Fall/Winter 2007
In This Issue
Article on San Diego Corporate Philanthropy
The December 2007 issue of San Diego Metropolitan includes an article about corporate philanthropy, "Corporate Giving Benefits Both Donors and Recipients." The article (which is meant to give advice to companies considering corporate giving) features SDG's own Executive Director Nancy Jamison, United Way CEO and SDG Board Treasurer Doug Sawyer, as well as Cox Communications, The San Diego Foundation, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, and Sempra Energy. Click here to read the entire article.
Corporate Response to the Wildfires
SDG is still gathering our responses about members and their work with the San Diego wildfires. Click here for our fire page, which includes member responses and media coverage of fire-related philantrhopy, as well as disaster giving resources. Update us with your efforts and work related to the fires! The next fire-related meeting is being convened by the Business Civic Leadership Center on January 17: click here for details.
Resources and Publications
Corporate Philanthropy Resource Guide
To serve the corporate giving community, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) offers an extensive free guide including public, private and independent organizations that impact the field of corporate philanthropy. This Resource Guide (pdf) includes information about service offerings, target clients, recent developments and relevant news.
BCCCC: Report on Mid-Level Managers Leading Corporate Citizenship
Much has been written about top-down leadership and leaders who follow. But what about those who lead from the middle? Researchers from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship went inside eight companies and discovered it is often mid-level managers who lead efforts to integrate corporate citizenship. Click here (pdf) for the report.
Foundation Center: National Directory of Corporate Giving
The 13th edition of the directory provides the most comprehensive information available in print on America’s corporate donors. You’ll find descriptions of 3,000 company-sponsored foundations, 1,400 corporate giving programs, and 8,000 selected grants.
Philanthropy Journal Special Report on Corporate Giving
Click here for a series of articles related to corporate philanthropy.
Book: Beyond Good Company: Next Generation Corporate Citizenship
This book uses real, behind the scenes examples from well-known companies to show that, for some, social responsibility is becoming more integrated into corporate strategy. Many businesses, including AMD, Levi Strauss & Co., Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, IBM, GE, CEMEX, and Unilever, are presented as companies on a path toward next generation corporate citizenship. Click here for the complete review from BCCCC.
Websites & Blogs
Corporate Citizen '07
Blog
developed to discuss the State of Corporate Citizenship Survey 2007. It is jointly sponsored by The Hitachi Foundation, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, and Net Impact.
The Triple Bottom Line
Blog by Andrew W. Savitz, Sustainable Business Strategies
Do You Stand for Something?
Blog by Cone, LLC
Forbes Corporate Citizenship
Forbes.com's website for corporate citizenship
Corporate Philanthropy News
Corporate Philanthropy Goes Global: Foundation Center, Philanthropy News Digest
This article reports on the trend in corporate philanthropy to give globally. The share of U.S. corporate charitable giving to international causes jumped 44 percent from 2004 to 2006, according to a survey conducted this year by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy. And international contributions in 2006 totaled more than $2 billion, according to the Conference Board.
Small Companies Put Charity Into Their Business Plan: Wall Street Journal
This article reports that it can be difficult for small businesses to be philanthropic from the start, but that short-term financial burdens can turn into long-term benefits like consumer and employee loyalty.
Cause Marketing Boosts Business: Philanthropy Journal, Nov. 2007
Corporations that affiliate with charities score high marks, and perhaps increased sales, from consumers and employees, according to a new study conducted by PRWeek and Barkley Public Relations.
CEOs See Return on Investment: Forbes.com, Nov. 2007
For modern corporate leaders, promoting a business culture of doing good is as much about doing it because it's right, as it is because philanthropy is an investment.
Corporate Arts Support Dips: Philanthropy Journal, Dec. 2007
While American businesses gave a hefty $3.16 billion to arts organizations last year, that's a drop of 5 percent from 2003, a new study says. Overall, the number of companies donating to the arts grew 6 percent from 2003 to 2006, but that gain was offset by a drop in the share of small businesses that contributed, says the report by the Business Committee for the Arts.
Facts & Figures on Corporate Giving
CECP: Giving in Numbers 2007 Edition
Based on corporate contributions data from 136 leading companies, including 55 of the Fortune 100, this edition of Giving in Numbers is an unprecedented benchmarking resource. This report features corporate case studies, exclusive year-over-year analysis, and tips and tools for leveraging this data. The research is relevant for those seeking an executive overview of major trends as well as those interested in issues such as volunteerism, matching gifts, international giving, and more. You can also click here for the Chronicle of Philanthropy article about the study, which reports that corporations increased giving by a median of 4.8 percent last year.
Corporate Philanthropy in Silicon Valley
This report by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation includes the findings of their survey on corporate giving (giving there is on par with other communities) and makes suggestions for how companies can encourage even greater levels of giving. Also, click here for a San Francisco Chronicle article on the report.
BusinessWeek: How Companies Dig Deep
BusinessWeek surveyed companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to find out which companies were the most generous givers for fiscal year 2006, for both cash and "in-kind" donations. Click here for the chart.
Food for Thought: Embedded Giving
Embedded giving--the practice of companies including a charitable donation in the purchase price of items--has been the subject of some controversy. Click here for a Chronicle of Philanthropy article on embedded giving, which quotes philanthropy blogger Lucy Bernholz. Bernholz has been critical of embedded giving in her blog: click here. Bernholz points out that we don't know much about how embedded giving is counted in overall philanthropy totals, and that perhaps embedded giving is marketing, not giving at all. Also, click here for a Marketplace report on embedded giving.
Upcoming Events
BCCCC Free Webinar: State of Corporate Citizenship 2007, New Survey Results
Tuesday, December 18, 2008
9:00-10:30am
San Diego Grantmakers Webinar: “Unique Models of Corporate Giving”
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
10:00 – 11:00am
Business Civic Leadership Center: Long Term Recovery in Southern California—Applying Lessons Learned from Around the Nation
January 17, 2008
San Diego, CA
Points of Light: Developing Excellence in Employee Volunteer Programs
January 23, 2008
San Diego, CA
Points of Light: Measuring Business Outcomes for Employee Volunteer Programs
January 24, 2008
San Diego, CA
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Leveraging Corporate-Community Partnerships
February 6-8, 2008
San Diego, CA
The Conference Board: Leadership Conference on Global Corporate Citizenship
February 26-27, 2008
New York, NY
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship: Corporate Citizenship Communication
March 5-7, 2008
Scottsdale, AZ
The Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals: 2008 Annual Conference on Corporate Contributions
March 9-12, 2008
St. Petersburg, FL
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship: 2008 International Corporate Citizenship Conference
April 6-8, 2008
Boston, MA
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