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In the Filer Commission study by Harris and Klepper, the extensive involvement of top corporate executives in a variety of philanthropic and public service activities is well documented. Responses to a questionnaire by 384 chairman or company presidents showed that 92% were involved with at least one philanthropic organization during the previous year—55% were involved with 5 or more organizations and 12% with 10 – 25 organizations!
America’s corporate chiefs lead and participate in a wide variety of philanthropic causes and devote a substantial amount of time to public service activities. They serve as chairmen or members of innumerable boards, fund-raising drives, planning and financial committees.
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James F. Harris and Anne Klepper, “Corporate Philanthropic Public Service Activities,” Research Papers, The Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs (Washington, D.C.: Department of the Treasury, 1977), p. 1749.
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Koch, F. (1979). How Corporate Executives Can Be More Effective Board Members of Nonprofit Organizations. In: The New Corporate Philanthropy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2904-6_9
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