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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…

Corporate/CSR

Flying through Interference

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

Corporate/CSR Education & Youth
Developing World, Developing Skills
August 17, 2011
India is certainly a fascinating place (as I’m getting to see firsthand, having worked here for the past couple of months). It’s a country of contrasts created…
Corporate/CSR
Can Business Beat Philanthropy at Changing the World?
August 15, 2011
Leslie Crutchfield
The most thought-provoking philanthropy piece I’ve read this summer is the Economist feature, “The Centenarians Square Up”. The article asks which 100-year-old…
Corporate/CSR
Optimism for the Underbanked: What does CSV have to offer?
August 11, 2011
Dane Smith
I am an optimistic man. When considering a challenging situation, I focus on what can be done, rather than what cannot be done.When my optimism is muted, I thi…
Corporate/CSR Economic Development Strategic Learning & Evaluation
Strategic Evaluation: Where do we go from here?
August 8, 2011
Efraín Gutiérrez
I was recently talking about my experience as an evaluator with a group of students at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington in Se…
Corporate/CSR
Where is the Prius of DVRs?
June 30, 2011
Greg Hills
The DVR is a fantastic invention. I’ll admit that I have three DVRs in my house and they have transformed how and when my family watches TV. Imagine my alarm w…
Corporate/CSR Environment
CSV vs. Sustainability: The Debate Continues
June 10, 2011
Michael Sadowski
…it has always been our intention to be more than a corporation that makes mortgage loans; we wanted to be a force in making positive differences in people’s l…
Collective Impact Corporate/CSR
Lifting the Veil…to See Your Own Face
April 6, 2011
Greg Hills
Why do companies say they are responsible, but then act differently? Is it lip service, green washing, and double-speak? Or does this happen for a different re…
Corporate/CSR
Deal or No Deal?
March 29, 2011
Mike Stamp
A newly minted – and controversial – agreement has been reached between the UK government and 170 large companies to promote public health. Whether it eventual…
Corporate/CSR
Handsome Is as Handsome Does
March 16, 2011
Dane Smith
Last week, Corporate Responsibility magazine released its list of the top 100 best corporate citizens. The companies on the list issued dozens of press release…
Corporate/CSR Shared Value
CSR vs. CSV – What’s the difference?
February 18, 2011
Mark Kramer
In response to the recent Harvard Business Review article on Creating Shared Value I wrote with Michael Porter, I’ve received questions about the relationship …

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