. The company, in partnership with Mercy Corps, is hosting technology seminars and entrepreneurship classes throughout the Palestinian territory.
An article posted recently on Fast Company examines why Google has pinpointed Palestine.
