Monday, June 19, 2006

Tech Firms Make Charitable Giving a Priority

Tech Firms Make Charitable Giving a Priority: "Tech Firms Make Charitable Giving a Priority

By Kim Hart
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, June 17, 2006; Page D01

As Bill Gates takes a step back from Microsoft Corp. to set a new standard for social responsibility, other technology companies are aiming to find new types of corporate giving for the Internet age.

Yahoo Inc. yesterday announced a partnership with One.org, an organization that fights AIDS and poverty. Through a 6-month-old program called Yahoo for Good Scrum, the company allowed employees to take time off from their day jobs to revamp the One.org Web site. The program aims to take on five similar projects a year to apply technology to charitable causes."

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