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Apex raises $22,000 for kids in foster care

Jan 4, 2019 8:39 AM - Apex CPAs & Consultants recently raised over $22,000 to provide gift-packed suitcases to Kane County children entering foster care in its fourth annual Luggage of Love fundraiser.
DuPage Foundation gala raises $435,000

Jan 2, 2019 8:39 AM - The DuPage Foundation's Imagination Ball recelty raised more than $435,000 for foundation operations and programs aimed at raising the quality of life throughout DuPage County.
Sharpen your corporate social responsibility strategy in 2019

Dec 19, 2018 2:25 PM - If your company's philanthropy efforts seem like an afterthought -- get a request, pick a charity, write a check, done -- consider a more proactive approach in 2019.
Tech, data and wellness: Volunteer trends and shift

Dec 14, 2018 2:14 PM - In the world of volunteerism, certain trends have emerged over the past several years and, combined, they signal a big shift in what we expect of companies today.
Modern corporate charitable giving creates a new model for doing business

Dec 13, 2018 4:15 PM - In today's highly polarized climate, where consumers are losing faith that public institutions can better society, more and more Americans expect the private sector to step up and fill the gap. As such, corporate social responsibility programs are called to take on a new sense of mission.
Nationwide charitable giving exceeds $400 billion for the first time

Dec 13, 2018 8:56 AM - Estimated charitable giving in 2017 totaled $410.02 billion, surpassing the $400 billion mark in a single year for the first time. According to Giving USA 2018: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2017, a robust stock market and a strong economy led to a 5.2 percent overall increase in giving across the four source areas: outright gifts from individuals, bequests, foundations, and corporations. Similar to 2016, outright contributions from individuals led all giving, amounting to $286.65 billion, an increase of 5.2 percent. Combined with $35.70 billion in charitable bequests, individuals accounted for 79 percent of total charitable giving in 2017, far outpacing giving from foundations and corporations. Despite this, all giving areas saw increases in 2017. The largest increase of 8 percent was seen by corporations, whose giving spiked to $20.77 billion in response to disaster relief and an increase in pretax profits.
Public relations stunts provide benefits to companies, nonprofits

Dec 13, 2018 1:00 AM - Many businesses wonder how they can land media opportunities, feeling as if they are not worthy of "feel-good" stories that can be shared with others. There is always an opportunity to share valuable content that activates the audience through clever, strategic public relations stunts. What, exactly, are PR stunts? PR stunts are either events or initiatives that connect two or more organizations (typically a local business to a nonprofit) with a clear intention to benefit both. The receiving organization (i.e. nonprofit) gets the financial support or goods for their constituency and the giving business gets the positive "feel-good" exposure with their client base and local community through media placements.
Nonprofits, businesses create beneficial collaborations to better communities

By Jim Elliott
Dec 13, 2018 1:00 AM - The collaboration between for profit businesses and organizations in the nonprofit world is part art and part science. In today's climate of corporate citizenship and community engagement it is challenging for businesses to find the right cause or organization that can be a potential partner.
How a nonprofit partnership will benefit your business

Dec 13, 2018 1:00 AM - Chicagoans are taught to work hard, to come together and, most importantly, to give back. For a business, partnering with a nonprofit lives up to that philsophy and provides benefits for the charity and your company.
How a passion grew into 'doing business doing good'

Dec 13, 2018 1:00 AM - In 1986, I started MAP Real Estate as an office tenant-rep specialist. I've enjoyed helping our for-profit and nonprofit clients in over 850 office lease transactions in the city and suburbs and building many personal relationships. But the greatest gift has been discovering how to harness MAP to do some good and creating a social enterprise to extend that impact exponentially. The story started a while ago. I can still remember the shame I felt when my parents took us to a restaurant where an elderly man, whose skin was a different color than mine, worked as the bathroom attendant. I was in 3rd grade. Later, I learned that my two Cleveland "cousins" were foster kids who had lost almost their entire family in concentration camps. I felt powerless to make any difference. Much later, a sense of relief began to grow that I could do something.

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