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Appropriately telling your CSR story in an authentic and genuine way is a core part of our work every day. We translate, package, and share CSR strategies, programs and results. Integrated marketing communications plans CSR reporting & transparency Message guides … Continue reading →

Cause Consulting was part of an integrated team at Starbucks that launched and introduced Ethos Water in the marketplace.  We advised the Ethos team on the strategic and legal elements of the cause-related elements of the on-going sales promotion; integration … Continue reading →

Fidelity at School is Fidelity Investment’s national community relations strategy. The program addresses the U.S. high school dropout crisis by focusing on helping at-risk middle school students achieve the foundational skills required to transition successfully to high school.  Leveraging its … Continue reading →

The Opportunity Project is a global social innovation initiative of the eBay Foundation.  Cause Consulting partnered with the eBay Foundation team to build the strategy and design this program that supports and helps scale market-based approaches to empowering economic opportunity … Continue reading →

Cause Consulting is passionate about teaching and sharing our day-to-day CSR learnings and best practices with professionals in the field.  For the Boston College Center of Corporate Citizenship, we created and taught a popular, intensive workshop on effective communications practices … Continue reading →

ARAMARK Building Community is a signature philanthropic and employee volunteer program committed to strengthening our nation’s neighborhood community centers.  By providing vital workforce readiness, health and wellness, and basic support services, ARAMARK is enriching the lives of millions of families … Continue reading →

AMD Changing the Game is the AMD Foundation’s signature education initiative.  The program leverages the power and experience of gaming as a way to teach less-advantaged middle and high school students critical science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and life skills. … Continue reading →

Adobe Youth Voices is a global philanthropic program of the Adobe Foundation. The program engages 13-18 year-olds in an educational experience to capture their passion and concerns about issues that matter to them most by creating media. The program empowers … Continue reading →

Brewing the American Dream is a signature cause initiative whose mission is to provide low and moderate-income small business owners with the essential ingredients to become financially independent in the food and beverage industry. With partners such as ACCION, the country’s … Continue reading →

Risa Sherman delivered the Distinguished Alumni Lecture at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.  The lecture “CSR: Creating New Value for Companies, Brands and Society,” focused on the evolution of CSR, the importance of embedding CSR in business … Continue reading →

Deborah Leipziger provided an expert opinion on trends in CSR and examples of best practices in a CNBC article on the high profile of CSR at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Read the article on CNBC.

Mark Feldman moderated a session on breakthrough cause programs at the Conference Board Community Involvement Conference. The conversation centered on innovative approaches to integrating philanthropy and business investments. Companies and organizations on the panel include the Acumen Fund, the Boston … Continue reading →

Risa Sherman facilitated the first annual AMD Changing the Game partner summit in New York City. Through AMD’s signature philanthropy initiative, the company works with more than 25 partner organizations around the globe to engage less advantaged middle and high … Continue reading →

Nikki Korn and Mark Feldman taught a day-long training program for a select group of corporate practitioners on “Maximizing Signature Cause Programs” with the Association for Corporate Contributions Professionals (AACP). Highlights of the workshop include an assessment of key trends and best practices … Continue reading →

Nikki Korn provided counsel to companies on creating meaningful, sustainable corporate volunteer programs in this Inc. Magazine article. Nikki provided advice on selecting the right project, engaging internal team in decision making, and creating a two-way dialogue between companies and … Continue reading →

Mark Feldman provided insight in the Wall Street Journal on the power that smaller companies can have on social issues when they are focused and strategic with their philanthropy. Read the article.  

I recently attended my first Adobe Youth Voices Live! event at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). I was blown away by the films and other media produced by the Boston AYV youth. Please take time to check them out Continue reading →

So my husband went to Home Depot this weekend and like any good Samuel Adams drinker, he was wearing his “Just Brew It” t-shirt.

The woman who helped him complimented him on his shirt and asked whether he works at Sam Adams. He said, “no, but my wife works closely with them on their philanthropy program.”

She said: “Oh, Brewing the American Dream?”

He said: “Yeah, do you know it?” Continue reading →

Congratulations to our client the Boston Beer Company for receiving the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy’s (CECP) prestigious Founder’s Award for Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy.  This award recognizes the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream® program for its demonstrated CEO leadership, dedication to measurement, successful partnerships, and innovation.

We are proud to be a part of the Samuel Adams team and honored to work on this exciting program that supports low and moderate income micro-entrepreneurs in the food and beverage industry. Continue reading →

My dad has given me many lessons over my lifetime and one of the ones I always seem to draw on is:  Do not confuse someone’s method with his motive.

This came to mind recently when Goldman Sachs announced a $500 million philanthropy initiative to help small business owners through higher education scholarships, access to capital and mentoring.  There is little doubt expressed by journalists and bloggers all around the country that what is motivating Goldman is a desperate need for good will coming out of months and months of revelations around the company’s role in Wall Street’s financial meltdown. Continue reading →

International Data Group (IDG) has named the AMD Foundation as the 2012 Laureate of IDG’s Computerworld Honors Program. Every year the program recognizes organizations that use technology to support and create positive social, economic and educational change. The AMD Foundation’s global … Continue reading →

The national expansion of Brewing the American Dream was reported in The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, CNBC, Boston Business Journal, Boston.com, Yahoo Finance, among others. It was also covered in Food & Beverage news outlets around the country. All … Continue reading →

Sam Adams has expanded its signature microloan program, Brewing the American Dream, to all small food, beverage, craft brewing and hospitality businesses nationwide. The expansion will provide at least $1 million in new loans and industry-specific coaching, mentoring, and educational … Continue reading →

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) recognized ARAMARK’s commitment to communities through ARAMARK Building Community with the 2012 Restaurant Neighbor Award. The awards celebrate outstanding charitable service efforts restaurateurs perform in their communities. Launched in 2008, the ARAMARK Building Community program … Continue reading →

ARAMARK announces an additional $1 million investment in grants, in-kind resources, and volunteer support to community centers nationwide through its signature philanthropic program, ARAMARK Building Community (ABC). The commitment includes $100,000 for the second annual ARAMARK Building Community Innovation Awards … Continue reading →

Fast Company’s “Expert Blog” features a candid interview with Sam Adams Founder Jim Koch where he describes his passion for beer, innovation, and his inspiration for launching Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream, the company’s core philanthropy program. The program … Continue reading →

The Adobe Foundation launched the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards, a new opportunity for youth worldwide to submit their most compelling digital work to an international, online media competition. As part of Adobe’s signature philanthropy program, Adobe Youth Voices, these … Continue reading →

The AMD Foundation announced its 2012 sponsorship of the 2nd Annual National STEM Video Game Challenge, a video-game-design competition designed to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), learning among America’s youth by tapping into students’ natural passion … Continue reading →

The Boston Business Journal featured the success of the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program, including highlights of several small businesses that have benefited from and expanded due to the capital received from the fund. Through Brewing the American … Continue reading →

ARAMARK launched the ARAMARK Building Community 2012 Innovation Awards. These awards, which will provide a total of $100,000 in grants, will honor one community center executive director for visionary leadership, and will recognize three community centers for innovative programs that … Continue reading →

As part of a partnership announced in 2010, Fidelity Investments and the HandsOn Network, the volunteer arm of the Points of Light Institute, completed their second annual school “Transformation Days” for middle schools in 10 cities. Fidelity employees and local … Continue reading →

Samuel Adams announced the first ever recipients of its Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream® Experienceship, a new mentoring opportunity offered as part of the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream philanthropy program. The recipients of the Experienceship, San Francisco-based … Continue reading →

The Chicago Tribune and the Wall Street Journal announced that Chicago’s small food, beverage and hospitality businesses are now eligible to participate in the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program, as its micro-loan fund becomes available to entrepreneurs in … Continue reading →

The Adobe Foundation in partnership with the Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation will open a new Peapod Adobe Youth Voices academy for San Jose youth. Building on the success of existing academies, the collaboration focuses on empowering underserved youth by … Continue reading →

AMD Changing the Game held its first annual AMD Changing the Game partner summit on June 23 in New York City. Through AMD’s signature philanthropy initiative, the company works with more than 25 partner organizations around the globe to engage … Continue reading →

AMD awarded Olin College of Engineering a three-year grant of $300,000 to support the Initiative for Innovation in Engineering Education (I2E2), the college’s effort to promote change in engineering pedagogy. The grant of $100,000 per year will provide operational support … Continue reading →

Friends, family, and community members joined young artists in Boston in the year-end celebration of Adobe Youth Voices (AYV). Hosted at The Institute of Contemporary Art, the event featured media produced by local Boston youth including thought-provoking films and colorful, … Continue reading →

City Year and ARAMARK announced an expanded three-year, multi-faceted partnership that includes financial and in-kind resources valued at $3.75 million that will support “In School & On Track,” City Year’s national initiative to address the nation’s dropout crisis. Andrew Kerin, … Continue reading →

In June, Boston Beer started making its signature microloan program, Brewing the American Dream, available nationwide to craft brewers in need of startup capital. The company began the program in partnership with ACCION USA  in 2008 with a focus on providing microloans to … Continue reading →

ARAMARK recognizes Houston Neighborhood Centers Inc. CEO and three leading community centers for innovative and successful health and wellness, workforce readiness and communications campaigns through its inaugural awards program. Visit ARAMARK Building Community to learn about all of the award … Continue reading →

eBay Inc. launched The Opportunity Project, a global social innovation initiative designed to support and help scale market-based approaches to providing economic opportunity in vulnerable, impoverished communities. Powered by the eBay Foundation, The Opportunity Project’s first investment is $250,000 in … Continue reading →

As part of its ongoing seasonal product series, Samuel Adams partnered with Karl’s Sausage Kitchen in Saugus, MA to create a German-style sausage flavored with caraway and Samuel Adams Noble Pils. Karl’s Sausage Kitchen is a loan recipient of the … Continue reading →

Pepsi Beverages Company partnered with Rebuilding Together in Pittsburgh and St. Louis to engage local employees and impact communities-in-need. Watch the videos of the partnership’s impact in Pittsburgh and St. Louis.  

The ARAMARK Building Community 2011 Innovation Awards will distribute $100,000 in grants to community centers to spur breakthrough solutions for helping at-risk families. Through these awards, ARAMARK and its partners, United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA) and the Alliance for … Continue reading →

Carlene O’Garro of Delectable Desires bakery in South Boston, MA created a Harvest Pumpkin Ale Pumpkin Bread using Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale that will serve as the brewery’s seasonal product available in its online store. Carlene is a beneficiary … Continue reading →

The Boston Beer Company received the 2010 Founders Award from the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy for its philanthropy strategy in creating its signature cause program, Brewing the American Dream, to provide small-business owners in the food and beverage industry with … Continue reading →

ARAMARK is supporting City Year’s mission by promoting the “give a year. change the world.” campaign, which is a call to 17-to-24 year olds to give a year of service as tutors, mentors and role models at schools across the … Continue reading →

The AMD Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant for the 7th annual Games for Change Festival in support of a day-long game design workshop to help middle and high school teachers, non-profit leaders, and others develop social issue game design … Continue reading →

ARAMARK and Hull House representatives highlight the significance and impact of their partnership serving Chicago communities through ARAMARK Building Community in this short film. Clarence N. Wood, President and CEO of the Hull House Association commented, “It has been a … Continue reading →

ARAMARK announced that its signature volunteer initiative, ARAMARK Building Community, will expand from 12 to more than 25 communities around the world, and will offer skilled employee volunteer support, in-kind donations and funding to local community centers. Read more in … Continue reading →

Pepsi Bottling Group energizes its local employees through a partnership with Rebuilding Together to repair buildings of community institutions in five locations including Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ; San Antonio, TX; and Tampa, FL. Read more.  

Adobe Youth Voices became the founding sponsor of the first-ever youth film track, Youth Producing Change, at the 2008 Annual Human Rights Watch Global Film Festival. Selected from over 250 submissions from across the globe, the track features nine short films … Continue reading →

Kids’ University, a special program developed with the support of the Fidelity Children’s Learning Fund at UT-Dallas, continues to help children of families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Read more.  

AMD and the AMD Foundation announced the launch of Changing the Game, their new signature cause program to improve the education and life skills of disadvantaged young people by teaching them to develop digital games with social content. Read more … Continue reading →

‘Enriching Lives Every Day’ will serve as ARAMARK’s CSR platform for creating positive experiences and environments that enable people and organizations to thrive. Through this theme, ARAMARK focuses energy on initiatives that support its diverse workforce; enhance and protect the … Continue reading →

Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams beer, is partnering with nonprofit micro-lender ACCION USA to launch Brewing the American Dream program, to offer small business loans and mentoring and coaching resources to New England entrepreneurs working in the food, … Continue reading →

Through ARAMARK Building Community, the company will dedicate more than $5 million in cash grants, volunteer hours, and product donations toward improving neighborhood community centers. Read more in the press release.

Rainbow Days, Inc and the Fidelity Children’s Learning Fund will host academic summer programs (Word document: Katrina Kids University Press Release) at UT-Dallas for homeless youth displaced by Katrina. Keith Davis, former NY Giants player, will participate as a commencement … Continue reading →

Adobe Systems launched its new global signature program, Adobe Youth Voices, designed to empower underserved youth to comment on social issues that are important to them through multimedia projects. Working in collaboration with five leading youth media organizations, Adobe will … Continue reading →

Baseball fans at the Patriots-Saints game in New Orleans were given a set of Mardi Gras beads for every $5 donated to the Children’s Learning Fund, which provides financial support to schools who are educating youth displaced by Hurricane Katrina. … Continue reading →

Starbucks unveiled an innovative CSR strategy to roll out Ethos bottled water to 5,000 U.S. stores and donating $10 million over the next five years to nonprofits working to alleviate the world water crisis. Ethos is a year-round sales promotion … Continue reading →