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When human-aid and business meet, sandals are swapped for suits. | When human-aid and business meet, sandals are swapped for suits. | ||
- | == Embedded giving is the (apparently) increasingly common | + | == Embedded giving is the practice of building a philanthropic gift into another, unrelated, financial transaction. == |
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* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | * Procter & Gamble join with Unicef to link every pamper to a tetanus injection for an African Child. | + | * [[http:// |
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
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//The only thing we care about is getting more money to save more lives in Africa. We don't join debates about consumerism. Sorry, there are people dying here!// | //The only thing we care about is getting more money to save more lives in Africa. We don't join debates about consumerism. Sorry, there are people dying here!// | ||
- | Jack Siegel is working | + | Jack Siegel is working |
//In the Whole Foods store I was almost forced to donate to a breast-cancer fund. The cashier was so aggressive that I refused. When she sneeringly asked why I didn't donate, I filed a complaint.// | //In the Whole Foods store I was almost forced to donate to a breast-cancer fund. The cashier was so aggressive that I refused. When she sneeringly asked why I didn't donate, I filed a complaint.// | ||
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//We have to be very careful about going into these kind of ventures. It could ruin our good name. We look for long term solutions, so don't push the biocotton T-shirt, but try to reduce the water-usage of Pakistan' | //We have to be very careful about going into these kind of ventures. It could ruin our good name. We look for long term solutions, so don't push the biocotton T-shirt, but try to reduce the water-usage of Pakistan' | ||
+ | Sources: article in NRC Handelsblad by Caroline de Gruyter 25-01-08 and [[http:// |