Even in our quick times of digital media and words at the speed of thought, a great old paper headline can still get your attention. More on that in a minute. First a context.
Cause-related marketing programs are based upon two things. One is an individually partnership between a charity and a business. The other is it's product driven/sales promoted. The program works as long as there is no negative publicity about either the charity or the business and it works so as long as the product moves. In a nutshell, cause related marketing has a shelf-life. While folks contend that any giving is a good idea, these kind of programs are not sustainable. The message is not necessarily one that dominates time nor does the offering.
philanthropy. Does the company return. Are they in revenue. What good are they providing for the future of mankind? Do they comprehend the universal principle "what occurs goes around"? Possibly they are in it for a fast buck?
Gotten Provider. This level is 3rd Philanthropy from the bottom. You provide only after being asked by the person in requirement when you offer at this level. Simply put, you do not offer without being asked.
How about indirect kinds of government help? I might see that in some instances. Papers and other print items are companies; if tax breaks or aids were provided to all services, there's no reason papers shouldn't be qualified. But only as part of a bigger group, not a diplomatic immunity.
The right to collect taxes is an extreme delegation of sovereign power. However given that taxes were low in Greek democracies, tax farming was not a significant enterprise. To the Greeks, it was just a cost-effective method to gather taxes in a system in which tax evasion was unworthy the trouble. The most serious abuses of the system came from the tax farmers.
If the Trustees claim that it is for the benefit of any regional company you might call them and confirm the claim of solicitation. Establish the portion of your contribution that opts for administrative purposes and how much actually goes for the charity.