What are some of the trends in corporate philanthropy today? Do you think they are positive?
DB: I do. I think what everybody is coming to realize is that money is not endless. People are becoming much more strategic in how they give their funds. Even in this company, 80 years ago we wouldn’t have been as strategic as we like to think we are today. You were doing things for different reasons back then, so they might not have had the specific areas of focus that we have today. So much public sector money, government funding and grants, has diminished and is not available anymore. That has put a lot of pressure on the private sector to step up. I have been in this role for a few years now and I certainly see from last year to this year the increased amount of applications that are coming through our doors. A lot of people reference the fact that they used to get funding through a source that is no longer available, which has forced them to go out and seek new funders. We are getting letters saying it is difficult for organizations to keep their doors open now that there is that
