▁that ▁ 3 7 % ▁of ▁major ▁U . S . ▁companies ▁planned ▁to ▁focus ▁more ▁on ▁such ▁causes . ▁The ▁report ▁concluded ▁that ▁corpor ate ▁fund ra ising ▁efforts ▁were ▁having ▁a ▁positive ▁impact ▁on ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Global ▁Imp act ▁released ▁" G iving ▁Bey ond ▁B orders : ▁A ▁Study ▁of ▁Global ▁G iving ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Corpor ations ." ▁ ▁The ▁study , ▁research ed ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁Indiana ▁University ▁L illy ▁Family ▁School ▁of ▁Phil anth ropy , ▁expl ores ▁the ▁scope ▁and ▁depth ▁of ▁international ▁giving ▁by ▁U . S . ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁exam ines ▁what ▁makes ▁corpor ate - non pro fit ▁partners hips ▁successful . ▁It ▁found ▁that ▁ 8 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁companies ▁that ▁gave ▁intern ation ally ▁said ▁they ▁plan ▁to ▁increase ▁or ▁maintain ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁their ▁foreign ▁giving ▁budget ▁in ▁their ▁next ▁fis cal ▁year . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁two ▁major ▁determ ining ▁factors ▁that ▁prop el ▁U . S . ▁corpor ations ▁to ▁make ▁foreign ▁social ▁invest ments ▁are ▁the ▁local ▁community ▁needs ▁and ▁the ▁company ' s ▁local ▁financial ▁performance . ▁The ▁study ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁attribute ▁companies ▁look ▁for ▁when ▁selecting ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁partner ▁is ▁a ▁demonstrated ▁record ▁of ▁producing ▁effective ▁and ▁efficient ▁results . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Global ▁Imp act ▁released ▁" The ▁Corpor ate ▁Sign ature ▁Program : ▁A ▁Custom ▁Appro ach