Tele-Volunteering Allows Corporate Volunteers to Give Back from Their Desks
A tutoring program attracts companies and volunteers by working around their schedules and allowing them to coach students by phone.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
Green Group Helps Citibank on $100-Billion Climate Effort
Citibank pledged Wednesday to pump $100-billion in loans and investment over the next decade into projects that reduce the impact of climate change under a plan co-developed by the Boston environmental nonprofit Ceres, The Boston Globe reports.
Walmart Commits $100-Million to Aid Its Low-Wage Workers
Walmart Stores and the Walmart Foundation will give $100-million over the next five years to programs designed to help entry-level retail employees move up in their careers, reports the Associated Press.
Big Swiss Brokerage Offers to Match Clients’ Giving
Zurich-based financial-services firm UBS is expanding a philanthropic program to U.S. customers that will match up to 100 percent of a client’s donations to a company-affiliated charitable foundation, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Study: Giving Is a Reputation Boon for Scandal-Plagued Firms
Recent Stanford University research indicates that corporate philanthropy is more effective in building “reputation capital"—and boosting bottom lines—when undertaken by companies enmeshed in controversy, writes Pacific Standard, a bimontly print magazine of social science.
Alibaba Puts $129-Million Into Entrepreneurship Nonprofit
The Chinese Internet giant announced the creation of a new nonprofit aimed at helping Hong Kong entrepreneurs build businesses using Alibaba’s platforms, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Verizon Donates $50-Million for Cornell’s NYC Tech Campus
The telecommunications company’s name will adorn a hub building at Cornell University technology campus, now under construction on an East River island, the Ithaca Journal and Forbes write.
Setting Up Corporate Sponsorship Success in 2015
With the marketplace being crowded and volatile, charities will have to be focused, strategic, and confident to win corporate support, says one expert.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
International Red Cross Urges U.S. Arm to Cut Tobacco Ties
The American Red Cross is under pressure from its global parent body as well as public-health activist groups to stop accepting donations from the tobacco industry, Reuters reports.
Is It Immoral for Charities to Push ‘Amazon Smile’?
Amazon’s practices seem at odds with the goals of many charities, so they shouldn’t help the company sell its wares.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals
A new proposal would force local and state governments to tell how much they provide to businesses, and how much citizens are losing as a result.
By GREG LEROY
Contributor
Podcast: 3 Rules for Getting Gifts From Big Corporations
Show your passion, always mention your connections to the company, and avoid letters of inquiry, says the president of the Wells Fargo Foundation.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
Millennials Are Drawn to Companies That Offer Chances to Volunteer
New research finds that young employees want an array of ways to give through their employers, including donating their time.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Power to the People: Companies Hand Grant Decisions to Employees
Silicon Valley companies LinkedIn and VMware find a new recruiting tool in letting employees distribute thousands to charities.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How The Chronicle Measured Generosity of America’s Largest Corporations
The survey is based on information from 70 of the nation’s most profitable companies as well as data reported to the Internal Revenue Service.
By Sarah Frostenson
Contributor
Luring Money From Business: Advice From Corporate Grant Makers
Enlist somebody who understands the company you want to court and find out what engages the corporation’s employees.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor