North Valley Community Foundation has started the Stimulate Giving grant program designed to promote philanthropy by awarding $100,000 to businesses, individuals and families engaged in philanthropy.
Ten grants are available and winning applicants can re-grant to nonprofit groups outside of Butte, Tehama, Colusa and Glenn counties but special emphasis will be placed on applicants that focus within these counties.
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Here are the star companies that have succeeded in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. The companies were gathered by Civic 50, a national initiative to survey and rank S&P 500 corporations on how they engage with the communities they serve and utilize best practices in their corporate cultures.