After I finished teaching an intensive Networked NGO workshop for Packard family planning grantees in Delhi, I headed to Bangalore to visit my friend and colleague, Rufina Fernandes where I conducted a social media workshop for staff and teachers and got see a start up education company and its CSR program, close up. … Read More
Shel Israel describes social or goodwill fundraising (individual raising money and giving to causes) as the “cult of generosity” – I would like to call “Individual Social Responsibility” – like there is “Corporate Social Responsibility,” it is also important for individuals to be generous. … Read More
Guest post by Cindy Hallberlin
If one thing became clear this morning, it’s that the passion from the corporate sector to create meaningful and positive impact in our society is growing, and rapidly at that. I had the privilege of attending an event for A Billion + Change, a national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars in skills-based and pro bono volunteer services to help build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to effectively meet community needs.… Read More
Simon Mainwaring’s new book, We First, launches this week. It is a book about how connectedness through social networks can help satisfy the needs of business bottom line and a healthy, sustainable planet. The book offers a new marketplace model that is not drive by “me first” corporate greed, but how corporations can leverage social media to build a better world and earn consumer goodwill and loyalty.… Read More
Since December, over 12,000 people have signed an online petition to urge Steve Jobs to change Apple’s unfriendly iPhone donation policy. Yesterday, Vincent Stehle, in his column in the Chronicle of Philanthropy took Apple to task for its poor corporate citizen record, compared to the generosity of its competitors like Google, Microsoft, Adobe, and others. … Read More
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