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“Please don’t let this happen to us!” Charity Fatigue and the Cost of Not Having a Giving Strategy

Posted on May 14, 2013 by christengraham
Posted in Cause Marketing, Community Relations, Corporate Citizenship, Social Responsibility, Strategic Giving, Where to Start | Tagged community relations, corporate social responsibiltiy, giving plan, strategic giving

Energy STARS – Saving money and the planet

Posted on April 25, 2013 by christengraham
Posted in Community Relations, Corporate Citizenship, Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Where to Start

Girl power: assuring girls that bears and sharks won’t attack

Posted on April 1, 2013 by christengraham
Posted in Cause Marketing, Corporate Citizenship, Social Responsibility | Tagged bust myth, kotex, women's health

From campus protests to your retirement fund, how divesting from fossil fuels and investing in ESGs work

Posted on March 18, 2013 by christengraham
Posted in Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Where to Start | Tagged 360.org, CALPERS, divestiture, ESG, social investing, sustainability, Unity College

A peek into next generation philanthropy – It’s not just which problems they plan to tackle but how

Posted on January 29, 2013 by christengraham
Posted in Social Responsibility, Strategic Giving, Where to Start | Tagged affluent generation, strategic philanthropy

And the winner is … How stars are using their celebrity to make social change

Posted on January 14, 2013 by christengraham
Posted in Corporate Citizenship, Social Responsibility, Strategic Giving, Sustainability | Tagged advocacy, Amy Poehler, Ben Affleck, BringChange2Mind, celebrity giving, Eastern Congo Initiative, Glenn Close, Smart Girls at the Party

A Toast to Business in 2013: Health, happiness and prosperity

Posted on January 2, 2013 by christengraham
Posted in Community Relations, Corporate Citizenship, Social Responsibility, Strategic Giving, Sustainability | Tagged community relations, corporate citizenship, corporate philanthropy, Jordan's Furniture, Norway Savings Bank, VistaPrint, workplace wellness

Going eco-chic. That’s neat.

Posted on December 18, 2012 by christengraham
Posted in Corporate Citizenship, Social Responsibility, Sustainability | Tagged eco chic, electric vehicle charging station, electric vehicle fleet, Frito Lay, Mt. Abram, sustainability, Toyota Prius

And the beat goes on: The Game is one of the lucky few to make it out of Compton

Posted on December 11, 2012 by christengraham
Posted in Social Responsibility, Where to Start | Tagged community development, Global Village, out of compton, School Reform, The Game

People, planet and profits: Next year’s triple bottom line agenda for Maine Business for Sustainability

Posted on December 4, 2012 by christengraham
Posted in Social Responsibility | Tagged Bangor Savings Bank, corporate social responsibility, Dead River Company, Duratherm Window, First Wind, Idexx, Maine Business for Sustainability, sustainability, Verrill Dana

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President and Founder of Giving Strong, Inc. Christen is an experienced Social Responsibility professional, who loves making a difference, and has fun doing it. She's developed impactful, strategic giving and advocacy programs for organizations as diverse as public companies, family foundations and small start ups. A former journalist and Public Relations executive, she enjoys persuading and influencing others to make change for the better.

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  • “Please don’t let this happen to us!” Charity Fatigue and the Cost of Not Having a Giving Strategy
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