The Ford Foundation announced $4.5 million in special grants along with a program of activities to commemorate its 50th anniversary in Latin America.
Maya Harris, vice president for Democracy, Rights and Justice, who oversees Ford's work in the region says there has been progress by the people of Latin America over the last 50 years, economically, politically, and socially and the Foundation is committed to supporting work focused on reaching those who have been left out.
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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.