Western Union

Presented to President & CEO Christina Gold

Western Union is investing $50 million over five years in the Our World, Our Family program, which facilitates education and economic opportunity for people at every rung of the financial ladder. The company’s commitment goes beyond financial grants, advancing the cause through advocacy, employee volunteerism, and in-kind support, such as no-cost post-disaster money transfers, with a focus on migrants and their families, which represent a core customer base in many markets. Western Union is working closely with NGO partners such as Mercy Corps to create scalable, sustainable programs, which aim to address the root causes of poverty so migration can be a choice, rather than a necessity, for families worldwide.

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Liquidnet Holdings, Inc.

Presented to Founder & CEO Seth Merrin

Liquidnet Holdings, Inc., a global firm trading in 29 equity markets across five continents, focuses its philanthropic efforts on supporting unique solutions to global challenges. The company helped develop the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda, which provides facilities to care for and educate more than 500 children left orphaned by the Rwandan genocide. Since the inception of the Village in 2006, Liquidnet has donated $6 million to the project as part of the company’s commitment to allocating one percent of revenues each year to address social challenges. Employees have raised an additional $150,000 for the program, and more than 75% of Liquidnet’s worldwide workforce has participated in or contributed to the project. Liquidnet’s goal is to create a community that will thrive and become the blueprint for success for other projects in Rwanda, and across the developing world.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Presented to President & CEO Roxanne Spillett

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), in partnership with Charles Schwab Foundation, has created a financial literacy program just for teens, primarily from underserved communities, entitled Money Matters: Make It Count. This initiative combines Schwab’s financial resources with BCGA’s expertise in youth advancement, resulting in the collaborative development of a teen guide, a facilitator’s guide, an interactive Web site, a scholarship and awards program, and an employee volunteer program. Money Matters teaches teens essential lessons about spending wisely, banking basics, credit, saving, investing, paying for college, and entrepreneurship, and has already reached nearly 180,000 Club teens throughout the U.S. Charles Schwab Foundation has awarded $260,000 in college scholarships to 127 Boys & Girls Club teens who demonstrated exceptional abilities in their newly acquired knowledge of personal finance.
 

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