News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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07-09-10
Companies that have long wanted to measure the ROI (return on investment) and impact of their employee volunteerism programs now have new standardized metrics to utilize, thanks to the HandsOn Network.
As the number of Employee Volunteer Progr...
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07-01-10
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06-30-10
HandsOn Network, the largest volunteer network in the nation, today announced that it is partnering with Crowdrise, the recently launched web platform that brings the power of crowdsourcing and the fun of social networking to fundraising and volunteerism. Crowdrise will help...
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06-29-10
As our nation struggles with continuing crucial challenges, Points of Light Institute last night honored inspirational achievements from individuals and organizations who have significantly transformed communities for the better. They were recognized at the 2010 National Co...
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06-28-10
The BSR Conference 2010, "Innovate. Integrate. Inspire." will feature plenary speakers from a cross-section of global business and sustainability-including the CEOs of Avon and Monsanto, and the president of the Roc...
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06-25-10
HandsOn Network is set to unveil HandsOn Connect, a groundbreaking solution delivered with cloud computing to help nonprofits improve how they manage everything from volunteer recruitment, operations and activities, to event planning, website and donor and contact management...
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06-22-10
With the global economic recovery in the balance and corporate responsibility in the headlines, the BSR Report 2009, "Innovating for Sustainability," points the way forward for companies looking to navigat...
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06-17-10
Looking forward to the next decade, CECP and McKinsey & Company have embarked on several months of research into the issues and potential scenarios businesses will confront in the next decade. The result, a groundbreaking new report, "
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06-17-10
As corporations and citizens struggle with continuing crucial challenges in education, the economy, and the environment, Points of Light Institute is honoring four companies and a business volunteer council for their extraordinary employee volunteer efforts to solve commun...
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06-16-10
In China, which emits more greenhouse gasses than any other country, many factories use about 10 times more energy than their counterparts in Japan--giving global companies the opportunity to profoundly reduce their climate impacts by working with their China-based suppliers...