Thought Leaders
5 Apps and Websites Making the World a Better Place
These companies make social giving and volunteering easy.
By Zach Cutler
Charity | Page 6
Entrepreneurs
Are You a Socialpreneur?
In a world where big business is often marked as self-serving bad guys, companies are looking for ways to remove themselves from the stigma and reach out to their communities and the world.
Thought Leaders
Why Warren Buffett Is the Mahatma Gandhi of Capitalism
Ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, it's important to recognize Buffett's role as a beacon for the world.
By Vin Gupta
Building a Business
The Most Overlooked Strategy for Business Development
There are plenty of good ways to feed your pipeline but one of the most satisfying methods is often ignored.
By Dorie Clark
Thought Leaders
4 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Pay It Forward
Charitable giving, whether time or money or both, energizes employees and gives businesses a greater purpose.
By Zeynep Ilgaz
Online Presence
A Business Owner’s Act of Kindness Inspires the Internet, Sparks Larger Campaign
Good business means doing good.
By Carly Okyle
Entrepreneurs
3 Benefits to Giving Away Your Services and Sharing Your Expertise
Numerous studies point to the physical, psychological and even spiritual effects of charity. And it could also help your business thrive.
By Lida Citroën
Buying a Franchise
Food With Thought: How One Franchise Is Making the World a Better Place Through Sandwiches
The founder of Dallas-based franchise Which Wich is proving that a simple PB&J can make a big difference.
By Jason Daley
Buying a Franchise
Can Fast Food Be Healthy? One Franchise Is Proving the Point and Profiting.
Freshii is fast food's new green machine.
By Jason Daley
Buying a Franchise
IHOP Is Giving Away Free Pancakes for National Pancake Day
Get that free short stack.
By Kate Taylor
Thought Leaders
3 Leadership Qualities I Learned in the NFL to Build My Charitable Foundation
Some leaders are born but others invent themselves because it is the only way to achieve their vision.
Building a Business
Social Enterprises Can Raise Serious Funding, If the Product Is Great
A headphones company with a cause shows that dedicating a portion of profits to charity is only part of the process.
Thought Leaders
4 Ways Your Company Benefits From Giving Back
Using profits to improve the community that hosts your company doesn't hurt the bottom line, it helps immeasurably.
Entrepreneurs
4 Reasons to Prioritize Experiences Over Goods in Your Life
Even if you've already set your goals for the year, carve out some time to try something new and different.
Entrepreneurs
Getting Bill Gates as Your Reddit Secret Santa Is Nowhere Near as Cool as It Sounds
Gates' gift-giving style is notably consistent and also far less ostentatious than one might expect from one of the richest men on Earth.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em: Why Two Competitors Joined Forces in the Fight to Beat Cancer
Sometimes it makes sense to merge with your competition. Yael Cohen Braun and Julie Greenbaum didn't always think so, but they do now.
Building a Business
Profit Is Not Enough for a Great 21st-Century Business
Why corporate philanthropy is a must-have for a thriving company of today.
Building a Business
Erase the Line Between Cause and Marketing
The need to keep corporate-social-responsibility efforts distinct from pure promotion may be vanishing.
By Derek Newton
Building a Business
Has Your Company’s Charitable Giving Become an Empty Ritual?
Contributing to the community can energize employees and build ties in a myriad of directions.
Building a Business
7 Must-Dos Before the End of the Year
Finish the quarter not just profitably but thoughtfully. Review results, reset your agenda and reach for the right goals in 2015.
Building a Business
Improving Where They Live Seems to Come Naturally to Family Businesses
Entrepreneurs who build companies with their own families are the bedrock of communities around the country.
Building a Business
A Startup That Tastes Good and Does Good
Greyston Bakery has a social mission that's baked in to the business itself.
Marketing
What’s the Best Way to Market Your Charitable Giving?
If your company wants to do some good, look at these examples to maximize your cause-related marketing.
Business News
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Donates $25 Million to Fight Ebola
Social network's CEO and founder makes donation to the Center of Disease Control Foundation.
By John Kell
Online Presence
Is Charitable Crotch-Grabbing Stunt #FeelingNuts the Next ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?
Attention-grabbing exploit? Check. Viral hashtag? Yup. Celebrity participants? The floodgates seem to be opening.
By Geoff Weiss
Business Accounting
Kickstarter Co-Founder’s Next Chapter: A Nonprofit Discovery Platform
Perry Chen has been working with a team of volunteers every Monday night for the last year to come up with an organization that helps people discover and support nonprofits for $1 a day.
Building a Business
Four Ways to Better Involve Your Company In Charitable Activities
I was inspired to get more involved in the world at large. You should do the same.
By Ivan Misner