▁to ▁Phil anth ropy ," ▁a ▁white ▁paper ▁exam ining ▁the ▁growing ▁practice ▁of ▁signature ▁programs ▁in ▁corpor ate ▁social ▁invest ments . ▁The ▁white ▁paper ▁looked ▁at ▁why ▁corpor ations ▁invest ▁in ▁signature ▁programs , ▁what ▁companies ▁seek ▁to ▁achieve ▁through ▁their ▁giving , ▁what ▁steps ▁to ▁take ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁signature ▁program , ▁and ▁what ▁types ▁of ▁models ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁program ▁management . ▁It ▁also ▁provided ▁examples ▁of ▁how ▁some ▁U . S . ▁corpor ations ▁have ▁built ▁their ▁own ▁successful ▁signature ▁programs . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Global ▁Imp act ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Develop ment ▁char ities ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Char ities ▁based ▁in ▁Virginia ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Virginia ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Virginia <0x0A> </s> ▁Jean ▁Bou h ier ▁( 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 6 7 3 , ▁D ij on ▁– ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 7 4 6 , ▁D ij on ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁magistr ate , ▁juris cons ult us , ▁historian , ▁transl ator , ▁bibli oph ile ▁and ▁scholar . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁président ▁à ▁mort ier ▁to ▁the ▁par lement ▁de ▁Bour g ogne ▁from ▁ 1 7 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 7 2 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned ▁to ▁dev ote ▁himself ▁to ▁his ▁historic ▁and ▁literary ▁work ▁following ▁his