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CSR red flag – Chevron say Utah oil spills ‘highly unusual’ despite two issues in 6 months

While the giant BP oil 'spill' disaster quite rightly caught the attention of the international media plus of course governments and environmentalists yet another smaller accident is almost being ignored by the media. Should the size of the spill actually...

December 16, 2010 Read More

New survey shows perceived value CSR has moved so far in last decade

Based upon a new article in British newspaper 'The Guardian' the landscape for a corporation's CSR practices have gone from being very pedestrian to a fully fledged component of how they do business. This is encouraging news and to be...

December 14, 2010 Read More

Jumo early verdict – hit and miss

Now that Jumo have had a live beta version online for about a week the reviews are coming in from far and wide. Opinions range from the ecstatic to the unconvinced and in the middle many are taking a wait...

December 10, 2010 Read More

5 great timesavers for your nonprofit fundraising Twitter account

Using Twitter to help grow the networking capability of your nonprofit fundraising organization is a topic I've touched upon previously on the blog, for example this post about tagging/keyword reach and this one about creating a simple to use audio...

December 9, 2010 Read More

Our urban future and CSR in the year 2040

When looking at issues concerning CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) we tend to look at the present and near terms issues. How can companies modify their behaviour today and tomorrow to better integrate worker's rights, fair trade, sustainable practices and global...

December 8, 2010 Read More

What might a return of the estate tax mean for fundraising in the US?

Nonprofit fundraising in the US could be impacted most by a tax change coming up in 2011 in terms of giving amongst the wealthiest. A two year trend of reduced donations from those with the highest net worth may see...

December 7, 2010 Read More

As nonprofit fundraising enters the holiday season, a new survey projects results

As the calendar turns to December in many cases nonprofit fundraising enters into its most critical time of the year as the season of goodwill usually reflects in-kind with increased donations received by nonprofits. Many nonprofits receive as much as...

December 2, 2010 Read More

Harris Poll indicates fundraising slowly turning round

Professional fundraising is facing new and different challenges in the US according to a new Harris poll of more than 2500 adults surveyed in September. The impact of an economy that continues to struggle to find solid footing after three...

November 26, 2010 Read More

Will the World Climate Summit herald rapid change?

I'm rather excited about the upcoming inaugural 'World Climate Summit', if the objectives of the conference are met it could be the most promising breakthrough concerning climate issues outside of UN meetings yet seen. One significant difference versus a UN...

November 25, 2010 Read More

Unilever CSR report “..growth and sustainability. We have to do both”

In conjunction with the global release of their very bold "Sustainable Living Plan" last week, I was greatly encouraged by the words chosen by Unilever CEO Paul Polman when asked to summarize what the corporation hopes to achieve: “Many would...

November 23, 2010 Read More

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