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Today's blog is republished from the Ideas Lab on Nov. 9, 2012.
The executive director of the Points of Light Corporate Institute highlights the 'Civic 50' a yearly list of companies that improve their communities alongside their business.
Ben Franklin knew – without the aid of economic modeling, PR professionals, public opinion polls or the 24-hour news cycle – that companies could succeed by doing good. Today we have the benefit of all of these things to confirm Ben Franklin’s intuition.
Today's post is written by Yvonne Siu, marketing manager, A Billion + Change.
Imagine receiving a new brand identity your nonprofit could use to launch a rebranding of your organization – for free. Or imagine engaging a team of your best and brightest employees to research and create a pitch presentation for a high-performing charter school – with 24-hours notice.
Today's post is written by Hannah Oshin, a Points of Light Corporate Institute fellow and AmeriCorps Alum.
A company has goals, responsibilities and a duty to their stakeholders. There are a set of products and services to be developed, marketed and sold to the masses. A brand created, a mission established and a group of people hired to devote a 24-7 schedule to its success. Now, there is also an overwhelming demand for companies to act as civically engaged citizens.
Today's post is republished from the Billion + Change blog on July 19, 2012. This post was contributed by Michelle Nunn, CEO of Points of Light, and includes her reflections on A Billion + Change's Forum at the White House on June 27, 2012.
Can you imagine a future where 500 companies decide to collectively lead social change and tackle the most pressing challenges of the 21st century through skills-based volunteer service (SBV)? This is the future that A Billion + Change discussed recently at a national forum at the White House, “A Billion + Change in Action: Connecting to the Future of Corporate Service.