What We Do
AS A SOCIAL IMPACT CONSULTING FIRM we help companies, foundations and individuals make a difference. Our work gets to the heart of the matter. We break silos because it takes more than any one check or policy or letter to tackle big issues like economic security, human rights or climate sustainability. We prescribe a custom formula of advocacy, collaboration, investment, philanthropy, policy and new ways of doing business in order to help you make progress.
Our Services
The process begins with a simple question: What do you want to achieve? The answer becomes the North Star to turn that passion into a purpose. Articulating a mission and architecting a roadmap to reach that end is where Giving Strong comes in. We work with you to build real-world programs that make real social change. Our work is thoughtful, strategic and custom for each client.
STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT
- Strategic Planning
- Mission and Vision Development
- Corporate Social Responsibility and ESG Assessment + Programming
- Crisis and Issues Management
- Program Development + Evaluation
- Change Management
- CSR + ESG Reporting
FINANCIAL CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
- Grant Making
- Impact Investing Counsel
- Philanthropic Advisory
- Scholarship Programs
COMMUNICATIONS
- Stakeholder Communications
- Thought Leadership
- Issues Advocacy + Public Affairs
- Public Relations
- Community Relations
- Content Marketing, development and distribution
Who We Are
Christen Graham brought together her head and her heart when she founded Giving Strong. In previous tenures as a journalist, public relations professional and executive, she intentionally incorporated social impact into her work. Christen has worked with pioneers of the Corporate Social Responsibility movement, leading academic institutions, modern foundations and influential media. She has given voice to underserved people and built programs that foster opportunity. Christen advocates for immigrants by serving on the board of ProsperityME, activates women to be impact investors by serving on the steering committee of Invest for Better, and mentors young people as a Fresh Air Fund host. She is a Tufts University graduate.
News
The Value of CSR in Manufacturing
The WAM Podcast, host, Linda Rigano, invited Christen Graham, President of Giving Strong, to discuss how manufacturing companies can embrace Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as part of their corporate culture and in the process better engage the workforce and the...
The E in ESG: Anheuser-Busch goes all-in with renewable energy
As global beverage company Anheuser-Busch announces plans to source 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025, Giving Strong's Christen Graham talks to the Sierra Club magazine about how this helps to normalize the notion of clean energy:...
Ready to Make a Change | Giving Strong Newsletter
This month's newsletter addresses the generational shift leading foundations from a traditional grant making model and leading business to bake social purpose into their work. A generational urgency to make a social impact It's here. The generational shift in...