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Intesa Sanpaolo to Allocate €1.5 Billion to Combat Inequalities, Messina: We Are a ‘National Institution’

Intesa Sanpaolo to Allocate €1.5 Billion to Combat Inequalities, Messina: We Are a ‘National Institution’

  ROME, Oct. 27, 2023 (Korea Bizwire) – Not just a bank, but an Italian institution, “perhaps one of the most important” in the country. This is the role that Intesa Sanpaolo aims to play. Following the announcement on Wednesday, October 25 in Brescia, the bank has revealed its commitment to allocate €1.5 billion to [...]

Charity Groups Seek Creative Solutions to Overcome Decline in Donations Resulting from Pandemic

Charity Groups Seek Creative Solutions to Overcome Decline in Donations Resulting from Pandemic

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Charity organizations are moving heaven and earth to find creative solutions to overcome the sharp decline in year-end donations resulting from the prolonged pandemic. The Salvation Army plans to host its first-ever K-pop online concert on Sunday. The organization will give online concert tickets to those who make donations. [...]

Blockchain Technology Ensures Transparency of Donation Culture

Blockchain Technology Ensures Transparency of Donation Culture

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the public’s distrust of charitable organizations, blockchain technology that is safe from forgery and modification is emerging as a solution to address such suspicion. The amount of donations collected at Cherry, a donation application released in December 2019 by startup E4NET Co., reached 2.6 billion won as of [...]

Break in Case of Arts Emergency

Break in Case of Arts Emergency

Class, ethnicity and disability are still major barriers to young people gaining entry to the creative industries, and the pandemic has heightened gaping inequalities in the creative pipeline. Given the last year, the term “Arts Emergency” has never been more true, nor more urgent: Just 16% of people in the Creative industries are from a [...]

The Inaugural Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive Unites Thousands of Stylish Classic Car Drivers Around the World in Its First-Ever Charity Drive

The Inaugural Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive Unites Thousands of Stylish Classic Car Drivers Around the World in Its First-Ever Charity Drive

SYDNEY, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — On Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, thousands of dapper drivers took part in the world’s largest and most stylish vintage automotive event. The first event of its kind, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive’s inaugural event focused on establishing flagship drives around the world to raise awareness and capture content within local communities. With the [...]

Gurye County Welcomes Oxfam Trailwalker

Gurye County Welcomes Oxfam Trailwalker

GURYE, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The second Korean “Oxfam Trailwalker” took place on Saturday at Gurye Natural Dream Park in Gurye County. The event consisted of four-person teams that journeyed on a 100-kilometer walk for 38 hours. The origin of the walk stemming from Hong Kong in 1981, its primary aim is for charity [...]

Foreign Businesses in South Korea Stingy with Charitable Donations

Foreign Businesses in South Korea Stingy with Charitable Donations

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Corporate analysis website CEO Score revealed in its latest report that foreign businesses are thrifty with corporate philanthropy, donating on average a mere 0.05 percent of their total sales here. Instead, 75.9 percent of their profits were paid as dividends to their head offices back home. According to the [...]