Pipeline Philanthropy

Understanding Philanthropic Corporate Action in Education During the Covid-19 Era and Beyond

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21582016
AutoresNora Reikosky (0000-0002-4470-2480, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume38
Fascículo2
Páginas479-509
Data de publicação2024-03-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEducational Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0895-9048 • E-ISSN: 1552-3896
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/08959048231163802
OpenAlexW4366278371
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas29

In response to COVID-19 many companies, particularly technology companies, voluntarily attended to the strained education sector by donating or temporarily discounting their core products, generating public support and gratitude. This type of philanthropic corporate action demonstrates an expansive and perhaps increasing function in the provisioning of certain educational materials and resources by private actors. This article analyzes this strand of corporate activity as pipeline philanthropy and shows how this model of strategic corporate giving differs from existing models of philanthropy in education. Through illustrations this study assesses the democratic implications of corporate entanglement through philanthropic action to evaluate whether the benefits brought about by an enhanced role for corporate actors in education are worth what they compromise

Business · Compromise · Corporate action · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Gratitude · Higher education · Management · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Stakeholder · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development