Document Type
White Paper
Publication Date
1989
Abstract
Corporate decisions about philanthropic contributions have become more strategic in recent years. Contributions are targeted not only to benefit recipient nonprofit organizations, but also to fulfill major business objectives. This article develops a typology of strategic corporate philanthropy that distinguishes between strategic process and three strategic outcomes. It reports the extent of strategic philanthropy categories in an exploratory study of large firms headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Relationships between philanthropy and industry sector, organizational placement of the philanthropy function, firm age, and firm size are identified.
Recommended Citation
Logsdon, Jeanne M., Martha Reiner and Lee Burke. 1989. "Corporate Philanthropy: Strategic Responses to the Firm’s Stakeholders." E.C.R.S.B. 89-6. Robins School of Business White Paper Series. University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.