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Verizon Foundation Awarded More Than $699,000 in Community Grants in 2011 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in Delaware

VZWdude — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:38:43 +0000

WILMINGTON, Del. – Nonprofit groups in Delaware received more than $699,000 from the Verizon Foundation in 2011. The majority of the funds went to organizations that focused on advancing health care, domestic violence prevention, education and sustainability.

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Verizon Foundation Awarded More Than $699,000 in Community Grants in 2011 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in Delaware

Verizon Foundation Awarded More Than $3.3 Million in Community Grants in 2011 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in Pennsylvania

VZWdude — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:36:42 +0000

PHILADELPHIA – Nonprofit groups in Pennsylvania received more than $3.3 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2011. The majority of the funds went to organizations that focused on advancing health care, domestic violence prevention, education and sustainability.

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Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $3.3 Million in Community Grants in 2011 to Support Nonprofit Organizations in New Jersey

VZWdude — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:10 +0000

NEWARK, N.J. – Nonprofit groups in New Jersey received more than $3.3 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2011.The majority of the funds went to organizations that focused on advancing health care, domestic violence prevention, education and sustainability.

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Verizon Named to NAFE List of Top 50 Companies for Executive Women, for 8th Consecutive Year

VZWdude — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:00:54 +0000

NEW YORK — For the eighth consecutive year, the National Association of Female Executives has named Verizon Communications to the organization’s NAFE Top 50 Companies for Executive Women. The list recognizes organizations that are committed to hiring, retaining and promoting executive women. At the 2012 NAFE Top Companies, women executives run 23 percent of operations that generate more than $1 billion in revenue.

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Verizon Named to NAFE List of Top 50 Companies for Executive Women, for 8th Consecutive Year

Verizon and Health Evolution Partners Join Forces to Accelerate Connected Health Innovation and Adoption

VZWdude — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:17:18 +0000

NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO — Health Evolution Partners and Verizon Enterprise Solutions have established a strategic relationship to encourage innovation and adoption of connected health information technologies that help drive patient care improvements and better manage costs.

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Verizon Mobile Command Center Scores Support Position at Super Bowl XLVI

VZWdude — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:46:00 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS – As thousands of football fans file into Lucas Oil Stadium for Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday (Feb. 5), they can rest assured that Verizon is working to protect their “blind side.”

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Nonprofits Helping Education, Health Care and Sustainability Benefited From More Than $66 Million in Verizon Foundation Grants in 2011

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:24:04 +0000

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – In 2011, the Verizon Foundation awarded more than $66 million to nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. focused on advancing health care, domestic violence prevention, education and sustainability.

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Long Island Schools Get a Lesson in Fighting Hunger from Verizon and Island Harvest

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:03:55 +0000

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Verizon’s support of Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger-relief organization, continues in 2012 with the company helping to educate Long Island schoolchildren about the critical problem of hunger across Long Island.

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Florida Nonprofit Organizations Received More Than $1.9 Million in Community Grants from the Verizon Foundation in 2011

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:22:39 +0000

TAMPA, Fla. – Nonprofit groups in Florida that focused on education programs, domestic violence prevention and using technology to deliver or enhance health care received more than $1.9 million in 2011 from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon.

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Virginia Nonprofit Organizations Benefited From More Than $3.6 Million in Verizon Foundation Community Grants in 2011

VZWdude — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:54:53 +0000

RICHMOND, Va. – Nonprofit groups in Virginia that focused on education programs, domestic violence prevention and using technology to deliver or enhance health care received more than $3.6 million in 2011 from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon.

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