FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KeyBank Foundation Awards $1.25 Million to Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Cleveland State University for “STEM” Classrooms on Cleveland State Campus CMSD, CSU to create joint campus for 11th and 12th graders at MC2STEM High School CLEVELAND – January 8, 2013 – KeyBank Foundation has awarded a $1.25 million grant [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2013 No. 11 www.nyc.gov  MAYOR BLOOMBERG SIGNS LEGISLATION TO HELP STRENGTHEN MINORITYAND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM New Legislation Expands the Scope of Program-Eligible Contracts and Increases Agency Accountability Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg signed into law today Intro 911, which helps strengthen the Minority and Women-owned [...]

Experts on LGBT Equality Name GLSEN Top 3 National LGBT Nonprofit MEDIA CONTACT Andy Marra Public Relations Manager 917-941-7234 amarra@glsen.org Dec 21, 2012 NEW YORK – December 21, 2012 – A Philanthropedia survey of 110 experts on LGBT equality and support named GLSEN the third best nonprofit making significant contributions [...]

Walmart Gives $100,000 to 10 Nonprofits Helping People Overcome Personal Hardship on the Fourth Day of “12 Days of Giving” Holiday Campaign Walmart awards grants to organizations from Virginia, District of Columbia, South Carolina, Texas, Wyoming, Hawaii, West Virginia, Illinois, Washington and New York BENTONVILLE, Ark., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kim Brussell kbrussell@viscardicenter.org 516.465.1608  Summer Internship Opportunities Needed for Program That Aims to Jumpstart the Careers of Top College Students With Disabilities Emerging Leaders, coordinated by the National Business & Disability Council at The Viscardi Center, is a highly competitive program that places top undergraduate and [...]

For Immediate Release: December 10, 2012 Contact: Kim Brussell 516.465.1608 kbrussell@viscardicenter.org THE VISCARDI CENTER ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL AWARDS TO HONOR MOST INFLUENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY Senator Robert Dole and Academy Award Winning Actress Marlee Matlin to Co-Chair Selection Committee Seeking Contemporary Leaders The Viscardi Center today announced the creation [...]

334 Potential Business Professors Attend Award-Winning PhD Project Conference Program Supports Diversity In Corporate America December 5, 2012—The PhD Project, an award-winning program to create diversity in management, gave 334 minority participants an in-depth, three day opportunity to change their lives – and the face of management education in the [...]

TD Bank to Equalize Taxes on Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners TD’s inclusive workplace policies prompt its selection as one of “The BestPlaces to Work for LGBT Equality” for the fourth consecutive year by the Human Rights Campaign. CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine – December 5, 2012 – [...]

Survey finds Black and Latino youth “very concerned” about impact of HIV on themselves and others their age; Black youth most likely to be offered and to get a test for HIV.

Sharlene Kemp has an unparalleled enthusiasm for helping at-risk youth of Essex County, by volunteering over 400 hours a year with East Orange L.L. Sports (EOLLS).

MEDIA CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen Director of Communications (Office) 646.358.1463 (Cell) 202.641.5592 isorensen@theTaskForce.org National Gay and Lesbian Task Force commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force today commemorates the Transgender Day of Remembrance. This annual event remembers people lost to anti-transgender violence [...]

Ernst & Young LLP honors 11 national winners of 2012 Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ Program Program winners defy the odds and spur dramatic company and job growth in women-owned businesses PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – At its annual Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum® in Palm Springs, Ernst & [...]

‘Bridges to Business’ and ‘Wounded Warrior Careers’ programs delivering measurable results. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Event funded by $3.4 million commitment from Wells Fargo to help Hispanic students finish college

Social Media Event to Feature NCFL English as a Second Language Specialist Rhonda Childress