These days, the definition of social responsibility seems to include everything from personal health choices so you don't add to the country's health care burden to providing health care benefits to employees.

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Defining Words Used by the Socially Conscious

by Geri Stengel on Dec 23, 2009 - 9:04am

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I’m issuing a challenge: define some of the phrases used by the socially conscious. My aim is to to help crystallize your thinking about the essence of making a social impact and your role in it. This is the first in five part series.

What is Your Definition of Corporate Social Responsibility?

by Geri Stengel on Dec 21, 2009 - 1:42pm

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Definitions of Phrases Making a Difference – One in a Series

How do you define corporate social responsibility? At the least prescriptive end of the spectrum, corporate social responsibility can be defined as doing no harm, following both the spirit and the letter of all regulations and, maybe, sponsoring a local Little League team.

Not bad, not too hard, but not really doing much to earn your stripes as a socially responsible corporation.

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Do You Have To Move Mountains or Is Kicking a Pebble Out of the Road Enough?

by Geri Stengel on Dec 16, 2009 - 10:24am

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Definitions of Phrases Making a Difference – One in a Series

Sometimes we set standards that are so high, they discourage action. Do you have to make a life-changing difference in the community to be credited with having made a social change or is it enough that you don't add to the burdens of the community?

A List for Santa that Will Make Everyone Smile

by Geri Stengel on Dec 4, 2009 - 4:43pm

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Every year, organizations like Heifer International urge people to give their loved ones cows, goats or chickens that will be used to create a sustainable living for people in third-world countries.

For Nonprofit Board Members, Financial Compliance is Good Business and It's the Law

by Guest Blogger on Oct 5, 2009 - 3:40pm

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By Michael Davidson, October 05, 2009

The Form 990 your organization files in 2010 will hold your board accountable for active, documented financial oversight of your organization. Leaders of nonprofits will be required to report on the existence and on the enforcement of policies on:

Conflicts of Interest
Whistle Blower Protection
Document Retention and Destruction
Executive Compensation
Accounting Procedures

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What Entrepreneurs/Nonprofits Execs Need to Succeed

by Geri Stengel on Sep 22, 2009 - 9:32am

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In order to succeed, entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders create support systems. The mix of resources you use is individual, but bottom line – everyone needs support. Watch the video and generate a name that captures the spirit of this video and win a $100 American Express gift certificate. Ventureneer mugs will also be given to five runners-up. Send the name to contest@ventureneer.com, along with your contact info by Friday, October 23, 2009.

Anatomy of a Successful RFP

by Guest Blogger on Jun 19, 2009 - 10:50am

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By Howard Adam Levy

Looking to redesign your website or upgrade your agency’s branding and putting out a Request for Proposals (RFP)? Make sure you get the best consultant you can by making your RFP the best it can be. Consider this list of what to include gleaned from our 17 years of responding to RFPs.

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What Can Small Business and Nonprofit Leaders Learn From Teenage Girls?

by Geri Stengel on Jun 3, 2009 - 11:09am

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Who knew that teenage girls could teach entrepreneurs and nonprofit CEOs a thing or two about sharing?

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A Social Entrepreneur Turns Children Into Young Heroes

by Geri Stengel on May 27, 2009 - 7:47pm

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I suppose you could say all social entrepreneurs are heroes, but only one has started an organization to support and acknowledge other heroes. These heroes are far too young to have taken on this responsibility, for they’re responsible for their own care and feeding: They have been left orphaned after their parents died of AIDS in the country that has the world’s highest rate of HIV/AIDS.

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