corporate philanthropy

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by Yahoo! Finance
Of the many chants and slogans that have defined the frustrations of the past months’ Occupy Wall Street protests, one recurring theme has focused on the idea that greedy corporations do whatever they can to avoid sharing the wealth. But a look at...
by All Facebook
The holiday season is a time for giving, and Walmart is doing just that, using its Facebook page to accept nominations for nonprofit organizations to get a piece of the $1.5 million in holiday grants the retailer will dole out this year.
by Fast Company
As the discussion heats up about how to rescue our battered economy, the spotlight will undoubtedly fall on philanthropists and private foundations. Indeed, with talk of more taxes on the rich and proposals to levy surcharges on private foundations...
by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Forget just telling success stories: Admitting mistakes has grown just as important in managing a foundation, said speakers at the Philanthropy Roundtable’s annual conference, in Scottsdale, Ariz., which concluded on Saturday.
by Allie Burns
Last week, Matthew Bishop, New York bureau chief of the Economist and co-author of The Road from Ruin and Philanthrocapitialism, brought together the best minds in corporate social responsibility (CSR) for the Economist's Corporate Citizenship...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
This season's issue of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)'s publication, The Corporate Philanthropist, is out and available online and in PDF. Each issue focuses on different areas of corporate philanthropy, and this current...
by Allie Burns
News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between. Corporate Philanthropy Summit brings together leaders in CSR In spite of a difficult economy and tight corporate...
by Allie Burns
  Even at a time when we are facing some of the most difficult economic conditions in our nation's history and corporate dollars are tight, organizations continue to recognize the importance of their philanthropic efforts, exemplified by...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
It has been an especially exciting few weeks to follow the world of corporate philanthropy and social responsibility. Between the energy of National Volunteer Week, excitement of President Obama signing of the Serve America Act into law, success of...
by Diane Solinger
Guest blogger, Diane Solinger is the Executive Director for Entrepreneurs Foundation, dedicated to helping corporations make meaningful impact in their communities through strategic corporate citizenship and corporate social responsibility (CSR)....
by Kari Dunn Saratovsky
I think it’s safe to say that every successful business owes its well-being to its customers – and more likely than not, those customers come from the surrounding community. With this in mind, many companies are taking a very intentional look at...
by Kari Dunn Saratovsky
Last Monday Jean Case helped kick off our new Companies that Care blog series with her reflections on International Corporate Philanthropy Day. Today we're pleased to share the list that our friends at the HandsOn Network Corporate Service Council...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
On Monday, Steve Case participated in a roundtable discussion at the CECP conference with Sidney Taurel, Eli Lilly's Chairman Emeritus and Christina Gold, Western Union's CEO to discuss corporate giving in today's economy. See what they have to say...
by Jean Case
While America's current economic crisis is causing companies to rethink nearly every aspect of their operations – including giving and philanthropy, some may find it unfortunate timing that we mark today as International Corporate Philanthropy Day....