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...
By Jane Randel Every day there are new stories of well-known men accused of sexually harassing or assaulting their female colleagues. After the initial “shock,” the focus turns to the penalty and how these men will be punished for their actions. Beyond losing their...
Roberta Karp was one of the early in-house pioneers tasked with trying to eliminate child labor from her company operations. Read more about her work in the Inside Counsel article by Stephanie Forshee: Roberta Karp will never forget the call. It was 1994 and someone...
“When you know one foundation, you know one foundation.” That’s what I heard repeatedly as I set out to learn “the recipe” to running an impactful private foundation. After meeting with some of the biggest and most prestigious foundations, I learned the truth: there...
Companies are in a unique position to effect change, so the question of whether as participants in a global society corporations are obligated to do good while doing business, has been answered in the affirmative time and time again. In fact, it really is the price of...
In the article “Giving Intelligence,” Sue-Lynn Moses shares an excellent example of how the philanthropic impact of a corporate foundation can both make a real difference in society by focusing and enhance the corporate reputation of the company, in this case IKEA....
Have you ever wished you’d come up with a pithy phrase that really sums up what you believe in and are trying to do? Clearly, I have. For me, it’s “social entrepreneurism.” More and more young companies are working to both make money and address a social problem...
From the article “Advice: How to Benefit From Consumer Demand for Companies Doing Social Good” by Perry Yeatman | The Chronicle of Philanthropy For businesses that sell products and services to individuals, delivering social benefits provides a way to set...
