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Western Union's Business Competition Spurs Financial Investment In Africa

"During a recession, when credit is unavailable and investment funding is down, how do we help reactivate credit and financial investment in Africa." Luella D'Angelo, President, Western Union Foundation, told me that this was the challenge that Western Union and its Foundation wanted to address.

So, "to spur the entrepreneurial passion within the African diaspora," the company and its Foundation established a business competition for African diasporans who were creating sustainable enterprises back home. ...

Doing Good is the best PR

Over the past few weeks, a lot of bytes have been devoted to PepsiCo's Refresh Project. There are many components, but the central idea is that the company will award up to 32 grants totaling $20 million to better the world.

Most of the coverage generated for the campaign has focused on it's launch at the expense of Pepsi's Super Bowl Ad - the first time in 23 years in which the soft...

Cultivating Change with Youth

One of my goals for The Changebase is to use the blog as a platform for sharing the stories of companies, organizations and people working to create change in their communities. After all, there are lots of examples of great progress being made in CSR, social enterprise, and philanthropy and they should be celebrated!...

2010: Turning Over a New Leaf

What is the point of all your great efforts these past few years you may be asking? In 2009, it was enough to just hold on, keep your business or income afloat, and try to make it through each month. There wasn’t a whole lot of growing to do unless you were one of the firms that grabbed onto the government’s life line to be pulled out of the hole you put yourself in. For the rest of us, we are left to our own devices to pull ourselves out of the hole others left behind.

All the progress made in 2008 by motivated entrepreneurs and optimistic working folk was flushed down the old...

2009 in Review: Public Opinion on the Environment

When I looked back on mytweets for 2009, I found a lot on polls and surveys regarding public opinion on the environment. Much of it was conflicting, so it's not surprising that people are confused.

But when you look back at the data in total you have to come to the conclusion that it was not a particularly good year for environmental advocates in the arena of public opinion. The economic downturn pushed environmental issues further down the public priority list while belief in and concern about global warming declined despite the ubiquity of the subject in the news.

Considering how important this subject is to sustainability communications, I've added a section of links to this info on the sidebar and undertook a recap of the major polls on the subject from 2009:

On December 23, Quinnipiac University released a poll finding that "most voters say the U.S. should not sign a treaty promising to reduce greenhouse gases, or should not sign such a treaty unless other nations do the same."

CSR 2010 Resolutions and Predictions From Business And Social Sector Leaders: Part I

With a plethora of challenges (and opportunities) facing our world, I wondered what resolutions and predictions business and social sector leaders would make for 2010. So I asked people who have a wide variety of perspectives, all of whom are deeply involved in understanding and addressing vital issues facing...

The Price of Freedom: 79%

A January 2010 Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal accused a moderately progressive U.S. Congress of inadvertently creating a loan-sharking credit card interest rate. Congress enacted credit card reform to stop lender abuses. In retaliation, credit companies are finding ways to get around the new law. WSJ Opinion claimed that Congress’ attempt to rein in excessive credit card fees led the First Premier Bank of South Dakota to raise its rates from 9% to 79%.

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Get Your Nonprofit Board Off To The Right Start In 2010

Why People Who Volunteer Are Value-Add Hires For Your Company

In today’s marketplace, employers have their choice of qualified job candidates. I recommend your hiring with a strong bias towards people with volunteer experience. What makes them better qualified to work at your company?

This is what I can tell you about volunteers. Volunteers:

Have developed personally and professionally through their volunteer work, often including leadership skills. Ask them about what they’ve done, and what they’ve learned from their participation.

The Season of Hope

This is our winter of discontent. The jobless seek a pay check; the almost-homeless pray for a miracle; the indebted seek relief. Throughout the nation and across the globe, human beings are locked in the battle for survival. Yet despite our struggles, this last week signifies a new season of hope for humanity.

Something miraculous happened on the way to the White House this holiday week. Sixty privileged and pampered U.S. senators dragged themselves out on Christmas Eve in the wee hours of the morning to push through historic health care reform.

Many...

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Western Union's Business Competition Spurs Financial Investment In Africa

Doing Good is the best PR

Cultivating Change with Youth

2010: Turning Over a New Leaf

2009 in Review: Public Opinion on the Environment

CSR 2010 Resolutions and Predictions From Business And Social Sector Leaders: Part I

The Price of Freedom: 79%

Get Your Nonprofit Board Off To The Right Start In 2010

Why People Who Volunteer Are Value-Add Hires For Your Company

The Season of Hope

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