The Voice of Corporate Citizenship

THE VOICE OF CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP	December 2007

Savvy corporations know that vibrant communities are a great place to do business, and that vibrant communities need a sustainable non-profit community. Since 1993, CenterPoint Energy has partnered with the University of Houston to offer the Power Tools for Nonprofits Conference to more than 7,100 professionals from over 3,000 nonprofit organizations. Read more.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

» Jackson Electric Membership Corporation
» Teradata
» Unboundary

Learn more about these new Center members and their corporate citizenship efforts.

UPCOMING CENTER EVENTS

Building a Breakthrough Signature Program
Jan 23-25; Houston

Stakeholder Engagement and Dialogue
Jan 23-25; Houston

Integrating Corporate Citizenship Across the Company
Feb 6-8; San Diego

Leveraging Corporate-Community Partnerships
Feb 6-8; San Diego

Corporate Citizenship Communication
Mar 5-7; Phoenix

Evaluation and Measurement
Mar 5-7; Phoenix

» More events

Moving Anecdotes to Data
by Bradley K. Googins, Ph.D., Executive Director, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Despite the recent development of social and environmental reports, little is know about the nature and characteristic of corporate citizenship, which is often hidden from public view, siloed, and not well documented. Read more.

State of Corporate Citizenship Survey Details Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality
Corporate citizenship action is not yet keeping pace with attitudes among U.S. business leaders, according to the 2007 State of Corporate Citizenship survey. Read more.

Laggards or Leaders?
by Christopher C. Pinney, Director of Executive Education, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
After a decade of record profits and economic expansion most Americans feel that businesses operating in the U.S. can and should be doing more. Read more.

Employee Engagement: Widening the Scope, Deepening the Reach
by Phil Mirvis, Senior Research Fellow, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Why do leading companies engage their employees as citizens, and how do they broaden the scope and deepen the reach of their employee engagement efforts? Read more.

Conference Update
Early bird registration ends soon; learn about the latest additions to our International Corporate Citizenship Conference taking place in Boston on April 6-8. Read more.

Engaging the Executive Suite in Corporate Citizenship
As managers and directors of corporate citizenship in leading companies, members of the Center's Executive Forum have high aspirations. During their latest gathering, this intimate group of peer business leaders talked about the impediments that were tempering their aspirations. Read more.

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The Voice of Corporate Citizenship is the monthly electronic newsletter of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship; the articles in this issue also appear on The Center's web site. Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues. Subscribe to the newsletter.

Editor's note: We welcome submissions from all readers. Our readership is varied and ranges from those with many years experience in corporate citizenship to those who are just entering the field. If you have a story to tell, advice to share, or a voice that wants to be heard, we welcome your submission. To learn more or submit an article, contact Susan Thomas.