Category Archives: Volunteering and Service

Lessons from a Top Gun pilot: Risk and Opportunity

Green Hasson and Janks hosted their third nonprofit conference in Los Angeles.  The theme this year focused on their recent report on Nonprofit Risk: Opportunities and Challenges in a High-Risk World.  The keynote speaker was Art de la Cruz, COO … Continue reading

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Synergy! “Inside the Disney Marketing Machine”

Disney Synergy.  Something that is very special to me, in many ways was the magic behind the magic.  Michael Eisner, the champion of Synergy often talked of 1 + 1 = 3.  Some call it cross-promotion, others integration, but Synergy … Continue reading

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Europe: External and Internal Forces Shaping a New Era for CSR and Corporate Philanthropy

The Conference Board’s Global Social Investing Council, of which I am the program director, held its autumn meeting in London. The meeting’s theme was: “Europe: External and Internal Forces Shaping a New Era.” Our objective was to provide members of … Continue reading

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Corporate Volunteers to tackle The Global Goals (SDGs) through IMPACT 2030

As corporate volunteering has grown around the world, so has the effectiveness of the efforts. Today, skills-based volunteering is harnessing the intellectual capital of employees and deploying it against some of the world’s most challenging issues. The United Nations Post … Continue reading

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Impact Investing as a Tool for Social Change: A Conversation with Jean Case

Be Fearless! What if failure is not a limitation? Set audacious goals. Take bigger risks. Make bigger bets. Be bold. Let urgency conquer fear. These are powerful words. How did you get into this? How did you decide to dedicate … Continue reading

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