Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world."                                                                                            ---Margaret Mead


Corporate giving or corporate philanthropy is the act of corporations donating a portion of their profits or resources to various non-profit organizations. The function of corporate giving can be handled directly by the corporation or through a company foundation. The most common resource that corporations donate is cash; however, corporations also donate the use of their corporate facilities; property (such as used computers, buildings or land); gifts of products, services and equipment; advertising support; executive loans; and many corporations have employee volunteer groups that donate their time. Corporations give to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, which include education, the arts, human services, health, the environment, public benefit and many others.

BANDERA LEGACY PLANNERS CAN HELP YOUR SMALL OR LARGE COMPANY WITH:

• IDENTIFYING STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS
• GRANTMAKING POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES
• GLOBAL GIVING
• EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

FEATURED CHARITY

Every day in North America, thousands of hotels discard millions of pounds of soap and shampoo. These products often end up in already overflowing landfills and contaminate fragile groundwater systems.

Impoverished people around the world die every day from acute respiratory infection and diarrheal disease because they have no soap. The death toll is staggering. Each year more than five million lives are lost to these diseases with the majority of deaths being among children less than five years old. Studies have shown that simple hand washing substantially reduces the spread of these diseases. Unfortunately, the essential items for proper hand washing are unobtainable for millions of people worldwide.

In an effort to prevent these needless deaths from occurring, Clean the World distributes recycled soap products, along with appropriate educational materials, to impoverished countries worldwide, and to domestic homeless shelters.

Grantmaking for your Corporate Foundation:  Reference, Research & Tools

• United States International Grantmaking (USIG)
• Community Foundation Marketplace
• GrantCraft 
• Philanthropic Capacity Building Resource (PCBR)
• Guide to Grants   
• Philanthropy Resources Online
• Tools for the Trade: Core Resources for Grantmakers [pdf]
• Publication 3833, Disaster Relief, Providing Assistance through Charitable Organizations  covers grants to individuals in the case of a disaster or hardship.