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Embracing an Ecosystem Approach for Philanthropy

Funders are shifting from being at the center of social change efforts to working in close partnership with the…

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Flying through Interference

We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…

Corporate/CSR Inclusive Markets
Reporting on Shared Value: Marks & Spencer Gets It Right
August 22, 2012
Mike Stamp
Last month, the British food and clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer, released a 5-year progress report on their sustainable retailing strategy, Plan A. (Slogan…
Corporate/CSR Shared Value
Measuring Shared Value – The Cart Before the Horse?
June 13, 2012
Greg Hills
This post originally appeared on CECP's blog.If you don’t fully understand the concept of “shared value,” I can assure you you’re not alone.
Corporate/CSR
(Moving) The Elephant in the Room
May 2, 2012
Valerie Bockstette
For the third year in a row I’ve just had the privilege of spending two days in the Czech Republic to talk to and learn from companies implementing shared valu…
Corporate/CSR
The Challenges of Achieving Greater Transparency
April 18, 2012
FSG
Janet Voûte, vice president and global head of public affairs at Nestlé, writes about meeting the A+ requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for …
Corporate/CSR Shared Value
Shared Value in Less Than Two Minutes
April 5, 2012
Michelle Morgan-Nelsen
The average elevator ride in New York City is 118 seconds. Per Jeffrey Hayzlett, writing in Harvard Business Review, that means you've got less than two minute…
Corporate/CSR
The 20/80 Rule
March 13, 2012
Marc Pfitzer
Aren’t you tired of hearing these point blank statements demonizing one company and praising another for their social responsibility or lack thereof? Go to any…
Corporate/CSR
Latin America Leads the Way in Creating Shared Value
January 24, 2012
Dane Smith
"Latin America leads the way in creating shared value" appeared on December 22 on the Guardian Sustainable Business.
Corporate/CSR
Who Said Corporate Philanthropy Should Get the Axe?
October 31, 2011
Ellen Martin
In a recent conversation with a leading company, I was asked whether companies, by creating shared value, no longer needed to engage in corporate philanthropy.…
Corporate/CSR
Are You a CSV Change Agent?
October 17, 2011
As a CSR professional, you are nervous. When your CEO asks about how your company is Creating Shared Value (CSV), what will you say? How are you navigating thi…
Corporate/CSR Education & Youth
The Multiplier Effect of Collaboration
September 27, 2011
Barbara McAllister
Recently, I connected with the producer of an upcoming documentary on the life of Julius Rosenwald, a philanthropist from the early 1900’s that funded over 5K …

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