Description
In this groundbreaking resource, Weeden shows how to strategically plan, manage and evaluate corporate contributions. Questions include: Why Should We Give?; How Much?; Who Decides?; Does a Company Need a Foundation?; How to Give Products or Services?; How Do We Know What Works? The book covers a wide range of topics including: The case for conditional corporate philanthropy; increasing stewardship to give more; assigning responsibility for signature programs; how CEOs leverage contributions programs for maximum benefit; effectively staffing corporate contributions programs; the pros and cons of corporate foundations; and more.
- Offers benchmarks for determining if a business has a meaningful philanthropic program that fosters constructive corporate citizenship
- Reveals how an effective philanthropic program and commitment can be incorporated in any organization
- Contains a comprehensive review of the information corporations need to make informed decisions about giving
The author offers a prescription for linking businesses with causes and the nonprofits addressing critical issues in a way that will preserve or restore services and activities essential to our quality of life.
Author: Curt Weeden
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 03/15/2011
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.37w x 1.02d
ISBN13: 9780470873632
ISBN10: 0470873639
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Strategic Planning
- Business & Economics | Business Ethics
- Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity
About the Author
THE AUTHOR
Curt Weeden is president of the consulting firm Business and Nonprofit Strategies, Inc. and a popular writer and speaker on the topics of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. He founded and served as CEO of the Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals, a national organization representing corporate contributions, community relations, and employee volunteer executives. Weeden is a former Johnson & Johnson vice president who managed that corporation's philanthropy program.