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The Motley Fool November 24, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy |
Foolish Book Review: Corporate Responsibility, Part 3 In Part 3 of a series of articles highlighting some of the critically important essays in Harvard Business Review on Corporate Responsibility, here are some insights from The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy. |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy |
Foolish Book Review: Corporate Responsibility, Part 2 Corporations have no future if the Earth has no future. In Part 2 of a series of articles highlighting some of the essays in Harvard Business Review on Corporate Responsibility, here are some insights from "The Path of Kyosei," by Ryuzaburo Kaku, the former CEO of Canon. |
AFP eWire February 10, 2015 Brad Offman |
Corporate Giving -- Whatever You Call it, it's Not Philanthropic The fact that corporations cannot be inherently philanthropic means that their giving cannot be motivated by altruism, faith, empathy or other decidedly human emotions. |
Fast Company January 2004 Christine Canabou |
Fast Talk: Hail, global citizens! Business has become the most powerful institution on the planet. Given that, we wonder: What are its responsibilities to the rest of the world? And how do companies act on those responsibilities? |
AFP eWire February 2, 2009 |
Corporate Giving in Flux, But Not Disappearing, Study Shows Though corporate giving levels are predicted to decrease in 2009, many corporations and corporate foundations are holding steady in the amount they plan to give. |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy |
Ford: Scrooge or Santa? Here is an enterprise whose history of philanthropy almost makes the company's namesake synonymous with giving -- Ford Motor. |
AFP eWire June 6, 2005 |
Americans Prefer Charities and Corporations to Work Together Nearly nine out of 10 Americans now believe that corporations and nonprofits should work together to raise awareness and funding for charitable causes. |
InternetNews April 27, 2007 Michael Hickins |
Tech's Drive For Social Responsibility The tech industry's contributions in resources and expertise is more than a way of giving back - it's a business strategy. |
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2006 Steve Gunderson |
Suiting Up for Social Change Grant managers must assure a return on America's growing charitable investment that the philanthropic sector can earn the public's continued trust. |
AFP eWire March 25, 2015 |
Discover What Company CSR Executives are Thinking So, what are considered best practices in corporate social responsibility? Does a CSR program bolster a company's reputation? |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2005 Brian Gorman |
ExxonMobil's Single-Mindedness The oil and gas giant shuns alternative energy-- not necessarily a bright idea. What does it mean for investors? |
AFP eWire September 25, 2012 Mary Deacon |
Developing Effective Nonprofit -- Corporate Relationships The world is facing challenging economic conditions. Charities are proliferating to meet the needs created by less funding from governments and traditional philanthropic sources and are faced with more competition for seemingly fewer resources. |
Reason October 2005 |
Rethinking the Social Responsibility of Business A debate featuring Milton Friedman, Whole Foods' John Mackey, and Cypress Semiconductor's T.J. Rodgers in which these men lay out their personal vision of the social responsibility of business. |
AFP eWire November 9, 2010 |
The Rise of the Citizen Consumer Nearly two-thirds of Americans feel that it is no longer enough for corporations to simply give money away to good causes, they need to integrate them into their day-to-day business. |
AFP eWire November 19, 2007 |
Corporate Giving Increases, But Some Cut Back A new report shows that while overall corporate philanthropic giving rose in 2006, a significant number of businesses reported decreasing their contributions levels from 2005. |
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2004 Lee Draper |
The Philanthropy Afterlife: What Does A Career in Philanthropy Prepare You For? In this era of diminished assets and administrative budget reductions, a traditional pattern of turnover - coupled with a slower pace of foundation formation - has made the philanthropy job market tighter and far more competitive. |
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy |
Johnson & Johnson: Scrooge or Santa? Here is a closer look at Johnson & Johnson and how the company is trying to make a positive contribution to the world. Shareholders and employees alike should be proud that the company is a model corporate citizen for other companies to follow. |
BusinessWeek December 1, 2003 Conlin & Hempel |
The Corporate Donors BusinessWeek's first annual ranking of America's most philanthropic companies |
Inc. December 2006 Daniel Akst |
Foundations R Us You can give it away as smartly as you made it. |
AFP eWire October 10, 2005 |
Is Corporate Social Responsibility a Myth? A new article argues that the public is being misled by the corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement. |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
A Beneficial Threat on the Horizon Are your stocks about to be attacked by truly "better" rivals? |
AFP eWire August 9, 2004 |
A "Golden Age for Philanthropy" Ahead? The July 29 issue of The Economist predicts that another golden age for philanthropy and charitable giving is about to occur not only in the United States, but also around the world. |
AFP eWire October 16, 2004 |
Corporate Giving Still Robust, New Survey Reports Philanthropic giving by U.S. corporations and corporate foundations increased by 24 percent from 2002 to 2003, according to a new survey. |
Reason February 2006 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
The Age of Corporate Environmentalism Environmental activists across the nation bought their own ties and started dealing with corporations as almost-equal partners in planet saving. Businesses in turn learned that it's pretty easy being green. |
AFP eWire June 20, 2005 |
Charitable Giving Rises Five Percent in 2004 Charitable Giving in the U.S. exceeded $248 billion in 2004, according to the new Giving USA report. |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 |
Off the Cuff, On the Record As grantmakers, we think we know what can be done and our boards are so very anxious to be able to do our thing consistently and coherently, we don't look to see whether or not all of the work that we're doing adds up to an infrastructure for change. |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2007 David Lee Smith |
ExxonMobil's Prodigious Petro-Profits With fourth-quarter results declining, production levels in several key parts of the world falling, and commodity prices lower than they were six months ago, what should investors make of ExxonMobil's results? |
HBS Working Knowledge September 15, 2008 Roger Thompson |
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise Social enterprise as an entity is primarily in the business of creating social value, regardless of whether it's for-profit or nonprofit. |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2006 W.D. Crotty |
Best Blue Chip: ExxonMobil In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, here are stock challenges from the publication's writers: ExxonMobil is the best of this bunch -- and its products fuel the industrialized world. |
On Wall Street March 1, 2011 Pat Olsen |
Lisa Philp Advisors interested in learning more about philanthropy should know they have a number of online tools at their disposal, starting with the Gain Knowledge section of the Foundation Center's web site |
AFP eWire November 19, 2012 |
Celebration of National Philanthropy Day(R) Celebrations a Huge Success! Propelled by legislation making Canada the first country to make National Philanthropy Day(R), AFP chapters and Canadians across the nation took their celebrations of giving and volunteering to new heights. |
IEEE Spectrum July 2008 Monica Heger |
ExxonMobil Cuts Back Its Funding for Climate Skeptics A big backer of skeptics may be slowly bowing out. |
AFP eWire November 5, 2007 |
Corporate Giving Increases Financial Value, Strength Companies that are heavily involved in and supportive of philanthropy perform financially as well as or better than other firms that don't, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. |
AFP eWire June 5, 2006 |
Philanthropy Not the Most Important Aspect of CSR, Survey Finds A majority of Americans believe that the most important aspect of corporate social responsibility is treating employees fairly, according to a new survey. |
HBS Working Knowledge November 21, 2005 Sean Silverthorne |
The Geography of Corporate Giving Why do companies support nonprofits and other socially responsible activities when there is no clear-cut evidence that corporate "do-gooding" results in greater returns for shareholders? |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Joe Magyer |
Dueling Fools: Socially Responsible Investing Bear Don't fear Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Big Oil, or Big Tobacco: Embrace them. SRI fund managers may not thank you, but your portfolio will. |
Investment Advisor December 2006 James J. Green |
Sowing Good Works How financial advisors and their partners are fostering local and worldwide philanthropy. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Big Oil's Biggest Beats Expectations Big Time With higher production and lower taxes, ExxonMobil simply couldn't miss. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2014 Jennifer Norbut |
Corporate Shifts The changing market creates new challenges for corporate real estate advisers. |
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2005 Gwen I. Walden |
Shaping the Course of our Democracy Here are six trends foundations should watch and use to increase their influence over the next 25 years. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Barry Glassman |
'Tis Better to Give As a financial advisor, it's important for you to recognize that charitable giving is a consequential part of many of your clients' lives. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
ExxonMobil Floats On The oil giant needs to work on production, but it's a cash flow giant nonetheless. Investors, take note. |
Investment Advisor October 2009 James J. Green |
Forget Chicken Little What's the current state of philanthropy? |
AFP eWire June 9, 2006 |
Corporate Giving Up Strongly in 2005 The 2005 survey of corporate philanthropy included 91 companies representing more than 50% of total corporate philanthropy in the U.S. The median amount of total giving per company was $38.2 million, up from $33.4 million in 2004. |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Eric Rasmussen |
One From The Heart As the economy sputters, charities try to keep their footing. Advisors who understand the world of philanthropy will find themselves better positioned with high-net-worth clientele. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen |
Manufacturing & Society: Practicing The Principles The basic responsibility of a manufacturing company is to stay in business, of course. But the company also has a social responsibility, which for many remains a serious work in progress. |
AFP eWire October 15, 2007 |
Overview of Canadian Philanthropic Achievements Imagine Canada has released a study detailing the specific achievements that Canadian philanthropy and the country's charitable sector has accomplished. |
AFP eWire June 9, 2010 |
Total U.S. Giving Decreased in 2009 The amount of money donated to charity by individuals, foundation and corporations decreased again in 2009, dropping 3.2 percent |
AFP eWire March 5, 2014 |
Limiting Charitable Deductions Is Not The Way to Position U.S. for the 21st Century A budget proposal that would cap all itemized deductions -- including the charitable deduction -- at 28 percent for certain taxpayers would hurt charities' ability to help our citizens prepare for the 21 st century. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2012 Michelle Lodge |
Five Questions With King McGlaughon King McGlaughon of Foundation Source, which provides back-room support for foundations, tells how a financial advisor's knowledge of philanthropy gives him or her an edge. |