New York – The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announce their joint support for a Member State-led initiative to call on policymakers, regulators and remittance service providers to improve migrants’ access for sending and receiving remittances, and to reduce transfer costs during the ongoing pandemic of […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, on Giving Tuesday, Jessica Alba helps raise awareness for Janie and Jack’s national donation campaign with Baby2Baby, a non-profit organization where she is a proud ambassador and board member, that provides children, ages 0-12 years, living in poverty with the basic necessities that every child deserves. As a call to action, […]
NEW YORK- MTV and Save the Music—a non-profit organization that has launched over 2,000 music programs within schools across the country—today announced a first-of-its-kind program supporting electronic music production to develop students’ creative and technical talents and reflect how modern music is being made today. The grant, which was developed in partnership with Pharrell Williams’ […]
NEW YORK- May 9, 2019– In response to the shocking rise of maternal mortality in the U.S., MTV – the brand that created the “16 and Pregnant” franchise, which helped reduce teen pregnancy – as well as Emmy® Award-winner Lena Waithe, Christy Turlington Burns’ Every Mother Counts, and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance are joining […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Thrivent, a not-for-profit membership organization of Christians, today announced it will match one dollar for every two dollars made in personal donations on Thrivent.com to featured organizations supporting victims impacted by recent flooding and tornadoes. Thrivent will match up to $250,000. In addition, the organization is encouraging its members to volunteer by forming […]
UN Climate Change News, 3 December 2018 – At the UN Climate Change Conference COP24 in Katowice, the payments network Visa Inc. is presenting an innovative way to make donations for climate action using a new digital platform, with benefits of the activity going toward the climate resilience projects of the Adaptation Fund, many of […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Thrivent today announced that Brad Hewitt will retire as CEO and Terry Rasmussen has been appointed as his successor. “Brad has provided visionary leadership in moving Thrivent forward in its mission of serving the broader Christian community and ensuring the organization has the tools and talent to meet the expectations of our members […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Thrivent, a not-for-profit membership organization of Christians, today announced it will match up to $1 million dollars in personal donations made on Thrivent.com to selected nonprofit organizations supporting Hurricane Florence relief efforts. In addition, Thrivent is encouraging its members to volunteer for disaster relief by forming Thrivent Action Teams or for eligible members […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Thrivent announced today that Nikki Pechet has been appointed to serve on Thrivent’s board of directors. She will join the board along with 13 other directors. Her term became effective on June 1, 2018. The Thrivent board of directors is responsible for overseeing all matters pertaining to the not-for-profit, Fortune 500 membership organization. […]
A.M. Best announced today it has affirmed Thrivent Financial’s A++ (Superior) rating as well as its stable outlook. The A++ (Superior) rating is the highest of the ratings agency’s 16 ratings categories. The A.M. Best rating recognizes the organization’s balance sheet strength, strong operating performance, favorable business profile, and very strong enterprise risk management. In […]
