After a volatile year of economic uncertainty, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy reports that year-over-year corporate donations decreased for a majority of American companies from 2008 to 2009. Nevertheless, overall giving actually rose 7%, as pharmaceutical companies responded to consumers’ hardships with paying for medication with drug continuance programs.

The number of companies opening their pocketbooks or donating their goods and services to Haiti has been truly great. While Corporate driven aid in times of great crisis is nothing remarkably new (Walmart's response to Hurricane Katrina was, some argue, better than the U.S Government's), the intensity and attention being given to these corporations certainly is.

When disasters strike, such as the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, companies, individuals, and even nonprofits from different sectors ask the question "what can I do to help?" The flood of support across the board (especially given America's current financial woes) from concerned people of all ages, and com

Arcos Dorados, the company that operates nearly 1,700 McDonald's restaurants in Latin America, announced a grassroots effort today to help disaster relief efforts in Haiti.  From January 16th to January 22nd, all McDonald's restaurants operated by Arcos Dorados will be pledging 50 cents from each Big Mac sandwich and Big Mac Extra Value Meals to help Haiti.   Yup, you heard it right.