Wall Street Donors Continue to Give Millions of Dollars, Despite Downturn

On a rainy Tuesday night, the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York raised what officials called a "staggering" $18.8-million at the charity's annual Wall Street Dinner.

Full-text article by Holly Hall avaiable via The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 12.17.08.

Consumers Expect Companies to Keep Giving

New research suggests that consumers would show less loyalty to companies that curtail giving as the economic crisis worsens.

Full-text blog post is available via the Chronicle's Prospecting Blog, 10.8.08.

The Greatest Givers

BusinessWeek has launched a special report on individual and corporate philanthropy in the U.S. The report includes articles on "The Most Elite Club in the World," "The 50 Most Generous Philanthropists," "The Greatest Givers," and "How Companies Dig Deep," among others.

Access the full report here.

Study Finds That Companies That Companies Give More to Charity are More Profitable

Herb Greenberg, from The Wall Street Journal, reports that companies that give more to charity tend to be more profitable. Research conducted by Dover Management shows "that companies with a good relationship between philanthropy and operating earnings have outperformed the broader index by 3.5 percentage points a year over a five-year period."

Read the full 10.27.07 article from the Wall Street Journal.