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Suzanne DiBianca - Part 2

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:05:03 -0700

Suzanne DiBianca, Executive Director of the Salesforce.com Foundation, talks about the innovative practices and principles of integrated corporate philanthropy evangelized in a new book, "The Business of Changing the World" The book is co-authored by Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, Steve Case, Founder of America Online and a galaxy of other high profile corporate CEOs. She talks about how Google has also come to adopt the version of the Saleforce.com "one one one" model of corporate philanthropy. This is part 2 of a 2 part podcast.

Suzanne DiBianca - Part 1

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:57:43 -0700

Suzanne DiBianca, Executive Director of the Salesforce Foundation, talks about how she and Salesforce.com founder, Marc Benioff worked together to create a new model of "integrated philanthropy." Their so called "one-one-one model" seeks to leverage each of the three three core components of the company, 1) employee time, 2) shareholder equity and 3) company product for the good of the broader community. Thus one percent of the Salesforce.com's equity is owned by the Foundation and helps fund its philanthropic efforts. This is part 1 of a 2 part podcast.

Andrew Mercy of AngelPoints

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:35:49 -0700

AngelPoints is an enabler of corporate citizenship helping to encourage and manage employees involvement in community based activities. Andrew Mercy, Co-founder and CEO talks with John Ince about their mission, model and mechanisms.

Mal Warwick - Part 2

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:13:23 -0700

Do "corporate" foundations genuinely serve the greater good of the community? Or are they just vehicles for corporate marketing and brand building? As corporate foundations become more commonplace, there has been a growing controversy about what their real purpose role should be. Mal Warwick, Founder and CEO of explores the blur between self serving corporate foundations and those that are genuine committed to philanthropic purposes. This is the second of a two part series.

Mal Warwick - Part 1

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 10:50:03 -0700

Is Google is onto something with their new initiative in "Social Enterprise?" Mal Warwick, Founder and CEO of Mal Warwick and Associates thinks so. Google's maverick founders have taken a unique approach with the Google.org Foundation deciding to "invest" in for profit "social enterprises" that have both profit potential and a social mission as part of their core business strategy. According to Warwick, we now starting to see a blurring of the boundaries between for profit and non-profit, and Google, as usual, is a trendsetter. This is the first of a two part series.