Month: June 2019

mcgarrybowen Chicago launches “Culturally Competent Healthcare” campaign for Howard Brown Health Center

Stuart Mitchell

mcgarrybowen Chicago has launched the “Culturally Competent Healthcare” campaign  for Howard Brown Health Center, the Chicago-based healthcare center that focuses on eliminating disparities experienced by LGBTQ people and others who are medically underserved in healthcare. “These ads have an authentic voice and feature vivid images of real people – the very people we help at Howard Brown each and every day. The ads tap into the real world bias that many in the community face when accessing healthcare elsewhere, and will raise awareness about the stigma-free experience they can expect…

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Amazon Provides $1M Donation in Support of the Red Cross for Critical “Right Now Needs” of Blood Donations

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross to help increase blood donations and reduce shortages. The $1 million donation will be in the form of Amazon.com gift cards offered to those who come out to give blood at critical times throughout the year to help meet patient needs. The Red Cross responds to emergencies every day across the country, whether it’s supporting a family after a natural disaster or helping to provide critical blood products to a patient in need. Right now, there is a…

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Points of Light and The Starbucks Foundation Expand Innovative Service Model in 20 Cities Across the United States

Stuart Mitchell

Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, and The Starbucks Foundation announce the expansion of The Starbucks Foundation Service Fellows Program, an innovative service model inspired by national service. Following a successful six-month pilot last year, the full-scale program will expand to 7 new markets, reaching 20 cities and engaging 100 Starbucks partners (employees). The program is designed to provide needed day-to-day support to local nonprofit organizations while providing an opportunity for Starbucks partners to pursue their personal passion to get involved in their communities. “The…

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Save the Children Announces $1.5 Million Grant from GSK to Enhance Disaster Relief

Stuart Mitchell

Save the Children is pleased to announce that global healthcare company GSK will donate $1.5 million over three years to help enhance the global nonprofit’s ability to respond to disasters in the United States. The donation is aimed at maximizing the impact of Save the Children’s critical work, including helping to mobilize rapid responses to help children affected by natural disasters, strengthen the capacity of staff and volunteers and increase its efficiency through data system improvements. The announcement comes in the lead up to June 1, the official start of…

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Co-op raises £300 million in first for a UK retailer through a sustainability bond focusing on fairtrade

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op, in a first for a UK retailer, has issued a sterling denominated Sustainability Bond. It has raised £300m and shall proceed to allocate proceeds exclusively on its work on supporting and promoting Fairtrade, including Fairtrade producers and their communities. The move underlines the Co-op’s unique focus on a better way of doing business which delivers real benefits for members, communities and investors. The Co-op’s leadership on Fairtrade comes as some other major retailers are scaling back their investment, a key source of support for communities around the developing…

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