Comments on: Indulgences Sold Here–Just 1% of Your Profits! http://thephilanthropicfamily.com/2008/07/11/indulgences-sold-here-just-1-of-your-profits/ infusing everyday life with the love of humanity Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:39:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Best Practices for Embedded Philanthropy « The Philanthropic Family http://thephilanthropicfamily.com/2008/07/11/indulgences-sold-here-just-1-of-your-profits/#comment-889 Best Practices for Embedded Philanthropy « The Philanthropic Family Tue, 26 May 2009 13:58:59 +0000 http://thephilanthropicfamily.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-889 [...] Here’s what’s potentially bad about embedded philanthropy: it could make us thoughtless about philanthropy and it could end up being a “corporate whitewashing” tactic where companies pay a relatively small percentage of profits to convey an image of corporate social responsibility that may not be backed up by the rest of their labor, environmental and social practices. When corporations cap their donations regardless of the number of units sold, it’s unclear that individual purchases actually increase the amount of money going to charity or if they just burnish the corporate reputation of the advertiser.  I think this is a real danger and wrote about it here. [...] [...] Here’s what’s potentially bad about embedded philanthropy: it could make us thoughtless about philanthropy and it could end up being a “corporate whitewashing” tactic where companies pay a relatively small percentage of profits to convey an image of corporate social responsibility that may not be backed up by the rest of their labor, environmental and social practices. When corporations cap their donations regardless of the number of units sold, it’s unclear that individual purchases actually increase the amount of money going to charity or if they just burnish the corporate reputation of the advertiser.  I think this is a real danger and wrote about it here. [...]

]]> By: Kristen Worrell http://thephilanthropicfamily.com/2008/07/11/indulgences-sold-here-just-1-of-your-profits/#comment-318 Kristen Worrell Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:28:27 +0000 http://thephilanthropicfamily.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-318 Hello! I just stumbled on your blog after searching for a forum for small business who make charitable giving part of their business model. You may want to check out B Corporation: http://www.bcorporation.net/ This is a way for companies that truly benefit the public to become certified. I found it in GOOD magazine. Thanks for your post. Very informative and enjoyable. Hello! I just stumbled on your blog after searching for a forum for small business who make charitable giving part of their business model.

You may want to check out B Corporation: http://www.bcorporation.net/

This is a way for companies that truly benefit the public to become certified. I found it in GOOD magazine.

Thanks for your post. Very informative and enjoyable.

]]> By: Question of the week: is donating 1% of pre-tax revenue an appropriate baseline determinant of whether a company is socially responsible? « Do Good Well http://thephilanthropicfamily.com/2008/07/11/indulgences-sold-here-just-1-of-your-profits/#comment-207 Question of the week: is donating 1% of pre-tax revenue an appropriate baseline determinant of whether a company is socially responsible? « Do Good Well Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:04:57 +0000 http://thephilanthropicfamily.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-207 [...] Schneider points out at The Philanthropic Family that this sounds a whole lot like the Medieval church’s practice of selling ‘indulgences’, or [...] [...] Schneider points out at The Philanthropic Family that this sounds a whole lot like the Medieval church’s practice of selling ‘indulgences’, or [...]

]]> By: Mike Harmon http://thephilanthropicfamily.com/2008/07/11/indulgences-sold-here-just-1-of-your-profits/#comment-195 Mike Harmon Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:01:28 +0000 http://thephilanthropicfamily.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-195 You know, I have to tell you, I really enjoy this blog and the insight from everyone who participates. I find it to be refreshing and very informative. I wish there were more blogs like it. Anyway, I felt it was about time I posted, I’ve spent most of my time here just lurking and reading, but today for some reason I just felt compelled to say this.

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