Poll finds seven in ten Americans trust nonprofit organizations more than they trust the government or businesses to solve society’s problems,
A post on the 2009 Civic Health Index from Michael Smith, VP of Social Innovation at the Case Foundation
Until June 24th, the U.S. Chamber BCLC is accepting applications for the 2011 Corporate Citizenship Awards (aka The Citizens).
CHICAGO, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — New Civic 100 Survey to Measure Private Sector Leaders Making a Difference in Communities Across America
ELIGIBLE COMPANIES URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN CORPORATE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SURVEY BEFORE AUGUST 17 DEADLINE July 25, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Steve Case, former CEO and chairman of America Online, Michael Eskew, former CEO and chairman of UPS, John Pepper, former…
This piece by John Bridgeland, CEO of Civic Enterprises, speaks about NCoC’s newest initiative, The Civic 50, which promotes and celebrates corporate citizenship.
The following is an open letter to business leaders from Steve Case, chairman and CEO of Revolution LLC and co-founder of America Online; Ray Chambers, former chairman, Wesray Capital Corporation; Mike Eskew, former chairman and CEO, UPS; Bob Nardelli, former chairman and CEO, Chrysler and The Home Depot; and John Pepper, former president, CEO and chairman, Proctor & Gamble, encouraging all S&P 500 companies to join ~1@BODYURL[id=114kcurl733]@
The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) and Points of Light have announced The Civic 100, a new survey to recognize and rank S&P 500 companies making a difference in communities.
The Civic 50 a nationwide initiative to measure, track, and promote how businesses are institutionalizing civic engagement into their corporate culture.
Launched in 2012, The Civic 50 is a national initiative to survey and rank S&P 500 corporations on how they engage with the communities they serve and institutionalize these practices in their corporate culture. Specifically, The Civic 50 recognizes companies seeking to best use their time, talent, and resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business.
The survey was developed by the nation’s definitive experts on civic engagement, the National Conference on Citizenship and Points of Light. Bloomberg News, one of corporate America’s most respected sources of business and financial information, is the media partner. The survey is powered by True Impact.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy and USA TODAY surveyed the largest corporations in the USA to find out how much money they give to charity and to which causes. More than 100 companies answered the survey, and The Chronicle analyzed tax data for other companies for a total of 162.
The ideals of citizenship and volunteerism were deeply embedded in America’s founding documents, and recent legislation, public initiatives, and corporate investment have given these values renewed momentum to help citizens solve problems in their communities.
Stanley Litow, President of IBM International Foundation articulates the importance of cooperation between government-sponsored programs and private-sector efforts in catalyzing 21st century citizenship. Litow says “They must be viewed together. At this vital point in our nation’s history, it is our challenge — and our opportunity — to understand and view them as one and then use that knowledge to jumpstart, energize and sustain a new model of citizenship.”
Perry Yeatman, Huffington Post January 28, 2011 At an impact investing meeting at the US State Department last week, I was probably the only one in the room who didn’t know that only 3 percent of the world’s assets/funds were…