Visa is one of the most valuable brands on the planet, but it only recently launched a philanthropic arm. Its focus on financial inclusion offers a way to help the global poor and boost the bottom line.
Read MoreIn another sign of the spread of grantmaking focused on the social determinants of health, Aetna's philanthropic arm is backing things like bike share programs and fitness trails in low-income neighborhoods.
Read MoreIn recent years, Best Buy has been funding tech centers for underserved teenagers using a successful learning model developed by the MIT Media Lab. Now, it's giving millions to dramatically expand the centers.
Read MoreEven as Washington has fumbled the response to a humanitarian disaster in Puerto Rico, a range of corporate funders have been stepping forward with different kinds of assistance.
Read MoreHonda’s got a handful of responsibility initiatives you might expect—CO2 reductions and STEM education, for example. But now, it's turning to giving for marine ecosystems and climate. Why?
Read MorePromising $1 billion in grants, the tech giant—lately under fire from a growing chorus of critics—has laid out big plans for advancing economic inclusion. What should we make of this move?
Read MoreWorking Assets—now CREDO Mobile—was way ahead of its time when it was formed in 1985 as a credit card business to fund progressive causes. We check in with CREDO about what it's doing in the age of Trump.
Read MoreFunding trends in Wilmington, Delaware, provide a sobering reminder to arts organizations everywhere: It's not just government funders that are in retreat.
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We usually write about the philanthropic efforts directed against Trump. But here's an area where tech funders have found common cause with the administration and are putting up big money.
Read MoreDelivering humanitarian aid can be enormously complex, which is why at least a few funders have focused major attention on improving aid supply chains. Cisco is a key player in this mix.
Read MoreOnce notoriously stingy, Apple is now regarded as a philanthropic leader. Could its spirit of corporate giving extend to its deep-pocketed management team? Recent news suggests it's possible.
Read MoreThe maker of Marlboro cigarettes pledged about $1 billion to a new foundation dedicated to ending smoking worldwide. Why is it so hard to take this move seriously?
Read MoreThe pharmaceutical company, AmerisourceBergen, started its own grantmaking foundation just two years ago. To get a better sense of it's priorities, we connected with the foundation’s president, Gina Clark.
Read MorePublix Super Markets Charities, which is based in Lakeland, Florida, is addressing hunger in the local communities that it serves. We look at some recent grants.
Read MoreMars was one of the corporations that came out against Trump’s intention to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Now, the candy and food maker is putting $1 billion to the climate cause.
Read MoreThe Pledge 1% movement has taken off among young tech companies, advancing an integrated model of corporate philanthropy. Here's how the cloud computing firm Okta is fulfilling its pledge.
Read MoreBased in Cleveland, the KeyBank Foundation recently awarded its largest grant ever. The goal? To foster entrepreneurship, small business and better workforce training. Its CEO fills us in.
Read MoreIt's no surprise that a partnership between the National Institutes of Health and the National Football League is dissolving this month. Few corporate funders bankroll research that threatens their bottom line.
Read MoreCorporate foundations are getting more sophisticated, and even moving ahead of private foundations in some cases by taking a more holistic view of how change happens. What's that mean for fundraisers?
Read MoreReal estate companies aren’t the largest funders on the corporate philanthropy scene, but some of them do establish foundations. Here, we look at one real estate firm giving locally in Southwest Florida.
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