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Hometown Hope: How Amazon Is Paying Attention To Homelessness In Seattle And Beyond
“It’s permanent until homelessness is solved.” So remarked John Schoettler, Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this spring that the company’s Seattle…
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Amazon: D.C. Philanthropy Is ‘Logical Next Step’ For The Tech Giant
Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) said it is bringing its philanthropy to the Washington region as “the logical next step” in its support of homeless communities. The online retail giant…
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Amazon May Have Found A Cause in Homelessness
Amazon is often accused of being stingy. But with recent $1M donations, and by including a homeless shelter on a new campus, it may have found a cause. Recently when…
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Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 25% to $38.0 Billion
The FINANCIAL— Amazon.com, Inc. on July 27 announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2017. Relevant section— Amazon donated more than 47,000 square feet of space within…
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Amazon’s Efforts to Address Homelessness Expand to Washington, D.C.
Just over a year ago we donated a vacant building on our downtown Seattle campus to an organization called Mary’s Place, and they turned it into a temporary home for…
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Friendship Place Announces $1 Million Match Offer from Amazon Amazon’s Gift is the Largest Single Private Donation Ever Received by Friendship Place
WASHINGTON—(BUSINESS WIRE) Friendship Place, a leader in the Washington, D.C., region in developing innovative solutions to homelessness, today announced that Amazon will match all donations made to the organization before…
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