Giving and Volunteering Research Clearinghouse

Giving and Volunteering by Corporations

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A Analysis of Volunteering: Employer Support for Employee Volunteerism This study uses the microdata from the 1997 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating and from a comparable survey for 1987 to answer a number of key questions pertaining to the role of employers in support of employee volunteerism. Source: Constantine Kapsalis, Human Resources Development Canada, Publications Centre, 1999  12th Annual Philanthropy 400 Survey This survey determines which U.S. charities raised the most in donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 2003

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Busy Doing Good: Retirees Volunteer with Corporate Help
This article discusses corporate retiree volunteer programs throughout the U.S., in which retirees volunteer in programs developed by their former employers. 
Source: Volunteer Leadership, Winter 2000

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Companies Measuring the Business Value of Corporate Philanthropy
This article assesses program recognition and the effect of giving and volunteerism on top and bottom-line performance. 
Source: Walker Information, Inc.

Corporate Strategies: How to Boost Management Support for Volunteering
Source: Volunteer Leadership, Summer 2000

Corporate Volunteerism: How Families Make a Difference
This three-year study tracks the experience of Family Matters in Target Stores. Family Matters, an initiative of the Points of Light Foundation, encourages families to get involved in community-based volunteerism. The study examined participant’s perceptions of the value of including family members in corporate volunteer projects.                                                                                                     Source: The Points of Light Foundation and The Conference Board, 1997 

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Effect of Corporate Volunteerism on the Volunteer Base
This paper examines the effect of corporate volunteerism on the volunteer base.
Source: Amy Meng, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Employee Involvement in the Philippines
This research study was undertaken to understand and map the local movement of employee community involvement in the Philippines.
Source: Philippine Business for Social Progress, 2000

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The Freshmen Philanthropists: Civic Engagement with Corporate Sponsorship
Source: Renee Irvin, University of Oregon, 2003

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Giving Something Back: Volunteerism Among Women Business Owners in the U.S. 
An exploration of the extent to which women business owners volunteer, what kinds of volunteer activities they engage in, and to what extent do they encourage their employees to volunteer.
Source: Center for Women’s Business Research, 1996 

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Leaders in Business and Community: The Philanthropic Contributions of Women and Men Business Owners
This survey compares women and men business owners in their level of involvement in philanthropy, both in money donated and time volunteered.
Source: The National Foundation for Women Business Owners, 2000

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Mergers: Implications for Corporate Philanthropy & the Community
This study examines how mergers and acquisitions affect corporate giving, corporate community leadership, and the nonprofit and civic sectors. 
Source: Center for Ethical Business Cultures, 2001

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National Employee Benchmark Study
This study examines the importance of volunteerism and philanthropy in the workplace and the impact on employee commitment.
Source: Walker Information, 2001

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Philanthropy or Advertising? Corporate Giving to the Nonprofit Sector in Ireland
This study examines the extent of corporate giving in Ireland, identifying the categories of companies that give and the amounts and types of donations.
Source: Policy Research Centre at National College of Ireland, 2000

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The State of Corporate Citizenship in the U.S. 
This survey was designed to gain a baseline from which to measure the progress and state of corporate citizenship first in the U.S. and then globally. 
Source: The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2003 

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Time and Money 
This report discusses the findings of recent studies pertaining to corporate voluntarism. 
Source: Corporate Philanthropy Report, Vol. 14, December 1999 

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Voluntary Societies and Working Mothers: A Comparative Analysis of the Response of Voluntarism to the Growing Needs of Mothers in the Workplace
Source: Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University



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