The stunning election of Donald Trump as president and the surprising Brexit decision demonstrates citizens can disrupt the elite political establishment when it fails to represent the needs of the people. On a larger scale, it means politicians and governments can be held accountable for putting their self-serving goals before those that put them …
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Has your company developed a corporate social responsibility program that you highlight on marketing materials? If so, you must choose your words carefully. Corporate social responsibility is a broad concept replete with varied and complex topics.
Funders typically support programmes, but they scrimp on ‘overhead’. This practice gives rise to a vexing ‘starvation cycle’ that constrains nonprofits’ ability to invest in essential organisational infrastructure. To solve society’s most pressing problems, we need strong, mission-driven organisations that can deliver results that matter. Unfortunately, funding practices widely used by governments, foundations, and corporations, …
Why CSR and other grant-makers need to provide more ‘good’ overheads to NGOs Read More »
India’s top 100 companies spent nearly a billion dollars on corporate social responsibility in the last financial year, more than double of what they had spent three years ago. A study of BSE 100 companies by Institutional Investor Advisory Services Ltd. revealed that CSR spends rose 25 percent in 2015-16 to Rs 6,500 crore over …
State-Run Companies Race Ahead In Corporate Social Responsibility Spends Read More »
Over the past few years, interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has increased significantly. The spotlight on CSR has led companies to expand and strengthen their CSR efforts. Many companies in turn have published sustainability reports, posted materials on their websites, and made other statements about their past CSR efforts and future CSR goals. Certain …
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