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Corporate Grantmakers

Corporate Online Discussion Group: Past Summaries

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Administration & Management

Investment Management Consulting and Advisory fees (June 2010)
Administrative Expenses in Grant Requests (August 2006)
Administrative Service Fees on Matching Gifts
Allocation Strategies (March 2004)
Audit Expense (June 2008)
Check Authority for Administrative Expenses (September 2003)
Consolidated Financials (April 2008)
Consultants for Strategic Planning and Signature Programs (February 2008)
Contributions Budget (July 2005)
Corporate Contributions and Foundation Budgets (November 2005)
Corporate Philanthropy Consultants (February 2007)
Dashboard Measures for Grantmaking and Community Relations (September 2006)
Domestic Grantmaking for Women's Issues (May 2010)
Endowment and Salaries (February 2009)
Finance and Audit Fees (June 2006)
Foundation and Giving Program Expenses: Who Pays for What? (August 2008)
Foundation Accounting Practices (September 2006)
Foundation Investment Portfolio (May 2004)
Funding the Corporate Foundation (April 2010)
Funding the Foundation - Annual (October 2003)
Fundraising from Outside the Company (September 2007)
Gift Acceptance Policies (October 2003)
Gift Fulfillment Vendor Referrals (April 2007)
Investment Advisor Referrals (March 2008)
Investment Management Firms (March 2007)
Marketing Costs (October 2006)
Matching Gifts of Stock (December 2004)
Reimbursement of Profit Sharing Bonuses (December 2006)
Reporting Corporate Donations (July 2006)
Salary as a Percentage of Grant Expenses (April 2007)
Scholarship Management Services (October 2006)
Splitting Administrative Costs (April 2008)
Survey Participation (April 2007)
Techniques Used to Manage or Reduce Operating Costs (November 2004)
USA Patriot Act--Language Used in Documentation (February 2006)
Workplace Giving Programs - Administrative Costs (December 2004)

Communications and Public Relations

Communicating with Parent Companies (November 2010)
Announcing Contributions to a Corporate Foundation (December 2004)
Annual Reports Containing Community Relations Information (June 2003)
Calendar Highlighting Philanthropy (March 2003)
Changing Focus - Local to Global (May 2003)
Employee Volunteer Programs - Official Names (December 2004)
Public Relations Consultants (November 2007)
Use of Company and Foundation Names in Public Relations (September 2007)

Employees & Staff

Diversity/Employee Groups (November 2006)
Employee Campaigns During Cutbacks (June 2003)
Employee Dependents Scholarship Program (February 2007)
Employee and Executive Nonprofit Board Service (April 2005)
Employee Programs Benchmarking - Comparative Data (2004)
Employee Programs Benchmarking - All Tables (2004)
Employee Volunteer Program Outside of HQ Region (February 2007)
Employee Volunteerism Programs (February 2007)
Employees on Nonprofit Boards (March 2003)
Employment Volunteerism Programs (February 2007)
Establishing Employee Funds (August 2006)
Fundraising in the Workplace (November 2003)
Internship Programs for At-RiskYouth (November 2006)
Matching Gift Participation Rates (February 2006)
Matching Gifts (August 2004)
Matching Gifts at Home and Abroad (March 2008)
Matching Gifts-Compliance and Associate-Director Match (February 2005)
Matching Gifts Employee Eligibility (February 2007)
Matching Gifts for Capital Campaigns (April 2007)
Matching Gifts Given During Employee Giving Campaigns (August 2006)
Matching Gifts Guidelines (December 2006)
Matching Gifts Guidelines Memberships and Sponsorships (June 2008)
Matching Gifts to Charitable Gift Funds and Community Foundations (September 2008)
Matching Gifts for International Employees (February 2009)
Matching Gifts Reductions (February 2009)
National Volunteer Day (November 2003)
Processing Matching Gifts (June 2008)
Organizational Charts (October 2003)
Spouse Eligibility for Matching Gifts Programs (November 2006)
United Way Matching Gifts (November 2009)
Volunteer Committee Guidelines (October 2004)
Volunteer Coordinator Job Description (February 2007)
Volunteer Hours - Dollars for Doers (June 2007)
Volunteer Management (December 2006)
Volunteer Programs Benchmarking (February 2004)
Volunteer Release Time for Union-Represented Employees (September 2003)
Volunteer Release Time Policies (April 2007)
Volunteer Website Technology (March 2004)
Volunteerism Award Programs (August 2001)
Workplace Giving Campaigns (March 2008)
Workplace Giving Campaigns: Automatic Rollover Payroll Deductions (June 2008)
Workplace Giving Campaigns Ethics (November 2009)

Governance

Board Composition: Internal or External Members (October 2008)
Board Member Recognition (December 2006)
Board/Committee Composition and Term Limits (January 2006)
Board Funding Presentations: Quarterly vs. Annual (April 2004)
Board Rotation Policies (March 2003)
Dual Interest Dilemmas--What Would Your Corporate Foundation Board Do? (March 2006)
Mission Statements - Samples (June 2009)
Patriot Act/OFAC Compliance (March 2007)
Trustee Dues Payments (August 2008)
Youth on Boards (July 2003)

Grantmaking

Disaster Relief Response Policy (June 2011)
Matching Gifts Guidlines/Best Practives (January 2011)
Corporate vs. Foundation Giving (December 2010)
Calculating Charitable Giving (August 2010)
Post Grant Financial Audit (July 2010)
Grant Funding for Research (July 2010)
Matching Gift for Directors and Officers (June 2010)
Audits of Grantees (February 2010)
Board Member Grantmaking Policies & Practices (August 2007)
Boy Scouts Funding (July 2004)
Boy Scouts Matching Gifts (March 2009)
Challenge Grants (June 2005)
Community Foundation Funds (December 2004)
Computer Donation Policies (February 2005)
Consecutive Grant Funding (June 2004)
Contributions as a Percentage of Pre-Tax Income (August 2006)
Demographic Reporting (March 2008)
Disaster Funding Policies, Processes & Partnerships (October 2007)
Disaster Planning (September 2004)
Disaster Relief: Corporate Response to Indonesia Floods (February 2007)
Disaster Relief: Earthquake in South Asia (October 2005)
Disaster Relief: Hurricane Dennis (July 2005)
Disaster Relief: Hurricane Katrina (September 2005)
Disaster Relief: Java, Indonesia Earthquake (June 2006)
Disaster Relief: Southern California Wildfires (October, 2007)
Diversity Grantmaking (February 2006)
Employee Global Giving and Company Match (January 2010)
Employee Input in Grantmaking (September 2009)
Exit Strategies (May 2004)
Faith-Based Funding (March 2007)
Funding an Organization-Policy for Multi -Year Grants (March 2004)
Grant Application - Ethnicity Question (September 2003)
Grant Application - Guidelines (April 2004)
Grant Review Processes and Approval Authority (September 2002)
Grantmaking Impact Sharing (August 2009)
Grantmaking Policies re: Planned Parenthood (April 2007)
Grantee Accountability: Requirements and Reports (March 2005)
Grantee Renewal Guidelines (November 2006)
Grantmaking in Areas Impacted by War (September 2006)
Grants to Sports Organizations (July 2002)
Grants Timeline (February 2007)
Impact of the Economic Downturn (November 2008)
Impact of the Pension Protection Act (PPA/HR4) on Grantmaking Processes (April 2007)
In-Kind Donations (February 2008)
Local Giving Structures (November 2008)
London Bombings (July 2005)
Matching Gift Service Providers (February 2005)
Matching Gifts to PTAs and PTOs (April 2005)
Matching Gifts to Religious Organizations (June 2005)
Nonprofit Financial Review Process (November 2002)
Numbers of Funding Requests (March 2008)
Office Space Donation Processes (July 2003)
Philanthropy vs. Marketing (April 2007)
Product Donations - Evaluating Requests for (March 2003)
Product Donation Policies (June 2003)
Product Donations - Valuing (March 2003)
Proposal Submission Processes (January 2009)
Request for Proposals (RFP) Formats (February 2007)
Spouse Eligibility for Matching Gifts Programs (November 2006)
Staff Time and Donation Substantiation (January 2009)
Teacher Award Programs (November 2002)
Terrorist Watch List Vetting (July 2008)
Tsunami Relief and 2005 Grantmaking Budget (July 2005)
United Way - Allocations (July 2003)
United Way Campaign Kickoff (August 2002)
United Way Contributions (January 2005)
War-Related Grantmaking (March 2003)

International

Corporate Disaster Relief to Southeast Asia (January 2005)
Disaster Funding for China Earthquake (May 2008)
Equivalency Determinations and Expenditure Responsibility Management (August 2002)
Funding Processes for Non US NGOs (March 2003)
International Corporate Grantmaking Models (September 2007)
International Matching Gifts (October 2004)
Responses to China and Burma Disasters (May 2008)

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