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Holiday Garden, Cookie, & Craft Exchange Saturday December 11th    2:00 - 3:30pm    FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! World Centric Community Space Wheelchair Accessible2121 Staunton Court, Palo Alto Join us for the holiday community free exchange of garden bounty & Holiday creations.  Bring Holiday cookies and …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Phoenix, AZ – December 8, 2010 – Corpedia Corporation, a global leader in ethics and compliance training solutions and advisory services, today announced that Eric Morehead, former Assistant General Counsel to the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC), has joined Corpedia’s Compliance Advisory Services division as Senior Compliance …

Customers have high expectations of companies and we have the data to prove it. In a soon-to-be-released public opinion survey, American consumers continue to indicate that they expect their employers and companies they purchase goods from to remain engaged in both charitable & cause-marketing programs and in corporate social responsibility / sustainability initiatives.The survey, to …

How diverse is your organization?  Actually, how welcomed is diverse expression in your organization?   The ability of your organization to innovate may depend on the answer.“One of the basics of a good system of innovation is diversity. In some ways, the stronger the culture (national, institutional, generational, or other), the less likely it is to harbor innovative …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) December 7, 2010 - Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) presents webinar on Climate Change on December 14, 2010Discover the business risks and opportunities of current and future climate regulations.Many regions of Canada are moving forward on tightening greenhouse gas emission disclosure requirements. There is, however, some uncertainty regarding …

Walking in the main lobby of our building one day I noticed some new signage on my way to the elevators. Our building was BOMA Best certified.The BOMA Best (Building Environmental Standards) initiative is Canada’s leading environmental certification program for commercial buildings and Vigilant Futures’ is fortunate enough to have its headquarters in a BOMA Best certified …

In the excitement of a possible turn in the economy, many professionals are rightfully enthusiastic about their company's growth opportunities.  While the prospect of business growth can be  exiting,  if left unmanaged, uncontrolled growth can also be a business sustainability risk.The article, Four Questions for the CFO , explains that investment now provides the best chance …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) December 7, 2010 - The NFL PLAY 60 VolunteerMatch Web site is now accessible at http://www.nflrush.com/play60. At the site, interested parties may find local volunteer opportunities from VolunteerMatch’s national network of more than 75,000 participating nonprofits. Volunteer listings will also connect visitors to NFL programs such as NFL FLAG football, Girls' Flag …

While you choose your holiday gifts, and also plan for some personal reading time, you might be interested in recommendations from CSR and nonprofit leaders. You can also check back to What CSR and Nonprofit Leaders are Reading Part I and Part II from summer’s end. William A. Hawkins, Chairman and CEO, Medtronic; Chair, Board of Visitors, Duke University's School of Engineering; Board …