24. Mar, 2011 •
Categories: Business Models, Businesses, Rants & Raves •
by Olivia Khalili
Like business, I believe nonprofits should be rewarded when they demonstrate financial success and laid to rest when they don’t. (I can feel jaws dropping and arrows hurtling toward me). Businesses are held financially accountable by the market. Increasingly, we’re holding them accountable for their social impact as well. We reward humanistic companies with our [...]
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03. Mar, 2011 •
Categories: Build a Purpose-driven Business, Events •
by Olivia Khalili
Doing good is a business strategy, here’s how to start and how to do it better. That’s the flag I’ve been flying for three years and 250 blog posts. Next week, I’ll be speaking with a group of entrepreneurs and employees practicing varying levels of social sustainability (and, I hope, some who dismiss it [...]
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04. Feb, 2011 •
Categories: Rants & Raves •
by Olivia Khalili
I’m gratified– …that the conversation is turning from Why? implement a social mission to How? …that increasingly more entrepreneurs, veteran business owners and employees are testing ways to connect their passion to product and profit; and …that I’m able to support you, the entrepreneur, business owner or employee (four times as many people contact me [...]
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09. Jan, 2011 •
Categories: Cause Marketing, Employee Involvement, funding, Interviews, Rants & Raves •
by Olivia Khalili
In order of popularity (ranked by page views), here are the 15 most-read pieces on Cause Capitalism from the last year. Below are some observations on the list. 1. 15 Social Venture Capital Firms That You Should Know About 2. 10 More Social Venture Capital Firms That You Told Me About 3. Will B Corp’s New [...]
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30. Dec, 2010 •
Categories: Build a Purpose-driven Business, Rants & Raves •
by Olivia Khalili
To polish up a year’s worth of learnings from working with and writing about purpose-driven companies, I’ve summed up 42 principles in exactly three words each. Three words–easy to understand, easy to share. This list partially represents the 155 blogs I’ve written this year, but it’s nowhere near complete. Add your triplets in the comments [...]
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30. Nov, 2010 •
Categories: Corporate Social Responsibility, Events, Rants & Raves •
by Olivia Khalili
The opening remarks at the recent Global Conference for Social Change, joint venture of the Foundation for Social Change and the United Nations Office for Partnerships, went something like this: “Let’s take a look at this phrase corporate social responsibility. Let’s take away social. Now let’s take away corporate. What we’re left with responsibility, which is defined [...]
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11. Nov, 2010 •
Categories: Business Models, Businesses •
by Olivia Khalili
Ever wonder how other entrepreneurs and small business owners build businesses that reflects their values? What areas do others tackle first? Which of their efforts have been most successful in terms of impact and revenue? Which have been the most challenging? Social innovators and small business owners Peter Korchnak and Megan Strand found themselves fortunate [...]
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