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Nov
14
2011
by Sysomos
Last week, the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth issued its annual report looking at how Fortune 500 companies are using social media.
Nov
11
2011

by The Case Foundation
Want to get a quick view of what's new in Social Media, Active Citizenship, Good Giving, and Corporate Responsibility? Here are the highlights from what we've added to CaseFoundation.org this week:
Social Media
Facebook Marks Veteran's Day with 3 New Services
All Facebook
November 8, 2011
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Nov
11
2011
by True Impact
Volunteerism and pro bono service activities almost always involve volunteers exercising personal and professional skills, but which activities actually develop skills with quantifiable business value?
The key is recognizing that skill development generates business value when it enables a...
Nov
10
2011
by Washington Post
There was a time when brands were entirely local. Local vendors competed for business across the socio-economic spectrum of a community with simple products and simple production methods. Today, however, we are a global society of consumers. An Italian designer’s bag manufactured in Malaysia is...
Nov
08
2011
by TechCrunch
Recently, American Express has been pushing its own internal digital commerce initiatives including the company’s digital wallet, Serve. Serve integrates a variety of payment options into a single account that can be funded from a bank account, debit, credit or charge card. AmEx also announced a...
Nov
04
2011

by The Case Foundation
Want to get a quick view of what's new in Social Media, Active Citizenship, Good Giving, and Corporate Responsibility? Here are the highlights from what we've added to CaseFoundation.org this week:
Social Media
Top 5 Tools to Better Time Your Tweets
Mashable, October 28, 2011
Nonprofits and Social...
Nov
03
2011
by Forbes
Fascinating to read Alistair Rennie’s ”The Time is Right for Social Business“ here on Forbes (it got great traction too). But do you really know what a social business is or what the term means? It is after all the next wave of business process innovation. I went digging to find out.
Nov
03
2011
by Huffington Post
When Chambers of Commerce print materials designed to attract new businesses to a city, they often produce "Top 10" lists detailing why their community is ideal for making profit.
Nov
02
2011
by Fast Company
As the discussion heats up about how to rescue our battered economy, the spotlight will undoubtedly fall on philanthropists and private foundations. Indeed, with talk of more taxes on the rich and proposals to levy surcharges on private foundations, it has already begun.
Nov
01
2011
by Your Cause
An infographic that supports the business case for CSR (corporate social responsibility), which is a follow up to our latest CSRinsights.
Oct
31
2011
by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Forget just telling success stories: Admitting mistakes has grown just as important in managing a foundation, said speakers at the Philanthropy Roundtable’s annual conference, in Scottsdale, Ariz., which concluded on Saturday.
Oct
27
2011
by Triple Pundit
Any executive in her right mind will tell you that she – and the entire company – are committed to working with their nongovernmental partners to support whatever cause they represent. And when said cause is directly linked to the company’s bottom line, for example IKEA’s work with UNICEF where the...
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5 Fast Facts
- US corporations contributed $14.10 billion to charitable giving, 4% of the nation’s total charitable giving (2009, GivingUSA)
- 66% of people globally believe it is no longer enough for corporations to simply give money away to a good cause; they need to integrate good causes into their day-to-day business.
- 90% of consumers – more than 278 million people in the US - want to know what companies are doing to benefit causes. (Cone)
- A company’s commitment to social and environmental issues influences which companies consumers want to see doing business in their communities (79%), where to work (69%) and which stocks or mutual funds to invest in (59%). (Cone)
- Employees who are very involved in their company’s cause program are 28% more likely to be proud of their company’s values and 36% more likely to feel a strong sense of loyalty than those who are not involved. (Cone)





