by Chris Nidel Given the current state of the U.S. economy, particularly our high level of unemployment, a recent interview by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz caught my attention. After watching, and ultimately re-watching the interview, I became completely frustrated with the misleading nature of the discussion, based on what may be simple ignorance on the […]
Unbalanced Partnership? Business’ Role in the Nonprofit World
by Sonya Behnke The marketing terms are now commonplace in our collective American vocabulary: “Social investing,” “venture philanthropy,” and “cause branding” may be relatively recent phenomena, but their potent presence in our evolving notions of corporate and nonprofit activity is undeniable. The quick and natural emergence of corporate-nonprofit partnerships has spawned these new terms as […]