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(312) 666.2776 colleen@crgroup.orgProf. Tim Feddersen 1st told the CR Group about Northwestern University – Kellogg School’s SEEK Program’s focus on developing socially responsible business leaders. Impact Engine is an example those ideas being put into action. Dr. Jamie N. Jones, Asst. Dir. of the Social Enterprise at Kellogg, thinks Chicago is uniquely positioned for this intersection and mutual leverage of social enterprise and corporate responsibility.
The May G8 and NATO Summits will center the world’s attention on the United States and Chicago. Join us for a discussion that will go beyond the press coverage of protestors and into depth about the substantive aims of these Summits.
Is there anything new in the area of diversity? How does this area impact CSR and non-profits? What are the benefits to the corporation/organization?
Can nonprofits, government and corporations all work together on Climate Change? Can a public-private collaborative actually be effective?
Social Media Mechanisms for Philanthropic Engagement: Crowd Sourcing – The Tipping Point Model
South Side Health and Vitality Asset Census Project is an ongoing project that aims to identify and catalogue the commercial, health, social and civic resources available to the residents in the 34 communities that make up the South Side of Chicago.
The Chicago Public Library has transformed itself into not only a quiet place to check out books, but an innovative and essential space in the community for life long learning and living in the 21st century.
Enjoy great food and spectacular views from The Cliff Dwellers Club as we celebrate the past year and welcome our new Officers and Directors for 2011-2012.
Is it possible to measure the success of our grantees or the success of employee matching and volunteer programs? Todd Lapin, President of Alliance Consulting Partners will explore these questions with us.
Jason Saul, Author, Founder and CEO of Mission Measurement LLC, will talk to us about his brand new book, The End of Fundraising:Raise More Money by Selling Your Impact.
A Plan to Amplify the Benefits of Volunteerism for Corporations, Non-Profits and the Community, One Good Deed Chicago was born from Mayor Richard M. Daley’s participation in Cities of Service, a bi-partisan coalition of mayors working together to harness the power of volunteers to help solve pressing local challenges.
Melissa Giovagnoli, a leading expert on the development of social networks as a means of growing and accelerating brand loyalty and performance improvement inside and outside organizations, will share examples she has seen implemented as well as a number of public examples to help us gain a better understanding of what can and should be done when it comes to implementing effective social media initiatives. She will also discuss what NOT to do as social media spreads more and more into the area of reputation management, impacting everyone in all types of organizations.
The future belongs to companies who can create synergies between their company’s people, profits and passions. Doing so begins with understanding which markets and stakeholders are key to your company’s success, and taking calculated risks that challenge the status quo while keeping values intact.
In the complex and rapidly evolving arena of corporate social responsibility, satisfying a company’s social contract with the community clearly is no longer enough and leveraging social change to drive business value is just one of the innovative ways of meeting and staying ahead of the challenges.
Most citizenship strategies were originally designed to satisfy the company’s social contract with the community. Yet with the recent economic challenges, almost all community/citizenship activities are being evaluated as to their value to the community and to the business.
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians’ promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children.
Shirley Madigan will engage us in a lively conversation about why corporations should continue to care about cultural development in Chicago. She will share her perspectives on why and how cultural development equates to economic well-being – yes – even in the current difficult economy.
Without the prospect of hosting the 2016 Olympic Games to fuel Chicago’s plans for civic growth and vitality, Chicago has an urgent need to develop a new vision for inspired economic development in order to retain its standing as one of the world’s top 10 global cities.
Without a doubt, Google is a dominant force in the rapidly changing environments we discussed at our March meeting, but in many more ways than we might know.
In recent decades corporations have increasingly become the dominant source for political and social change. Increased globalization and technological progress have further accelerated this process. Businesses are now held accountable by standards other than legal compliance or financial performance.
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