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China Health Alliance takes aim at TB, HIV/AIDS
September 12, 2006 The director of the Global Health Initiative describes how a new public-private partnership, the China Health Alliance, aims to curb the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS and TB in China. Read more >
The business of giving
July 19, 2006 Philanthropy isn’t dead but companies are getting more picky about who’ll they give their money to. Not only are community investment programmes more likely to be linked to business objectives, donors are starting to demand results. Read more >
Investing in skills will boost deprived communities
July 19, 2006 Government policy on reviving deprived communities is patchy, ineffective and in need of an overhaul. Without a clear steer from above, CSR practitioners can look to Boots for an example of how investing in skills and regeneration can mitigate the impact of large scale job cuts. Read more >
Buffett gives billions to Gates Foundation
July 13, 2006 In Letter from America, The Corporate Citizenship Company's Michelle Dow asks whether Warren Buffett's $31bn donation to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will inspire a new era in US corporate philanthropy. Read more >
Local action
May 18, 2006 Companies can leverage the contribution they make to deprived communities through core business activities, by linking into government policy objectives both local and national. Read more >
Education round-up: issue 87
May 18, 2006 As the government launches a scheme to encourage private donors to fund higher education, a new report cautions that the returns city academies yield compare less favourably than other options for investing in education. And BITC's Business Action on Education updates its mission. Read more >
Contributions round-up: issue 87
May 18, 2006 The DEC publishes a guide to help companies better contribute to disaster relief efforts and a new Index of Global Philanthropy finds that corporations account for less than a tenth of private giving in the US. Plus a round-up of recent charitable contributions. Read more >
You Buy, U Give
May 18, 2006 Unilever and J. Sainsbury launch You Buy, U Give, a campaign to raise money for charity Sport Relief, marking a push by the Anglo-Dutch food group to improve the recognition of its corporate brand. Read more >
Contributions round-up issue 86
March 16, 2006 Charity of the year partnerships, disaster relief, action against avian flu - and what you can do with a little help from your customers. Read more >