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19 socially responsible companies to inspire your CSR efforts

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Examples of corporate social responsibility initiatives Water stewardship: With a goal to replenish 120% of the water they consume, Google works to enhance water resource management, address water-related challenges, and improve relevant ecosystems. On the climate front, their goal is to reduce emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2040.

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Newsletter: Selfish Giving + You: 2025 is Our Year! ; Retail Winners and Losers of 2024 ; How Jimmy Carter Made Habitat a Nonprofit Giant

Selfish Giving

Heres my goal for 2025: If just 10% of you300 readersmade a valuable investment in coaching, consulting, or a case study, wed create an even stronger community of impactful partnership work. Since 2001, the Hershey Bears hockey club has partnered with charities for their annual teddy bear toss.

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The Advantages of Asymmetric Information

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PRO Tip: Learn the best way to respond to a grant by studying the agency issuing that grant - its mission, policy goals, and types of grants it awards. Links Did you know that the study of asymmetric information won Joseph Stiglitz, George Akerlof, and Michael Spence a Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001? Click here for a summary.

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Top 5 Challenges for Nonprofits in 2023

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Donor Retention Donor retention as a metric has gained traction since 2001 when Adrian Sargeant published the first academic research on the financial impact of increased donor retention. If you have a plan with goals and KPIs, there should be automated reports on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis that show progress against goal.

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Corporate and Foundation Grantseeking: Free Webinar July 12

Tech Soup

In her 17 years as a philanthropic consultant, she has managed capital campaigns, helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and trained more than 20,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt, and most of the 50 United States, in all aspects of development. Reach her at linda [at] cvfundraising [dot] com.

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First Screenshot of New Office for Mac Interface

Tech Soup

MacBU's Han-yi Shaw explains the decision : While the reason why we embarked on the journey of creating a brand new user interface is multifold, it really all started with the following goal: to continue to deliver the best productivity suite that was intuitive yet powerful, innovative yet familiar, and above all, Mac-like yet compatible.

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One Nonprofit’s Road to Microsoft Windows Happiness

Tech Soup

Rick’s “fewer words” version: "Our goal is to help our own community live a fulfilling life on their own terms, while avoiding negative outcomes like forced hospitalization or incarceration." ’s mission: The long version: HOPE, Inc. " Interested in learning more about upgrades?