Week 5 business and society

     Business and Society       

Strategic Philanthropy for Organizations"

• Research a Fortune 500 company, but do not use the same  company you used for the Week 1 “Social Responsibility” assignment.  Examine the company’s strategic philanthropy and how it impacts profits,  brand, image and turnover, as well as society as a whole.
• Also, address any disadvantages or associated costs the company experiences as a result of its strategic philanthropy practices.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course  material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and  other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward  the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes,  paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference  page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals  found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street  Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo  Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.