April 28, 2009
: Corporate Citizenship Center
March 31, 2009
On Thursday, I had the pleasure to speak at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business Social Enterprise Symposium titled A New Way of Doing Business.
March 27, 2009
By John P. Howe, III, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Project HOPE.
In the past two weeks, I have described examples of the private sector, in partnership with public and nonprofit sectors, working together to address challenges in global development.
March 25, 2009
In yesterday’s post, I examined the impact and fallout of the current economic situation. So what are corporate citizens doing about it?
March 24, 2009
Taking Stock of the Current Situation
The data is grim at every level — local, state, and national. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the House Majority Whip, says that unemployment is hitting close to 24% in Sumter County, SC. Michigan has over 11.6% unemployment.
March 23, 2009
This month I interviewed Jeff Shuman, vice president of human resources and corporate relations for the Harris Corporation.
March 9, 2009
We need to stop saying it’s not our fault there is no infrastructure to deliver healthcare and start saying, ‘Who can we work with to ensure that the infrastructure does exist?’
December 11, 2008
Microsoft, Target and Wal-Mart do a great job making a positive difference in their communities, according to their peers in the business community.
October 30, 2008
As we look back at 2008, we’ve seen three bubbles pop: housing, energy, and finance.
October 11, 2008
For the first time, FEMA invited a private sector organization — namely BCLC — to sit in a Joint Field Office as they coordinate the response to a major storm, in this case, Hurricane Ike. So Ollie Davidson and I jumped on a plane on a Tuesday and went down to Austin where the JFO is headquarter