CSR Food For Thought: Is Your CSR Social?

Feb 24, 2015 8:45 AM ET

CSR Food For Thought: Is Your CSR Social?

CSR and Social Media: How to Amplify Your Communication Efforts
Boston College for Corporate Citizenship explores the question, “What is the key to successfully promoting your CSR efforts on social media?” One idea we especially love: Encouraging your employees to talk about the company’s CSR, especially their role in it! Check out this post for more ideas, and a recap of the who, what, how and why of social media and CSR.

Wells Fargo Offers Free Financial Education During Military Saves Weeks
Today kicks off Military Saves Week, and Wells Fargo employees will be volunteering their skills in an innovative way: By hosting free virtual webinars for military families. Topics include advice for first-time homebuyers, managing credit, and creating budgets. Oh, and Wells Fargo also offers free financial literacy courses throughout the year through their Hands on Banking program – a great example of cause-focused CSR.

Final Days to Enter the 2015 International Corporate Citizenship Film Festival
What’s your CSR story? Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship invites you to share it in a three minute video for this year’s Corporate Citizenship Film Festival. This post on 3BL Media covers all the details, but the most important thing is: The deadline is this Friday 2/27, so don’t wait!

Your #1 Stakeholder: Building a Giving Strategy through Your Employees
Your employees play a dual role: They are part of your company, and they are part of their own communities. Corporate volunteerism and giving is the bridge that connects these two roles. This post from Realized Worth looks at why it makes sense to use this connection to increase the impact of your CSR program. How? By involving your employees in your company’s CSR strategy.

Read the original post and more on our blog: Volunteering is CSR.