This is one of my first forays into CSR. I have to say at a very young age I have both loved nonprofit work, as well as the forprofit sector. You can read some of my early thoughts as I am getting involved in the sector, giving a speech at Bank of America, about Corporate Social Responsibility.
Events
Spending the Evening in San Francisco?
The hit solo show STEVE SEABROOK: BETTER THAN YOU is currently playing at The Marsh in San Francisco. This satire of the personal-growth industry has just been extended for the third time. Writer/performer Kurt Bodden is a UniversalGiving supporter, and will be making a donation to UniversalGiving. We’re encouraging supporters to attend the performance on Saturday, July 20th!
The SF Examiner raves that the show is “filled with laughs!” and calls the performance “pitch-perfect.” The Chronicle says, “Steve Seabrook is very funny — with perhaps a little enlightenment thrown in as well.”
You’ll learn things like how to embrace procrastination while it lasts, and the importance of living vicariously through yourself. Bottom line: you’ll get three days of self-help in a little over an hour.
Kurt Bodden warmed up audiences for “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” trained in sketch comedy at The Groundlings, was a Company member at BATS Improv, and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. Now he’s in this held-over run with a character The Contra Costa Times calls “a joyously inane self-help guru.”
And it’s at The Marsh, in the heart of the Mission district’s restaurants and bars, so you can make a night of it, too.
STEVE SEABROOK: BETTER THAN YOU
Saturdays at 8:30 through August 24 — July 20 is UniversalGiving night!
The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia Street (near 22nd St.)
Parking at 21st & Bartlett; 3 blocks from 24th & Mission BART
Tickets $15 – $35 sliding scale
Info, tickets and a video sample at themarsh.org/Kurt_Bodden. Or call The Marsh at 415-282-3055.
UniversalGiving Partners with SOCAP
UniversalGiving is thrilled to be working with SOCAP! They’re preparing for their conference this May in Sweden, and we’re happy to help spread the word. Here’s information on this exciting event:
On May 8-10th, 2012 join the world’s leading social impact innovators for SOCAP: Designing the Future in Malmö, Sweden (a short 20 minute train ride from the Copenhagen airport). Designing the Future gathers the world’s pioneering impact investors, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, government and civic leaders, and innovators to design a world that’s better for all.
What makes SOCAP different? SOCAP brings together more world-changing individuals than any other conference. SOCAP’s collaborative format includes keynotes, in-depth conversations, problem-solving sessions and explorations of new models mixed with practical lessons from the field on what’s working and what’s not.
Space is limited – Register Today!
>>> Register here
Update on One Day on Earth
By Cheryl Mahoney
Just a reminder that 10/10/10 is this Sunday! It’s not too late to get involved in recording one day on Earth. Read more in my previous blog post, and head over to www.onedayonearth.com to find out how you can share your story!
And as an update–One Day on Earth now has committed participants from EVERY country! At UniversalGiving, we love seeing connections across borders…and it looks like One Day on Earth has made a connection across every border. 🙂
UniversalGiving’s CEO to Speak at the Commonwealth Club
By Cheryl Mahoney
Interested in attending an event focused on corporate social responsibility? Want to learn more about ethics in business? Then you should come out to hear UniversalGiving’s CEO, Pamela Hawley, speak at the Commonwealth Club!
The Commonwealth Club has been hosting public forums with exciting speakers for more than 100 years. On August 11th, our CEO will be speaking there. Here’s the description of the event from their website:
The Leading Edge for Corporate Social Responsibility
Setting the Bar for Ethical Business Conduct
Pamela Hawley, Founder and CEO, UniversalGiving
Winner of the Jefferson Award for Public Service, Hawley assists companies, including Cisco, with their corporate social responsibility programs all over the world. Her web-based marketplace for volunteers, donors and companies has been profiled on CBS, in BusinessWeek and on Oprah.com. This is a must-attend program for all who believe in social responsibility and corporate engagement.
MLF: Business & Leadership
Location:
SF Club Office
595 Market Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94105
Date: August 11th
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program
Cost: $8 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)
Program Organizer: Ann Clark
For tickets and more information, visit https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/open.asp?show=1809 or call (415) 597-6700. We hope you can come!
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