by Cause Consulting |
You must take five minutes this weekend to watch this inspiring short film created by 16 year-old David Were about his realities living in the largest slum in Kenya. I have been working on the Adobe Youth Voices program since its inception four years ago, and I am continuously inspired.
This and ten other youth produced films are being celebrated this week at Lincoln Center in New York City as part of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. Over a hundred additional films are uploaded at the Adobe Youth Voices Gallery.
by Cause Consulting |
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.
by Cause Consulting |
Scale is the “hot” word and theme that is permeating my work, research and interactions with my peers from the CSR and philanthropy arenas. How do we scale proven nonprofit models? How do we scale green business models and innovations? How can companies take great philanthropic programs and scale them across the globe? The list of questions goes on…
Recently, I joined 75 business leaders in Washington, DC as part of the Progressive Business Leaders Network to share our voice around key policy issues with select representatives from Congress and to hear from them about current “bills in the works.” We tackled many issues, including sustainability, education, workforce issues, financial reform, among others in a jam packed schedule. It turns out that no matter the conversation, we consistently returned to a discussion about the challenge of scale.