Nov
11
Yesterday I met with Peter Barretto, President and CEO of Torlys Smart Floors - a remarkable company where doing the right thing in terms of environmental and social responsibility is a part of their DNA.
Oct
28
More than ever, executives want to know that their company’s most high profile partnerships with non-profits are worth the investment. On November 7, I’ll be facilitating a half-day workshop with my colleague Jon Packer, President of The Idea Workshop to help community investment managers benchmark and leverage partnerships with non-profits.
Oct
21
I just received the results of Cone's newest research, the 2008 Cone/Duke University Behavioral Cause Study and the 2008 Cone Cause Evolution Study. Key findings from their latest research include:
As I've written about before, I think partnerships with NGOs are the foundation of corporate community programs. However, these key relationships often involve significant quantitative investment but have largely qualitative benefits/outcomes that are typically difficult to benchmark and leverage.
In the context of increased scrutiny of expenses in all areas it's important for manager to understand how to best demonstrate and improve the returns on their investments in social issues and community organizations - especially as needed to be accountable to executives.
