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MEMPHIS, TN – More than $4.8 million in cash and pledges were raised during the annual ”Promesa y Esperanza” (Promise and Hope) benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Listeners of Univision Radio joined the fight against childhood cancer by pledging a monetary donation during the radiothon, which took place on March 4-5 in cities including Miami, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and [...]
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Charlotte, NC–As part of its educational initiatives, the National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization (NHEO) will be hosting a NHEO Forum event in partnership with Goizueta Emory Business School, on April 2nd, 2010.
The annual event is designed to bring together the country’s leading thinkers and doers and gives them the opportunity to share ideas that matter when [...]
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BOSTON, Mass.– United for a Fair Economy announced that its annual report on racial economic inequality is now available for download in Spanish. The report, State of the Dream 2010: Drained – Jobless and Foreclosed in Communities of Color, examines racial economic disparities in a range of areas including foreclosures, poverty, income and wealth.
Newly updated [...]
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PITTSBURGH, PA — The University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work and the Center on Race and Social Problems will host “Race in America” — designed to be the most solution-focused conference on race ever held — on the University’s Pittsburgh campus June 3-6.
Seven key areas will be explored during “Race in America”: economics, education, [...]
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WASHINGTON, DC– The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) applauds President Iris Y. Martinez (IL.) on her receipt of the 2010 Extraordinary Woman Award by Providence, Rhode Island leaders at their annual “International Woman’s Day” Monday, March 8th.
“Providence, Rhode Island features Latina leaders who fight for their communities. We are inspired by, and happy [...]
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– Entertainer Jose Vega and his character “El Payaso ReMi” announce a partnership with Children International to help impoverished children around the world. For Children International, Vega’s announcement marks the first time a celebrity in Puerto Rico will promote a real one-to-one connection through child sponsorship.
Vega will support child sponsorship through his daily [...]
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DENVER – Theresa M. Solano has been named the
first President/CEO of the Latina Chamber of Denver. As the first
Latina chamber organization in the nation, the Latina Chamber is
committed to promoting and advancing the personal, professional, and
business interests of Latinas, their families and their communities.
“These are very exciting times for the Latina Chamber and we are
extremely [...]
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CHICAGO, IL.– The African-American Baptist Mission Collaboration (AABMC) today unveiled plans for a massive $50 million project to help rebuild Haiti and provide aid to Haitian earthquake survivors. At a press conference held at New Covenant Baptist Church in Chicago, organization leaders said the money will be raised largely through church donations.
The Collaboration includes [...]
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NEW YORK, NY – Women United in Philanthropy has honored Arminda “Mindy” Figueroa, President and Founder of Latin2Latin Marketing, for her contributions to the United Way.
The event celebrated women who have made a significant impact on their communities through philanthropic giving, advocacy, and volunteerism. All proceeds from the luncheon go to benefit the Women United [...]
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ISELIN, N.J.– The Siemens Foundation announced the winners of the 2010 Siemens Teacher Scholarship today in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The CSR program from Siemens provides scholarships to students enrolled in the nation’s public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities who are pursuing teaching careers in science, technology, engineering or [...]
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INDIANAPOLIS , IN– USA Funds has announced the award of $500,000 to five national scholarship organizations that promote access to higher
education for minority students. Each organization received $100,000 to support its scholarship programs.
For the ninth consecutive year, USA Funds has awarded funds to the
American Indian College Fund, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the
United Negro College [...]
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ATLANTA, GA- The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), announced the appointment of Howard Wright, VP of Global Business Development at Qualcomm to Board of Advisors and Harriette Watson as Technology Officer
Mr. Wright, Vice President of Global Business Development at Qualcomm
Incorporated is responsible for fostering relationship and constructing deals between Qualcomm and their partners across wireless, [...]
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Univision Radio and its radio stations around the country will join the fight against childhood cancer during the Promesa y Esperanza (Promise and Hope) national CSR radiothon, to be held on March 4-5, 2010, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Univision Radio will host this annual initiative to help St. Jude in its [...]
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CINCINNATI, OH– Each year, thousands of Latinos move to the United States. For many Latina immigrants, learning new skills is key to helping them and their families successfully adapt to their new environment.
Starting in February P&G and its Tide and Downy brands are helping LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) to create “Entre Comadres”–a [...]
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ORLANDO, Fla– Hard Rock International launches Shakira Artist Spotlight T-Shirt and Bracelet through the Artist Spotlight program, beginning February 2010. The merchandise will benefit Shakira’s Fundacion Pies Descalzos, an organization devoted to finding and providing opportunities for children who are victims of violence in Colombia.
“I’m proud and excited to continue my partnership with Hard Rock [...]
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MEXICO CITY– Fundacion Azteca, the non-profit arm of Grupo Salinas, raised over 3 million dollars during the 54 Movimiento Azteca awareness and fundraising campaign to support the Fundacion Michou y Mau burn center.
The amount raised was above the initial goal of 5 million pesos
and will provide care for 40,000 children with severe burns.
The funds were [...]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –The National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) with the support of the American Express Foundation, NHLI is launching the ALL IN Program (Advancing Latina Leadership in Nonprofits), in an effort to address the under representation of Latina professionals in the nonprofit sector.
It is estimated that the nonprofit sector will need about 500,000 new senior [...]
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HOUSTON– Hispanic college students can win tickets in Adelante! Fund essay/video contest about Latin America through the Continental Airlines 2010 essay/video contest, “Destino: Latinoamerica” (“Destination: Latin America”). The contest will incorporate the use of social media and the Internet to promote the winning videos and essays.
The first-prize winner will receive four Continental Airlines tickets for [...]
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BASKING RIDGE, N.J.– The NACCP has launched the NAACP Interactive Historical Timeline, a multimedia website that tells the story of the 101-year-old civil rights organization through words, pictures and video and narrated by actor Laurence Fishburne and other celebrities.
The Web site, www.naacphistory.org, was funded through a $500,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic [...]
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The American Principles Project will announce the launch of a new initiative to recruit Latinos and to open the conservative movement to greater Latino participation and leadership.
The project plans to address the issues of comprehensive immigration reform, outreach to Latino community, in reach to conservative movement, as well as significant political investment in 2010 races.
The [...]
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WASHINGTON– Building on its summer Congressional internship program, the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute has launched its CHLI Global Leaders Internship and Fellowship Program. The program aims to provide an opportunity for exceptional university students from diverse backgrounds to live, work and study in the nation’s Capital.
In addition, CHLI Interns will collaborate with public policy experts and [...]
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WASHINGTON, DC – The National Black Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce hosted a teleconference this week to discuss the joint letter they submitted to the FCC’s NPRM on net neutrality. The letter, also signed by the U.S. Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce, disagreed with [...]
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WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) is hosting its 20th Annual Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C., from March 22 – 24, 2010.
The three-day event will provide participants with an opportunity to hear directly about today’s urgent policy and business concerns from key administration officials and top legislators representing the full [...]
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