Don’t complicate things when developing a strategy for your corporate philanthropy program. Several small changes can lead to big results.
Take 5: Nichole Krieger, Executive Director at The NASCAR Foundation
For Momentum hits the pavement with its Take 5 blog series featuring Nichole Krieger, Executive Director at The NASCAR Foundation. We are thrilled to bring you Nichole’s answers to five questions that will give you insight into The NASCAR Foundation, the cause community and Nichole.
Award Season Continues: The Civic 50
If you are like me you enjoy the glitz, glamour and excitement of the Golden Globes, Grammy’s and Oscar’s. Who will win the coveted awards? Even more importantly, what will they be wearing on the red carpet?
There Can Be No CSR Without HR
For years, Fortune 500 companies have expressed the value of employee engagement as part of their CSR reporting—a value equal to millions of dollars each year for large global organizations. Today, forward-thinking companies of all shapes and sizes are investing in a variety of strategies aimed at recruiting and inspiring individuals and maintaining a competitive advantage through effective employee engagement programs. But they may be overlooking one crucial member of their team when plugging employee engagement into their overall CSR strategies—the HR Department.
Businesses Boost Trust with Cause
Recently updated research helps us connect the dots between consumer trust and cause. For their 2016 Trust Barometer, Edelman asked more than 33,000 people worldwide how much they trusted four institutions: non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses, media outlets and government agencies. Trust in all these institutions seems to have rebounded from the Great Recession of 2008. One explanation for the increase in trust, especially for businesses, is the goodwill generated by their association with cause.
