BITC International Award
Will Millennials Change the Face of CSR?
Everyone has something to say about millennials, the generation born from 1980 to the present, including how they will shape the future of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability. Depending on who you ask, the coming of the millennials will mean either a new era of robust and transparent approaches to corporate responsibility, or the […]
2013 DABRA Highlights
2013 DABRA Highlights from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo. A short video showing highlights from the 2013 DABRA awards ceremony.
A New Global Partnership with Business, New York, 19 September 2013: Part 3 of 4
A New Global Partnership with Business, New York, 19 September 2013… from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo.
ILC 4e intro Sub
ILC 4e intro Sub from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo.
Top 10 Blogs of 2013
The core strength of Business Fights Poverty is its vibrant community. In other words, you. 95% of our daily stories come from members. The sheer volume of amazing content led us to completely redesign the site earlier this year (read all about the changes here). The energy and enthusiasm of the community to share authentic […]
Top 10 Discussions of 2013
In January 2013 we launched our new discussion forum, with regular live panel chats. We also co-hosted Google Hangouts with Ashoka and webinars with the Business Call to Action and others. Most recently, we were excited to host a Google Hangout with Paul Polak, one of the true gurus in this field (click here to […]
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Typhoon Haiyan – How Business Can Help
Business in the Community is urging businesses to go beyond money and to use their resources, skills, products, services and networks to support people in the aftermath of the typhoon in the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan is reported to be the strongest storm ever recorded that has hit land. It has caused shocking devastation and destruction […]
HOW-TO REJECT REJECTION WHEN IT’S PERSONAL
In the public square of social change, rejection is intensely personal. If you believe in your mission, and if you are giving it your all, then it’s always personal. Let’s admit that every dedicated social entrepreneur takes rejection personally! Every change agent and societal visionary worth a damn is always working against, and undermining, the […]
HOW-TO CONVERT YOUR CONVICTIONS INTO A CAREER
Are you seeking fulfillment and happiness in the social change world? At this point in your life, are you called to give back? Ready to change careers and become a social entrepreneur? Only 47% of Americans are satisfied with their jobs, a sizable drop from the 61% who expressed satisfaction 20 years ago, according to […]
A New Global Partnership with Business, New York, 19 September 2013: Panel Part 1
A New Global Partnership with Business, New York, 19 September 2013… from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo.
Business Call to Action Annual Event
HOW-TO SHUT THE HELL UP & CHANGE THE WORLD
“If you’re early in your [social justice] career, just shut the hell up and…and work really, really hard,” John Anner, Executive Director of the East Meets West Foundation, tells new social change agents. What in the world is he talking about?!?!? He can’t really mean that, can he? After all, the challenges are huge and […]
Social Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid Across Latin America
How To Start Your Social Change Career
Social entrepreneurs are made, not born. Starting a social change career is a do-it-yourself activity. Before we can be status quo disruptors, we need to learn to be disruptive forces in our own lives. “You have to start your career thinking about who you want to be as a person. There is no substitute for […]
Launching the New Business Fights Poverty
I am delighted to announce the launch of the most ambitious upgrade to Business Fights Poverty to date. The key strength of this community is you. Over 95% of the 3,000 content items on the site are generated by members. Combine that with the fact that over 95% of members are professionals in this field, […]
Peter McAllister: When Words Are Not Enough
Like many of you reading this, I struggled to find the right words following news of the Rana Plaza collapse in late April. It was difficult to fully convey the horror and anger at this truly tragic loss of human life. Even worse was that workers had tried to uphold their right to not work […]
Unleashing Africa’s Lions
In Thomas L. Friedman’s book The World is Flat, he uses a proverb to describe today’s globalized economy: Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle […]
Education is Everybody's Business
We would all agree that education is a fundamental pillar of sustainable development and underpins enduring prosperity and economic growth. Indeed, it is one of the central pillars of the Millennium Development Goals. So why, despite much effort, does the achievement of quality ‘Education for All’ remain a major global challenge? One approach to scaling […]