The Graduate School of Social Work and the Center for Corporate Citizenship invite you to honor the late Edmund M. Burke, Ph.D. at a memorial service on December 2nd from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Yawkey Center, Murray Room, 4th floor. Read the rest of this entry »

Comparing these economic times to the 1930s is already getting old. But then there’s Van Jones’ new twist on an old solution that is sensible and exciting. Jones, who will be a keynote speaker at the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship’s annual conference March 29-31 in San Francisco, says its time to create the Clean Energy Corps – a modern version of FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps.

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The traditional theory about employee volunteerism has been that a strong program requires strong participation, which requires strong recruitment. One of the most common questions participants ask in the Boston College Center courses I teach is “How do we recruit more employees?” But a new report suggests that this is the wrong question.  Read the rest of this entry »

When discussing a company’s impact in a community we often refer to its footprint, a measure of the impact it has on the environment. And there is no shortage of discussion about carbon footprints. But I think it’s time companies start to think about the handprint they make. Read the rest of this entry »

A November 17 Fortune Magazine article looks at what’s happened at Nike in the decade since the company was exposed for human rights violations among workers within outsourced factories. The company is taking to responsibility to heart. Will it work, asks Fortune? Read the full article.

Does your corporation operate globally? Have you noted how differences in international culture affect your business and corporate citizenship strategies? In the Center’s webinar this past week, international experts shared with us the differences in corporate citizenship contexts across the world. More importantly, these speakers illustrated what you need to know when operating overseas. Read the rest of this entry »

World at Work and the Alliance for Work-life Progress (AWLP) have extended the nomination deadline for the Innovative Excellence and Work-life Rising Star Awards an additional week until November 21. If your company is making creative and noteworthy efforts to promote work-life effectiveness, showcase your organization’s best work-life programs with the Innovative Excellence Award. Or nominate someone for the Rising Star Award, which offers junior through mid-career professionals recognition for their emerging leadership and individual contributions. Learn more at http://www.awlp.org/awlp/about/html/awardinfo.jsp.

Welcome to our new web site, and to the interactive blogs that will allow us to share the latest insights and ideas on corporate citizenship and give you a chance to start talking about them.

Clicking on the article links on our home page will take you to one of three new blogs:

• the Director’s Blog by Bradley Googins
• Center News & Features, bringing you the latest news in corporate citizenship at the Center and around the world
• In Good Company, which will share inspiring stories about how our members put corporate citizenship into practice

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