I'm amazed by the potential of more companies employing integrated philanthropic initiatives at earlier stages in their life cycle. What if this were done on an even more massive scale? Consider what would happen if a top-tier venture-capital firm required the companies in which it invested to place 1% of their equity into a foundation serving the communities in which they do business.

The Business of Changing the World: Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy (ed. McGraw Hill Professional, 2007) - ISBN: 9780071481519