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Every Company Should Copy How These 5 Corporations Give Back

Every Company Should Copy How These 5 Corporations Give Back
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Associate Editor of Impact, The Huffington Post

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Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., right, smiles as J. Richard Harvey, professor of practice at the Villanova University School of Law and Graduate Tax Program and former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) senior advisor, testifies at a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Cook defended his companyâs use of offshore tax shelters before U.S. senators who castigated the most-valuable technology company for avoiding $9 billion and more in payments. Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Some companies just get it. They understand that nonprofits are out there fighting to make the world a better place, so they institute corporate giving programs that provide more funds, in more ways, to more organizations.

Two popular ways that companies donate to nonprofits are:

  1. Matching gift programs – Corporations match employee donations to eligible nonprofits, thus doubling or tripling donations.
  2. Volunteer grant programs – Businesses award money to nonprofits in exchange for employee efforts at those nonprofits.

Like Tom Brady with a football, some companies make corporate giving look easy, and they accomplish great feats as if doing so is simply in their nature. Below are five companies that deserve an MVP trophy for corporate philanthropy.

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