By Jane Randel In late February 2019, I toured two family immigration detention centers in South Texas—one for women and their children in Dilley and the other for men and their sons in Karnes City—with advocates from Human Rights First. As I met the families held...
By Jane Randel Picture this: You’re a chief communications officer of a major Fortune 500 company on a business trip to Europe, in a room full of American and European colleagues, and upon making a strategic recommendation an American man turns to you and says: “Good...
10 Principles of Social Impact There are no hard and fast rules for success, but using examples of great, public case studies the 10 Principles of Social Impact listed below provide a guide as you look to build or assess your own program. 1. It should be...
By Jane Randel This Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is like no other. That’s because sexual assault and sexual harassment are front and center in ways they have never been before. Now that we are more open about these issues, however, there is a new challenge on...
By Robbie Karp “Fake news” has led to misinformed decisions, political and otherwise, and overwhelming public skepticism around the information we are bombarded with 24/7. Fortunately, Google is taking tangible steps to address this problem by working within their own...
By Robbie Karp Investors increasingly use Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria to screen investments. Management, boards of directors, investors, customers, and employees often demand that companies not just make profits, but also be good corporate...
By Robbie Karp Axios once again makes a muddled social landscape ranging from issues of immigration, gun safety, discrimination, environmental action and more, easy to understand for any reader. It notes “a fascinating trend is unfolding in the Trump era:...
By Jane Randel For many years the focus in the workplace has been appropriately placed on victims of domestic violence – how can we best help these people and keep the workplace safe and productive. With the focus on high-profile domestic violence cases over the last...
Every year, companies, like people, often have goals that are related to business but not necessarily numbers driven. This is true especially in the current socio-political climate where corporations’ efforts to address diversity and inclusion, social responsibility,...
By Jane Randel Hallelujah! #MeToo is not only sticking around, but inspiring campaigns against sexual harassment like #AfterMeToo and the celebrity-driven Time’s Up campaign, which was a big focus at the Golden Globes. In the past, our flea-like attention spans have...
