During the holiday season, our mailboxes are overflowing with catalogs, holiday cards — and requests for donations. Here are five steps towards strategic giving and having more impact with your donations.
Read More »Stuffing the Turkey and Ourselves: Holiday Consumption and Philanthropy
The upcoming holidays are both the best of times (in terms of social gatherings) and the worst of times (in terms of overconsumption). There are thoughtful alternatives to holiday overconsumption.
Read More »Corporate Social Responsibility Resonates with Employees, Consumers, Executives
New studies demonstrate that corporate social responsibility helps not only the world, but also a company's bottom line.
Read More »100 Years of Community Foundations: Accomplishments and Challenges
Today, there are more than 700 community foundations in urban and rural communities across the United States. With more than $50 billion in combined assets, they distribute an estimated $4.2 billion each year to worthy nonprofits.
Read More »Employee Engagement Builds Better Companies, Stronger Communities
Being fully "engaged" at work profoundly influences an employee's willingness to learn and perform, and has real impact on a company's bottom line.
Read More »Religious Values Fuel Charitable Giving
The world's major religions actively promote philanthropy by encouraging charitable actions that address such pressing issues as income inequality, hunger, homelessness, climate change, discrimination and injustice.
Read More »How to Thrive in the “Giving Season”
Whether you give throughout the year or wait until the end of the year, here are some guidelines for effective philanthropy.
Read More »Put the “Giving” Back Into Turkey Day
Should philanthropy be instinctive or strategic? A thought-provoking story for Thanksgiving.
Read More »Corporate Citizenship Pays Off for U.S. Busineses
Companies must pay close attention to their investments in corporate-citizenship initiatives, not only to help their reputation for acting responsibly among consumers but also to help the bottom line.
Read More »Meaningful Philanthropy Can Be the Legacy You Leave
Generous, thoughtful, focused philanthropy ... will help create and solidify the legacy of our generation.
Read More »Impact Investing: Putting Your Money Where Your Values Are
More than ever, investors are pondering, "Am I destroying with my left hand what my right hand is trying to save?"
Read More »Corporate Philanthropy Helps Turn Companies Into Good Citizens
Bruce DeBoskey explores the connections between corporate philanthropy and corporate citizenship -- and why both are good business.
Read More »Is Venture Philanthropy Right for You?
Bruce DeBoskey explains why Venture Philanthropy is like Venture Capital... and why it's not.
Read More »Can Corporations Make Money…and Change the World?
"There are three ways to change the world: change China, change California, or change Walmart."
Read More »How to Be a Strategic Philanthropist
The difference between a donor and a philanthropist does not depend on how much time or money one gives to charity, but, rather, on one's approach to giving.
Read More »Where Do You Stand on the Ladder of Giving?
More than 800 years ago, Maimonides described eight rungs on the ladder of charitable giving. Remarkably, his approach is still relevant today.
Read More »DeBoskey Opens Philanthropy Shop
Former ADL Rocky Mountain States Regional Director Bruce DeBoskey recently formed a consulting practice to help families, businesses and foundations maximize the impact of their philanthropy.
Read More »DeBoskey Resigns as ADL Director
The Anti-Defamation League today announced the resignation of Mountain States Regional Director Bruce H. DeBoskey.
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