Innovative ways to enhance corporate social responsibility (more)
Over 125 million people rely on coffee for their livelihood. What are Starbucks, the Fair Trade certification, and other nonprofit initiatives doing to help them out of the coffee crisis? This panel discussion describes the mechanics of the global coffee crisis and explores strategies to address sustainability issues on the economic, social, and environmental levels.
Business leaders play vital roles in the nonprofit sector – as board members, donors, partners, and even executives. Yet all too often they underestimate the unique challenges of managing nonprofit organizations.
Greenpeace catapulted Greenfreeze, an ozone- and climate-safe refrigerant, into widespread use and launched the first Green Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, in 2000.
How the personalities of entrepreneurs and managers differ.
A Czech social enterprise uses woodworking to help drug addicts.
Relationships keep workers from walking out.
Managing innovation is more like leading a jazz band than conducting an orchestra.
Sidebar to the article, "What Business Execs Don’t Know -- but Should -- About Nonprofits."
How can philanthropy mesh with a company's core strategy? In this panel discussion, executives from cutting-edge corporate donors share the various strategies used by their companies to serve societal needs. They consider issues such as the value proposition of giving for shareholders, and whether for-profits' philanthropic efforts can be purely altruistic.
Sidebar to "Changing the Game:" tips for nonprofits when creating a partnership with a company.
