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DKNY Responds Quickly, Decisively To Facebook Crisis

David Cohen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:52:19 +0000

Most brands will likely encounter some sort of social media crisis at some point. The key is to react swiftly and remedy the situation, which is exactly what fashion brand DKNY did Monday.

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Mark Zuckerberg Helps Launch The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation

David Cohen — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:56:01 +0000

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg teamed up with Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin, Apple Chairman Art Levinson, technology investor Yuri Milner, and 23andMe Founder Anne Wojcicki (Brin’s wife) to launch the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan Among Biggest American Philanthropists In 2012

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:36:30 +0000

We all know that Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is one of the richest people in America, but he’s also one of the most generous. The Chronicle of Philanthropy announced Monday that Zuckerberg (along with his wife, Priscilla Chan) was the second-biggest American philanthropist in 2012, behind Warren Buffett.

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Newark, N.J., To Create Early Childhood Policy Board With Help From Mark Zuckerberg’s Donation

David Cohen — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:42:34 +0000

The city of Newark, N.J., will create an early childhood policy board using a $250,000 matching grant tied to the $100 million Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg donated to the city’s school system.

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Facebook Adds $100K To Charitable Foundation, Announces Grants To 42 Nonprofits

David Cohen — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:36:46 +0000

As part of the expansion agreement Facebook reached with its headquarters city of Menlo Park, Calif., the social network agreed to create a $500,000 foundation. Facebook added $100,000 to that total Tuesday and announced grants of $2,500 to $5,000 to 42 nonprofit organizations in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, Calif.

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Mark Zuckerberg Announces Donation Of 18M Facebook Shares To Silicon Valley Community Foundation

David Cohen — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:58:28 +0000

The latest and largest charitable donation by Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, will go to an organization a little closer to home, as Zuckerberg posted on his Facebook page that the Silicon Valley Community Foundation will receive 18 million Facebook shares.

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CountMeIn Enters Facebook Social Gifting App Fray

David Cohen — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:07:01 +0000

Another take on Facebook social gifting applications comes by way of Toronto in the form of CountMeIn, which offers a fairly standard list of features for the genre, along with a charitable bent.

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Gifts Rolled Out To All U.S. Facebook Users

David Cohen — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:22:25 +0000

With Christmas exactly two weeks away, Facebook announced Tuesday that its Gifts feature has been rolled out to all of its users in the U.S.

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Macy’s Sets Moms’ Facebook Charity Campaign

Julie D. Andrews — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:46:58 +0000

There’s a good reason to pop onto the Facebook page for Macy’s department store in advance of Mother’s Day: Doing so could save users a wad of cash at the card store. It can also help them reach their do-good-for-others quotas for the day.

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Newark Teachers Eye Grants From Zuckerberg Donation

David Cohen — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:59:14 +0000

Teachers in the Newark school system have incentive to step up their game — $10,000 worth of incentive, to be exact, in the form of grants to teachers or groups of teachers who create innovative programs in their classroom. But where is the money coming from? Try Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million donation.

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