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A study reveals charities with corporate board members spend $130,000 annually lobbying for connected companies. This quid pro quo arrangement raises concerns about political influence, though it remains legal.

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Charities spend big to defend their board’s corporate agendas, new study reveals
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Charities Lobby for Corporate Boards
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A study reveals charities with corporate board members spend $130,000 annually lobbying for connected companies. This quid pro quo arrangement raises concerns about political influence, though it remains legal.
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Charities spend big to defend their board’s corporate agendas, new study reveals
 
 
 
 
 
 Charities with corporate leaders on their boards spend an average of $130,000 a year lobbying on behalf of their connected companies.
That’s according to a first-of-its-kind study that shows how companies benefit from their charitable work β€” and how charities may be all-too-happy to support their powerful board members in return for lucrative connections.
The researchers behind the study say the findings could help policymakers and charity stakeholders keep tabs on a previously hidden form of political influence, but that such arrangements are perfectly legal for now.
β€œCharities stand to gain something by behaving in this way. It doesn’t always have to be corporations pushing charities to behave in a way they don’t want to,” said Sehoon Kim, Ph.D., a professor of finance at the University of Florida and senior author of the new study. β€œIt’s a natural quid pro quo arrangement that arises from the...

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