As pressure mounts for companies to demonstrate responsible business practices, corporate America is embracing corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an integrated dimension of its overall operations. As CSR and philanthropy become increasingly intertwined, the line between them is blurring. What is the role of philanthropy in CSR? How can one leverage the other to achieve greater social impact? How can

The first full year of the U.S. recession likely dragged down household incomes and pushed more Americans into poverty in 2008. The Census Bureau’s annual report on incomes, poverty and health insurance forecasts that the unemployment rate will rise to 10 percent, throwing more people into poverty even as the economy emerges from its worst slump since the Great Depression.