http://blog.globalgiving.org/2009/11/13/for-profit-and-more/ : The latest news in giving and social entrepreneurship Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:35:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blog.globalgiving.org/2009/11/13/for-profit-and-more/#comment-1682 John Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:10:58 +0000 http://blog.globalgiving.org/2009/11/13/for-profit-and-more/#comment-1682 I too don't understand. I too don’t understand.

]]> http://blog.globalgiving.org/2009/11/13/for-profit-and-more/#comment-1625 david Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:17:19 +0000 http://blog.globalgiving.org/2009/11/13/for-profit-and-more/#comment-1625 What I don't understand is why a public company would bother to do nonprofit work. It seems from all of the Bernie Madoff's and Enron's out there that corporations are profit motivated and I am unconvinced that companies would do this kind of work for anything other than PR. What I don’t understand is why a public company would bother to do nonprofit work. It seems from all of the Bernie Madoff’s and Enron’s out there that corporations are profit motivated and I am unconvinced that companies would do this kind of work for anything other than PR.

]]> http://blog.globalgiving.org/2009/11/13/for-profit-and-more/#comment-1612 Daily Brief: ICT, Infrastructure, and For-Profits on Global Giving - Marco Puccia : Business and Development Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:11:15 +0000 http://blog.globalgiving.org/2009/11/13/for-profit-and-more/#comment-1612 [...] Global Giving Addresses Socially Conscious For-Profits – Traditionally Global Giving, the online philanthropy website, has supported a wide array of nonprofit projects around the world. Given the growing interest in for-profit driven social enterprises, Global Giving will be specifically highlighting such projects on their site! [...] […] Global Giving Addresses Socially Conscious For-Profits – Traditionally Global Giving, the online philanthropy website, has supported a wide array of nonprofit projects around the world. Given the growing interest in for-profit driven social enterprises, Global Giving will be specifically highlighting such projects on their site! […]

]]> http://blog.globalgiving.org/2009/11/13/for-profit-and-more/#comment-1611 Marc Maxson Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:34:30 +0000 http://blog.globalgiving.org/2009/11/13/for-profit-and-more/#comment-1611 I think that it should be clear that if a for-profit company chooses to do a public service (and these are rare cases), like building an irrigation system with donated funds, the company does not actually profit directly from the work, in the sense that their shareholders aren't receiving a dividend. Also - their costs are in line with the costs for another nonprofit entity doing the same kind of work in the same region. Sometimes they are even cheaper and can do the work better. I think that it should be clear that if a for-profit company chooses to do a public service (and these are rare cases), like building an irrigation system with donated funds, the company does not actually profit directly from the work, in the sense that their shareholders aren’t receiving a dividend. Also - their costs are in line with the costs for another nonprofit entity doing the same kind of work in the same region. Sometimes they are even cheaper and can do the work better.

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