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The Future of Employee Engagement: Empowering Transformation at the 2015 Charities@Work Summit
By Chris Jarvis Up until just a few years ago, most men and women who worked in some facet of corporate social responsibility or employee…
Goodwill Southern California and Los Angeles Lakers Host Do Good Day
The Los Angeles Lakers teamed up for one day of Do Good fun. On December 12 GSC launched their second annual Do Good Day campaign to encourage…
A Wider Circle Founder, Mark Bergel, Named a Washingtonian of the Year
A Wider Circle founder and Executive Director, Mark Bergel, has been named a Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine. After Bergel got his PhD…
What Businesses Want Out of Giving Back
By Ryan Scott As we look ahead to the trends in corporate philanthropy, there’s food for CSR thought in the 2014 Trend Report from The Association…
Making CSR Investments Genuinely Impactful: Lessons From India
By Kanika Datta Now that corporate social responsibility (CSR) has acquired a statutory mandate, an activity that was hitherto informal and voluntary has become a formal imperative for…
Writing A Check Is The Easy Part: Effective Corporate Social Responsibility Builds On Partnerships
By Andrew Plepler At Bank of America, we’ve given fresh thought to the role we need to play in addressing social and economic challenges. Our…
Lyft partners with MADD for safe New Year’s Eve
Ride-sharing service Lyft is joining forces with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to promote a safer New Year’s Eve. For everyone who pledges to not drink…
New research connects investments in low-income communities to direct gains in employment and income
NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new study of dozens of poor communities across the country found that families fared better economically in places where…
Taking philanthropy back to basics
By Paul Klein Thirty years ago I listened to Ben Cohen — the “Ben” half of Ben and Jerry’s — speak to an audience about how…
How Corporate Philanthropy Improves a Troubled Reputation
By Ryan Scott A new study by CR magazine highlights the bottom line burdens of a company’s bad reputation. In a survey titled The Cost of…
18 things you should know about mass incarceration
National outrage over the failure of grand juries in Ferguson and Staten Island to indict police officers in the killings of unarmed black men has…
Help Fight Hunger This Holiday Season
For a majority of Americans, the holiday season is a time of celebration, feasting, and thankfulness. In the midst of our merriment, however, it’s important…