Smart Cities Will Depend on Smarter Movement of People and Goods

Tue, 04/04/2017 - 10:00

One of the challenges in smart city transportation is to be able to go from point A to point B, while reducing the number of cars on the market, and also being able to use existing public transportation.

Maryline Daviaud Lewett, Business Development Manager, Black & Veatch, discusses how cities are partnering with the private sector to optimize these services.

Blackhawk Network Gift Card Sales At Whole Foods Market Generate $100,000+ For Whole Kids Foundation

Mon, 02/13/2017 - 08:05

This past holiday season, Whole Foods Market collaborated with Blackhawk Network, a leading global stored value and payments provider, to introduce a selection of carefully curated gift cards from leading brands in stores throughout the U.S. Through an innovative program, a portion of sales from these cards generated more than $100,000 for Whole Kids Foundation over the holidays to further the nonprofit’s work improving children’s nutrition and wellness.

School and Sneeze and Sniffle Season Are Both in Session

Tue, 01/31/2017 - 10:05

Empire BlueCross BlueShield Foundation Tackled Complex Health Needs in New York in 2016

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 12:05

The Empire BlueCross BlueShield Foundation works with organizations in Empire’s 28-county service area to help improve the health of New Yorkers. Through our focus on heart health, cancer prevention, prenatal care, diabetes prevention, active lifestyles and behavioral health, the Foundation is teaming with organizations that are setting the standard when it comes to innovative programs that offer long term health solutions.

Expanded Community Recess Partnership Aims to Increase Physical Activity and Support Learning Through the Power of Play

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 15:05

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), Playworks New England and the Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition (RIHSC) announced today an expanded second-year recess partnership to increase physical activity and bolster social-emotional skills in local students. The Playworks Recess Implementation program has grown from its initial work with 18 schools during 2016 to doubling the size of the program to 36 schools from across the state this school year.

Baxter International Foundation Helps Grow the Independent Health Foundation’s Good for the Neighborhood® Program

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 10:00

A grant from the Baxter International Foundation will help support and grow the Independent Health Foundation’s Good for the Neighborhood® (GFTN) program, a free community-based wellness initiative that brings healthy living and training tools to assist individuals in at-risk and underserved neighborhoods where access to healthcare is limited due to social and economic barriers.

The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Honors Nestlé Waters North America CEO Tim Brown

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 10:35

Join Businesses to Boost Healthy Workforce, Healthy Communities

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 10:00

How Millennials are using Data to Power the Impact Investing Movement

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 09:35

The Case Foundation, is bullish on the impact investing movement and the power of private capital for public good. While still a relatively small market, impact investments are surging, with some seeing a trillion-dollar market potential by 2020. Against that context, we do a lot of thinking about what is standing in the way of tipping significantly more interested investors to activated investors.

School Food Director Embraces Buying Power, Diversity to Improve Menus

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 10:05

One rainy day last fall, Anneliese Tanner scrolled through photos of sweet potatoes on her phone.The managers at some of the 114 school cafeterias under her watch in the Austin Independent School District were posting photos of the vegetables as their cooks made baked sweet potatoes for the first time.