Philanthropy
Exxon Mobil, Stanford, and the Rescinded Gift
Under what conditions is it OK to receive donated money?
Articles P7230
Podcast
Dennis Macray - Social Responsibility and International Coffee
Starbucks has taken environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility seriously in its work with coffee farmers. In this audio lecture, Dennis Macray discusses how the United States' leading coffee retailer is reshaping its business practices and reinventing the international coffee trade.
Podcast
Paul Lamb - Nonprofit Managment and the Web
Nonprofit management now requires the innovative use of information technology. In this Stanford podcast, nonprofit technology consultant Paul Lamb explores how the web is transforming nonprofits and NGOs. He looks ahead to the potential that ubiquitous mobile computing, virtual worlds, user-generated content, and social networking have to upend traditional constraints and to open new doors.
Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition
Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.
Podcast
Yvon Chouinard - Corporate Social Responsibility and Profits
Patagonia has found corporate social responsibility to be a profitable strategy. In this audio lecture, Yvon Chouinard, founder, offers a slew of counterintuitive business tips on how to save the environment while making money. This self-proclaimed "reluctant business man" reveals himself to be a business visionary.
Review: The Business of Changing the World
Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy.
Profiting From Failure
What nonprofits and donors can learn from the closing of a venture philanthropy firm.