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An Update on the Verizon Foundation's Philanthropy

by Employee ‎02-27-2012 11:51 AM - edited ‎02-27-2012 02:05 PM

icpd_237x97.jpgAs today marks International Corporate Philanthropy Day, I thought an update on Verizon's philanthropic work was in order. Our focus at the Verizon Foundation is on using our technology to solve critical social issues in the areas of education, health care and energy management. Since 2000, the Foundation has invested more than half a billion dollars in our communities, and our employees have donated more than 6.2 million volunteer hours to improve the communities where we work and live. In 2011 alone, the Foundation awarded $66 million in grants to nonprofits across the country and our employees volunteered more than 670,000 hours.

 

 

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