March 2005

Do European foundations and corporations cooperate? - How/why do they collaborate?

Foundations and Corporation: Cooperation Dynamics

Cooperation between foundations and corporations can take various forms ranging from project-based partnership, promotional activities to institutional links. Foundations can also offer advice and support for companies community programme helping to maximise the impact of their corporate giving. The information provided below is a snapshot of cooperation dynamics. It pinpoints different types of working and institutional partnerships between foundations and companies including:

• Corporate-related foundations
  · independent corporate foundations
  · corporate foundations
  · foundations with corporate interests
• Company-foundation programme based cooperation
  · corporate giving programmes
  · employee giving and volunteering
  · corporate funds
  · implementing, promoting and evaluating corporate community involvement
• Europe-wide foundation and corporate platforms
  · European Foundation Centre (EFC) initiatives
  · WINGS corporate initiative

> go to Foundations' cooperation with corporations - a selected bibliography