A spate of critiques of philanthropy in our nation’s Second Gilded Age have gained broad attention. But what will it take for that attention to affect mainstream philanthropic practice?
Along with the extra $10 million it is passing along to environmental groups, Patagonia serves up a hefty portion of scorn for an administration that it has deemed as harming the sustainability of the planet and our economy.
The new fund builds on Chobani’s commitment to economic opportunity and an authentic approach to corporate social responsibility.
The banks that caused the Great Recession have made—and been forced to make—large contributions to many nonprofit organizations. Are these good acts, or just ways to avoid their responsibility to fix the harm they have done?
What are activists to make of the Nike/Kaepernick story? It really isn’t all that complicated.
Is L.L. Bean’s $3 million pledge to the National Park Service a smart move after the FEC accused heiress and board member Linda Bean of giving more than allowed to a pro-Trump PAC?
The biopharmaceutical company gift highlights a corporate giving trend that nonprofits need to tread carefully.
Like many firms in legal jeopardy, the drug distributor AmerisourceBergen, facing a massive number of opioid-related lawsuits, has upped donations through its foundation. Whether this will stem the legal tide remains to be seen.
The perception that all business philanthropy and service is of value is dated.
There is a world of difference between the look of the CSR stance of Dick’s Sporting Goods and the stance of Delta Airlines in the recent business-based responses to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
