Join The Chronicle on Tuesday, June 30, for a live online discussion about the state of corporate philanthropy, with leaders from giving programs at Starbucks and Wal-Mart as well as other philanthropy experts.

Our guests will be:

• Rodney Hines, executive director of the Starbucks Foundation and director of community investments for the Starbucks Coffee Company’s Global Responsibility division. Previously, he was a community-affairs manager at the Microsoft Corporation.

• Jackie Liao, manager of community investments for the Starbucks Coffee Company’s Global Responsibility division. She also oversees the Starbucks Social Entrepreneurs Fund.

• Margaret A. McKenna, president of the Wal-Mart Foundation.

• Thomas Tighe, chief executive of Direct Relief International, an international medical aid organization, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

• Mark Shamley, president of the Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

The Chronicle’s online discussions are free and open to everyone. People who ask questions in advance have a better chance of getting answers.