by Giving Strong | Dec 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Giving Strong was founded in 2011. YOU have been an important partner in making meaningful change happen for people and the planet. Are you ready to make a change? Read Christen’s reflections on the last decade and what’s to...
by Giving Strong | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Giving Strong | Apr 27, 2017 | Change Up Blog
The Boston Globe wrote a piece about New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s compensation for supporting the Best Buddies program, a surprise to many readers who thought the relationship was unpaid and purely charitable. This is a familiar refrain, in the...
by ChristenG | Mar 3, 2016 | Change Up Blog
Who owns the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) function at your business? HR often holds a piece of it, as does marketing, facilities and sourcing. Be sure to align community and philanthropy across the enterprise to be most successful, Giving Strong’s...
by Giving Strong | Mar 23, 2015 | Change Up Blog
The spring 2015 line from women’s clothing designer Eileen Fisher is 60 percent “eco,” on their path to reaching 100 percent sustainability by 2020, going “all in.” Similarly, the FB Heron Foundation has about 60 percent of its assets invested in mission, on the path...