It seems like it was the summer of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with many companies announcing great initiatives that support communities, employees, and non-profit organizations. Here’s a quick recap of some high profile examples: Netflix announced unlimited parental leave for employees (moms and dads) during the first year of their child’s life. Gravity Payments announced…
Graduation season is upon us and it has got us thinking about jobs and hiring, specifically in the non-profit and social enterprise area. Based on our work with non-profit organizations, foundations, and businesses, the Team at Starfish Impact has compiled a list of opportunities we have identified related to current trends with recent college graduates:…
We have heard from a lot of companies that would like to do more for their communities but are constrained by limited philanthropic dollars. So we were delighted to hear about the giving program at First Foundation, Supporting Our Communities. Conceived by Doug Freeman, Director of Trust Services and Consulting, the program aims to support…
A few weeks ago we wrote about Corporate Social Responsibility for smaller companies. In that article we talked about how companies of any size can benefit from CSR efforts, provided goals are clear and employees are involved. Stacy Phillips, Managing Principal at Phillips Lerner, has a near-perfect example of a CSR program that gets maximum…
Sometimes it seems like Corporate Social Responsibility is only for the “big guys,” those companies that have whole departments dedicated to reputation management. When you’re a smaller company it’s easy to think CSR is not for you. After all, you have bigger concerns, like where the next customer is coming from or how to hang…
Jobs in CSR – A New Trend in the Right Direction In September 2012, I spotted a job notice from NBC Universal for “Manager, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.” I went on to read the job description: “The Manager, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility will be a key employee on the development and execution of…