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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

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 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

Half the Sky- Getting involved to help women and girls

Posted on October 2, 2012 by christengraham
Posted in Corporate Citizenship, Social Responsibility, Where to Start | Tagged Coca Cola Foundation, corporate foundation, corporate social responsibility, Half the Sky, human trafficking, Ikea Foundation, Nike Foundation, SARSSM

Free beer! Saving the world one keg at a time

Posted on September 12, 2012 by christengraham
Posted in Community Relations, social innovation, Strategic Giving, Where to Start | Tagged allagash brewing, community building, island institute, peaks island, portland greendrinks, sebago brewing, shipyard brewing, sustainability

Join the 9/11 Tribute Movement

Posted on September 11, 2012 by christengraham
Posted in Where to Start | Tagged 9/11, good deeds, join a movement, volunteerism

A Rock Solid Century of Strategic Philanthropy

Posted on June 12, 2012 by christengraham
Posted in social innovation, Social Responsibility, Strategic Giving, Where to Start | Tagged Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Born This Way Foundation, Lady Gaga, Rockefeller Foundation, strategic philanthropy

From Checkbook Charity to Strategic Donations: Moving from Reactive to Proactive Corporate Giving

Posted on May 21, 2012 by christengraham
Posted in Community Relations, Social Responsibility, Strategic Giving, Where to Start

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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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