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Your organization can qualify for a grant to promote literacy
Verizon helps build a home for one of New Jersey's iconic birds
Verizon helps students build web sites
Verizon is ranked No. 4 for diversity
Verizon is an climate innovator
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Check into Literacy Thanks to the generosity of Verizon customers who participated in the company's Check Into Literacy program, grants totaling more than $250,000 are now available to nonprofit literacy organizations in New Jersey. Your organization can qualify for funding.
 
 
Osprey NestA Verizon utility pole that was erected along the banks of the Hackensack River in Little Ferry is being used to hold a nesting platform for ospreys, one of New Jersey's  iconic birds. Read about how volunteers from Verizon, the Bergen County Utilities Authority and PSE&G came together to create the nesting platform.
 
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United Way of Morris CountyStudents from Eisenhower Middle School in Roxbury worked with the United Way of Morris County's Youth Empowerment Alliance, a web designer, and volunteers to design a website that appeals to the students' interests and helps connect them with the greater community. Learn about how the Verizon Foundation helped make it happen and watch a video produced by the students.
 
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Diversity MBA MagazineThis is the fifth consecutive year Verizon's commitment to diversity has earned it a Top 10 ranking on Diversity MBA Magazine's  list of Top 50 for Diverse Managers to Work. Find out why Verizon was ranked No. 4 on the publication's 2010 list.
 
 
Watch "The Network Effect," a video about Verizon's efforts to be a climate innovator
David Brudniki
Verizon is being recognized as an innovator for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Index. To make the list, companies had to demonstrate a commitment to reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions as well as improving their processes, products and services in terms of sustainability. Find out all that Verizon is doing to be an innovator.