Marketing
How to Grow Your Business by Giving Away (Some of) the Profits
Done correctly, setting up a scholarship is both noble and profitable.
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Thought Leaders
Businesses Should Invest More in Society. Here’s Where to Start.
Benefiting society is a competitive advantage.
Thought Leaders
How Masters of Marketing (Like You!) Can Help Fight Human Trafficking
Storytelling isn't just for selling products. It can also be used to generate funds for a cause that breaks your heart.
By Nick Nanton
Business Accounting
Bill Gates Reveals His Ultimate Measure of Success — And How Warren Buffett Helped Him Realize It
It's not about net worth or name recognition.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
A ‘Holiday’ Thought: Philanthropic Involvement Can Advance your Career. Here’s How.
Leadership experience and resume boosting are only some of the advantages you'll gain. You might also change someone's life -- literally.
Thought Leaders
10 Things You Should Know About Billionaire Philanthropist George Soros
On Wednesday, he was named Person of the Year by The Financial Times.
By Hayden Field
Building a Business
To Fill Your Company’s Empty Positions, Invest in Your Employees’ Charitable Passions
Telling your employees you'll match their donation to their favorite charity has a powerful psychological effect.
Thought Leaders
Entrepreneurs Are the Celebrities of the Business World
Why are entrepreneurs so compelling and how does their value translate for good?
By Ben Erwin
Human Resources
Is That Holiday Party Really Worth It?
No, it's not. There's a lot of better ways to spend that money in the spirit of the holiday.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
This Brooklyn Entrepreneur Was Shaken to Her Core by Nepal’s Devastating Earthquake and Did Something Incredible
How a jewelry designer poured her passion into reviving devastated communities with new entrepreneurial projects.
By Joan Oleck
Thought Leaders
The Most Fulfilling Way to Enjoy Your Success Is to Create a Lasting Legacy
Do good and you will be remembered fondly.
Thought Leaders
Do All Superheroes Wear Capes? No, But Anyone Can Still Be a Hero.
A wonderful, feel-good fact: Mike Ilitch, the late founder of Little Caesars, paid Rosa Parks's rent for more than a decade.
Building a Business
Looking for a Philanthropic Passion? Learn How to Give Back by Following This Guide.
If you'd like to volunteer more or even become an activist, these tips can guide you to the causes that mean the most to you.
By Jessica Abo
Business News
Jeff Bezos Starts a $2 Billion Fund for Schools and the Homeless
'We'll use the same set of principles that have driven Amazon. Most important among those will be genuine, intense customer obsession. The child will be the customer,' the Amazon CEO says.
By Michael Kan
Thought Leaders
The Founder of #HappyPeriod Shares How to ‘Get Off Your Butt and Make Your Passion Part of Your Everyday Life’
'You get excited even at your losses. Because it wasn't a failure, it was a lesson,' says Chelsea VonChaz.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Accounting
Will Getting Rich Make You a Jerk?
Believe it or not, if you weren't a jerk to begin with it could have the opposite effect.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
How We Helped Our Millennials Fall in Love With Philanthropy
A transparent workplace, hands-on opportunities and cutting-edge tech will keep your millennials engaged.
Building a Business
5 Signs You Have What It Takes to Be a Millionaire
People with a deep passion for their work are motivated to work hard. That's when they start to make serious money.
Marketing
Does It Matter What Motivates Business Philanthropy?
When a business gives back, everybody wins.
By Brian Jones
Thought Leaders
How to be Charitable After a Mass Shooting Without Getting Sucked Into Political Controversy
We live in an odd time when even mass murder is a fraught issue but if your heart is in the right place you will find a way to help.
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Organizations Giving Back to Their Communities
Want to do some good in your neighborhood? Check out these examples.
Building a Business
How Ann Taylor and Loft Create Customer Loyalty Through Charitable Efforts
Ann Taylor and Loft build up charities and customer loyalty at the same time -- here's how you can do it, too.
By Carol Roth
Thought Leaders
Want to Parlay Your Passion Without Losing a Paycheck? Think About Running a Not-for-Profit
The opportunity to pursue a passion without sacrificing a meaningful business role and salary has been the impetus for many business leaders to swap careers.
Thought Leaders
5 Reasons Social Responsibility Is a Step in the Right Direction for Small Business
You want to attract talent and investors, and they both want to feel good about what they are committing to.
Entrepreneurs
10 Brutal Lessons You Need to Learn Before Getting Rich
You'll never have enough billions to buy a new personality, so start improving the one you got for free.
By John Rampton
Human Resources
How Billionaire Philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates Settle Disagreements
The spouses and Gates Foundation founders give insight into how their working partnership has evolved over time.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
5 Things You Should Know About America’s First Black Billionaires
BET co-founders and former spouses Robert and Sheila Johnson could teach us all a thing or two about versatility.
By Nina Zipkin