Corporate contributions
Subtitle: the view from 50 years
By: by Sophia A. Muirhead.
Contributors: Conference Board.
Series: Research report ;; 1249-99-RR; Conference Board report ;; no. 1249-99-RR
Publisher: The Conference Board
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
Subjects: Corporations -- United States -- Charitable contributions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-66).
Title from cover.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Highlights; title: Corporate contributions practices are marked by change; title: The roots: contributions and railroad companies; title: The beginnings: are corporate contributions legal?; title: The coming of age of a new corporate function; title: The importance of education; title: The invention of matching gifts; title: Diversifying away from cash; title: The 1960s challenge: transparencey in contributions and a broader vision for society; title: The recessionary 1970s: new prominence for the company foundation; title: The 1980s challenge: can corporate giving replace government spending?; title: The 1990s: strategic philanthropy and community development; title: At the century's turn: global corporate citizenship; title: Appendix; title: Members of the Corporate Contributions Council, 1999; title: Beneficiary categories; title: Corporate contributions, net income, and GDP, 1947 to 1997; title: Bibliography.