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May 16th, 2011

BlogTV: Encounters for change…with the Lutherie Urbaine association

To create musical instruments out of found objects abandoned on the street: this was the original vision of Jean-Louis Mechali, founder and artistic director of the Lutherie Urbaine association.
This week’s BlogTV is an intimate encounter filled with original and creative tunes…a story of a shared passion and the birth of a one-of-a-kind project as innovative [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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March 14th, 2011

Lights, camera, action: presenting “VOICE OFF”

When we speak about “voice off” in cinema, we talk about a voice that can not be heard by the characters in the scene. In contemporary society, there are similarly many voices that are not heard. We chose to name our organization VOICE OFF with these marginalized individuals in mind, in the hopes of giving [...]

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Cristiano Regina

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March 11th, 2011

The BNP Paribas Fortis Foundation Awards

Once a year, BNP Paribas Fortis Foundation confirms its commitment to providing financial support to non-profit associations through the presentation of Awards. [...]

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Anne-France Simon

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February 3rd, 2011

Every Thursday, our “Reporters for a day” present their associations!

A few months back, forachangingworld.com launched a video project, open to all employee volunteers who had received financial support through the BNP Paribas Foundation’s “Coup de Pouce” programme. [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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December 27th, 2010

Holiday Solidarity in Houston, Texas

In Texas, employees were invited to contribute to two major local organizations over the holiday season… [...]

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Vickie Binderim

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December 7th, 2010

BlogTV: VSArt, a Breath of Fresh Air

Paris is always full of cultural events, open to all audiences. But what about for people who have lost their autonomy? Getting to the theatre or to a new exhibition might be easier said than done for those who are disabled, in the hospital, or otherwise isolated…
VSArt, an association that has been around for 25 [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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April 7th, 2010

Project Win-Win: A Public-Private Exchange

Project Win-Win is a new and innovative concept that makes it possible to build bridges between the world of not-for-profit associations and that of private companies.
Created in 1996 in the Netherlands, the concept of a public-private exchange has existed in Germany since 2005. At the end of 2008, BNP Paribas Fortis, together with its partners, [...]

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Catherine Kinet

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March 8th, 2010

The export of the MixCity network to the Gulf countries and South Africa

The BNP Paribas MixCity association has chosen the International Women’s Day, March 8th, to launch and expand its MixCity network in the Gulf countries and South Africa. The association operates as a “network,” with the goal of providing its members with a wide range of opportunities to meet, discuss and share.
For this occasion, the Group [...]

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