Banking on Philanthropy: Impact of Bank Mergers on Charitable Giving - Download this publication for free  / View full catalogue June 2007   This NCRP report examines how mergers have reshaped corporate giving practices in the banking industry. It looks at charitable giving of seven banks before and after recent mergers. It answers the questions: Did the levels of giving by these banks increase or decrease after the merger? Which region of the country benefited the most? The Waltons and Wal-Mart: Self-Interested Philanthropy. - Download this publication for free/ View full catalogue September 2005 This report reveals more than just charitable intentions in Wal-Mart’s seemingly generous, but systematically self-interested charitable and political giving. The Waltons and Wal-Mart: Self-Interested Philanthropy chronicles the philanthropic and political activities of the Walton family through their family foundation and through their Wal-Mart corporate empire, painting the picture of a family and corporation with increasing financial and political prowess. Serving Time…on Foundation Boards - Download this publication for free / View full catalogue Summer 2004 A review of corporate CEOs who, despite their being charged and convicted of serious corporate malfeasance, are still serving on foundation governing bodies. NCRP called for extending the Securities and Exchange Commission penalty that prohibits convicted corporate felons from serving on the boards of publicly traded corporations to cover service on foundation boards as well.