Smart Giving Is Good Business: How Corporate Philanthropy Can Benefit Your Company and Society

Introduction: Why More Corporations Are Giving Less v

1 Why Should a Business Give at All? 1

2 What’s the Right Amount to Give? 23

3 Who Decides What Gets Funded? 42

4 What’s the Right Role for the CEO? 58

5 Who Should Administer Company Donations? 77

6 Does a Company Need a Foundation? 91

7 Should a Company Donate Products or Services? 105

8 How Much Should a Company Donate for Dinners and Events? 131

9 Should a Company Fund the United Way, or Are There Better Alternatives? 143

10 How Should a Company Respond to a Disaster? 163

11 Can a Company Measure What Works? 187

12 How Should a Company Communicate Its Contributions Commitments? 206

13 What If a Company’s Profits Tank? 223

14 Conclusion: The Nun’s Tzedakah 234

Bibliography 241

About the Author 251

Businesses Index 253

Nonprofit Organizations Index 255

Subject Index 259