All Blog Posts Tagged 'social' (69)

Corporate Volunteering: Top 7 Requests & the Bad, Better and Best Responses (2 of 7)

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth.   “We want an activity that can be done together as a team” Companies want to engage their communities through employee volunteering programs. For most, this means calling a non-profit and scheduling an activity. But how should non-profits… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on December 14, 2009 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Twitter & Employees: Here's How To Do It Right

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth. Michael Stelzner, of SocialMediaExaminer.com interviews John Bernier, the Social Media Manager at… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on December 11, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

Homelessness: A Paradigm Shift

If you imagine most people’s stereotype of a homeless person it’s probably an image of a man with a dog, a can of beer in hand slumped back against the wall with a cap on the floor and his hand out begging for change. Anyone with that image in mind would probably find it difficult to understand the mission of Network 2012 to provide financial awards to “the homeless” and other financially disadvantaged groups to start their own business or social enterprise. I’m sure there are some who would s… Continue

Added by Martin on December 3, 2009 at 9:42am — No Comments

Corporate Volunteering: Top 7 Requests & the Bad, Better and Best Responses (1 of 7)

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth. “We want a volunteer experience that can be done in no more than a day, and no less than a half-day.” Companies want to engage their communities through employee volunteering programs. For most, this means calling a non-profit and schedulin… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on November 6, 2009 at 8:22pm — No Comments

Where To Find "Sustainable" Employment?

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth.

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Added by Chris Jarvis on October 22, 2009 at 10:16pm — No Comments

Bank Offers Free Health Care: Now That’s Corporate Social Responsibility!

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth. … Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on October 11, 2009 at 8:49pm — No Comments

How Did Corporate Social Responsibility Hold Up In 2009?

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth. … Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on October 7, 2009 at 3:39pm — No Comments

Africa - Exploring the Final Frontier

This post is an exerpt from my post on Beyond Profit, where I am a guest blogger. About four years ago I fell in love with Africa, specifically South Africa, after volunteering in a township called Umgababa, outside of Durban. I traveled there with Habitat For Humanity’s Global Village Program to build homes for families living in poverty. I can still remember the warmth with which we were received and the pride of the family whose h… Continue

Added by Jerryanne Heath on September 22, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

Sept. 18th "Increasing Market Share through Social Branding" Event

Special half-day event sponsored by the Ahlers Center for International Business at the University of San Diego • In this time of increasing competitiveness can social branding be successful in differentiating a company? • How can social branding be successful in developing a deeper connection to stakeholders (investors, customers, employees, local community, etc.)? • Can a brand have social as well as economic value? • Can social branding really increase the triple bottom line (people, planet,… Continue

Added by Denise Dimon on September 15, 2009 at 5:15pm — No Comments

African NGOs leveraging technology

Africare, the largest and oldest U.S. development organization focused solely on Africa, is launching an iPhone application which will share positive stories of individuals and families in Africa in a format that can readily be shared with others. This is part of the organizations new Pass it On! marketing campaign. The iPhone application's features include a photo gall… Continue

Added by Jerryanne Heath on September 8, 2009 at 8:40am — 1 Comment

Transforming Employee Volunteerism

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Added by Chris Jarvis on August 31, 2009 at 12:13am — No Comments

50 (plus 1) Great Sites For Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

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Added by Chris Jarvis on August 25, 2009 at 8:50pm — No Comments

Got what it takes to be a social entrepreneur?

I am one of the organizers of a ground breaking forum on African social entrepreneurship on September 26, 2009 - the Africa Social Enterprise Forum (ASEF) ASEF flyer-2 1.pdf. In the process of organizing the conference, I have seen the term "social entrepreneur" used rather loosely. With all of the buzz around social entrepreneurship in r… Continue

Added by Jerryanne Heath on August 17, 2009 at 5:25am — No Comments

Good News for Nonprofits Despite the Recession

Just read a great blog post from Patrick O'Heffernan, Ph.D. ("Dr. O") on Social Edge about Young Philanthropists and trends in giving. As a young entrepreneur actively involved with nonprofits and social enterprises I have witnessed the eagerness of my peers to give and to make a difference, despite the economic downturn. Yet I was surprised by the magnitude of this trend after reading Dr. O's post. Despite all of the ne… Continue

Added by Jerryanne Heath on August 6, 2009 at 1:30pm — 8 Comments

The 3 Basic Steps To Create Trust Through Corporate Social Responsibility

Trust: Why Business Lost It, And How To Win It Back (Part 3 of 3)… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on August 3, 2009 at 4:28pm — No Comments

Carrot v. Stick

This is a cross-post from the blog 'Realizing Your Worth'. … Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on July 24, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Social Media & CSR: The Top 10 Sites for Creating Conversation

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Added by Chris Jarvis on July 20, 2009 at 4:12pm — No Comments

New Business Franchise fights poverty, improves community health profiles, and engages local stakeholders

Please visit the site for Rey Ramirez and view the ppt's and other information on the Healthy Families Make Healthy Communities and Healthy Communities are Good for Business. This program can be licensed and serviced from the Unites States so the local residents and stakeholders can more fully benefit from the enterprise not spend excessive funds for travel and hotels. Adjusting to the the world economy and helping local business is vital for value based business programming. for more informatio… Continue

Added by Rey Ramirez on July 19, 2009 at 5:37pm — No Comments

Together we can support entrepreneurs in Africa!

Hi Everyone Venture Capital and Private Equity in Africa (VC4Africa.com) is an initiative that seeks to connect investors and entrepreneurs. It is dedicated to building sustainable business in Africa. If you like the project please vote for it on Idea Blob - see below - it really doesn't take long at all. If the project wins, the money will be used to pay the salaries of young developers in Kampala, Uganda. These funds mean we can add new tools (Afridex.net) and improve the functionality of the… Continue

Added by Ben on July 9, 2009 at 11:34am — 3 Comments

What is Social Innovation? Reflections from the National Conference for Service and Volunteering

Shannon Schuyler, US managing director of Corporate Responsibility, for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), is our guest blogger, writing from San Francisco at the National Conference for Service and Volunteering. … Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on July 7, 2009 at 6:03pm — No Comments