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Article: Survey Finds Women Business Owners Are Philanthropic Leaders.(Brief Article)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- October 8, 2001
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Women and men business owners surpass the general population in their level of involvement in philanthropy, both in money donated and time volunteered, according to a new survey that was conducted by the National Foundation for Women Business Owners (NFWBO), in cooperation with The Committee of 200 (C200) and underwritten by Merrill Lynch's Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management.
Business owners make charitable contributions through their businesses and many have programs to encourage their employees to volunteer. Women entrepreneurs are highly motivated philanthropists who are more likely than men entrepreneurs to participate in leadership roles when ...