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NBC Universal In The Community
NBC Universal is proud to support hundreds of programs and partnerships that have made positive impacts in our community. Committed to contributing funds, expertise and time, NBC Universal strives to improve our communities and the world around us. Click on the links below to find out more about the various NBC Universal initiatives.
NBC Universal Foundation
Committed to making a positive impact in underserved communities, the NBC Universal Foundation invests in educational initiatives that will help prepare children for productive futures. The NBC Universal Foundation supports non-profit organizations that focus on strengthening public secondary education in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Miami, Chicago and Dallas.
In 2009, the NBC Universal Foundation awarded $1.35MM in grants to the following non-profit organizations:
NEW YORK
Citizen Schools
City Year New York
The Committee for Hispanic Children & Families
iMentor
Let’s Get Ready
Urban Arts Partnership
Young Women's Leadership Network
LOS ANGELES
A Place Called Home
ENCOMPASS
Girls, Inc. c/o Volunteers of America LA
Project GRAD Los Angeles
School on Wheels
Urban Education Partnership
WriteGirl c/o Community Partners
Writers Guild Foundation
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Adventure Theatre
City Year Washington, DC
Educators Serving the Community
EnvironMentors
Sitar Arts Center
MIAMI
Camillus House
City Year Miami
Communities In Schools of Miami
Cuban American National Council
Kids Ecology Corps
CHICAGO
Community Support Services
La Casa Norte
Vietnamese Association of Illinois
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
DALLAS
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas
Communities In Schools
Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations
Score a Goal in the Classroom
Please note: The NBCU Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals. Organizations that meet the foundation's guidelines are selected and invited to apply for funding.
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NBCU Volunteers
NBC Universal Volunteers are dedicated to strengthening the communities in which we live and work. Through active engagement around the country, NBC Universal Volunteers make a significant impact in the areas of education, community development and the environment.
NBC Universal Volunteers makes community involvement easy for employees by hosting, supporting and promoting events around the country, all as a part of the global GE initiative. With roots dating back to 1928, the GE Volunteers Foundation has an enduring tradition of connecting GE people to the needs of the communities in which they live and strengthening GE’s commitment to volunteer efforts around the globe. More than 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries worldwide participate in GE Volunteers.
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The More You Know
NBC Universal’s “The More You Know” is the longest-running, most comprehensive network public service campaign in the media landscape. For more than two decades, the Emmy Award-winning campaign continues to make a difference in communities across the country by raising awareness of important societal issues and motivating viewers to take action. This season, the multi-platform campaign makes an unprecedented commitment to health and wellness, encouraging Americans to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
Through its on-air PSAs, comprehensive website and community outreach efforts, “The More You Know” reaches millions of viewers each week. “The More You Know” PSAs encourage viewers to log onto the initiative's broadband centerpiece, themoreyouknow.com, to learn more about the program and its advisory partners. The campaign’s coalition of nonprofit organizations serving on the advisory board, include: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, American Diabetes Association and National Stroke Association.
Over the past two decades, "The More You Know’s" mission has remained constant – to provide viewers with critical information that affect their lives by becoming part of the solution.
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El Poder De Saber
Telemundo launched “El Poder de Saber” in 2004 as a multi-platform initiative that urges Hispanics to seize the "power" of education. The campaign focuses on the advantages of staying in school, the value of a high school diploma, encouraging parents to be actively involved in their children's education and other relevant topics such as mentoring, the benefits of exercise and the environment.
“El Poder de Saber” is represented on-air in public service announcements by well-known Telemundo talent. On the web, Telemundo.com supports the initiative with links to resources and partners such as MANA, A National Latina Organization and the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI), as well as special lesson plans, created in collaboration with the award-winning Young Minds Inspired, which are available for download at no charge to educators.
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Discover A Star
Universal Studios Hollywood’s philanthropic division, the Discover A Star Foundation, is committed to helping the local community by providing grants to organizations whose initiatives target children’s health, well-being and homeless intervention.
Originally founded in 1993 as a college scholarship program for graduating high school seniors, Discover A Star redefined its mission in 2004 to provide financial assistance to neighboring nonprofit groups linked to the foundation’s newly outlined mission. To date, Discover A Star has provided financial assistance to nearly 60 nonprofit organizations.
Beyond Discover A Star, Universal Studios Hollywood strives to foster positive change and impact the community through a variety of programs and in-kind donations. Through “Volunteers on Location,” employees reach out to non-profits by donating their time and resources; and through its “Compassion Program,” Universal Studios Hollywood welcomes terminally ill children on a daily basis into the Theme Park for a brief respite from their medical treatments.
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United Way
For more than 30 years, NBC Universal and its parent company, GE, have supported United Way with fundraising efforts in communities large and small. Total giving in 2008 of $30.6 million — $21.4 million from employees and $9.2 million from GE Foundation — places GE among the top United Way supporters in the United States. But this investment isn’t only a financial one. NBC Universal and GE employees support United Way agencies by building playgrounds, collecting supplies for food banks, renovating homeless shelters and serving as Big Brothers and Sisters, among other activities.
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