WFDSA has published its second comprehensive survey of the industry’s corporate philanthropy activities on a worldwide basis. The corporate philanthropy report was unveiled at the WFDSA’s CEO Council meeting on September 30, 2009 in New York City, New York. Simple, direct and straight to-the-point, the report is based upon input from 71 companies in the U.S. and around the world. The report is titled "Global Philanthropy Report of the Direct Selling Industry". In a nutshell, the 23-page report sets out the origins of our giving, how we give, what we give, and who benefits from our giving. Key findings of the report include two in five companies (38%) started philanthropy activities when the company was founded and many of these activities reflect the values of the founders. Notably, member companies of WFDSA reported global corporate contributions of US $336 million to charitable causes in 2008.