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Generation Responsible: How social responsibility drives business
By Aimee Woodall Today’s consumers are different. Describing them as savvy or smart would be an understatement. Transparency in media practices, influenced by social media…
Giving options expanding in federal charity drive
By Eric Yoder Federal civilian and military personnel will be able to direct donations to a wider range of charities through the Combined Federal Campaign now underway.…
Feds Can Donate to More Charities, But Will They?
Federal employees now can donate to thousands more charities as part of the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign. The question is, will they? This year the…
Your Company is Socially Engaged, But Do Your Employees Even Know?
By Ryan Scott Another year, another grim report on employee engagement. Gallup’s 2013“State of the Global Workplace Report” reveals that only 13% of employees are engaged at…
Volunteers Needed for Prevent Cancer Foundation 5k Walk/Run on September 21
Prevent Cancer Foundation is looking for volunteers for their 6th Annual 5k Walk/Run taking place the morning of Sunday, September 21, 2014. They will once…
Teaching Tolerance Offers New Curriculum to Schools Nationwide
The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project released today a first-of-its-kind literacy curriculum, Perspectives for a Diverse America, to help teachers across the country better engage their diverse…
Today’s Corporate Philanthropy Demands Focus, Impact Global Impact Releases New Study
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Sep. 08 /CSRwire/ – Today, Global Impact released a white paper titled “The Corporate Signature Program: A Custom Approach to Philanthropy.” This paper…
Community Engagement is About Companies Being Part of, Not Apart from, Society
By Jan Levy Sustainability, CSR, or whatever you wish to call it is made up of a range of critical business considerations. The traditional model…
Company Leaders Must Lead by Example if They Want Employees to Give Back
By Ryan Scott The annual Giving USA Foundation report was recently released, and the numbers tell an interesting story about corporate giving. Let me rephrase that. An alarming story.…
The Ice Bucket Challenge Won’t Solve Charity’s Biggest Problem
By Dan Pallotta I love the Ice Bucket Challenge. Period. It’s a collective expression of love in a world with far too little of it.…
SPLC Urges Federal Court to Address Razors in Alabama Prisons
The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) urged a federal court today to block an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC)…
New Study Aims for Quick Suppression of Food Allergies
McLean, Va. (September 8, 2014) – Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced today that it has awarded a research grant totaling $734,986 to a…