Susan A. Hyatt, M.S.

Giving back to local communities is a growing expectation for businesses coming from both outside and inside company walls. Community involvement is no longer a "nice to do" but a "need to do." Don't be one of those companies that just tosses dollars at issues for a tax write-off. Instead, use this proven, step-by-step process to maximize your company's give-back efforts. Business Giving shows you how to create all-win solutions that demonstrate your values, benefit the causes you care most about, and boost your bottom line. Your company can be engaged in heartfelt ways that positively impact your business goals, operations, and profitability.

This lively, accessible how-to resource guide will give you:

• Best practice examples, tips, and insights on effective community involvement from over 50 business thought leaders;


• A self-assessment tool to audit the status and effectiveness of your company's give-back efforts;


• The 8 essential steps of effective community involvement to take your strategy and organizational systems to the next level;


• A menu of dozens of proven ways to engage with nonprofits and NGOs through contributions and commerce; and


• Food for thought suggestions to help generate even more ideas about ways to support the causes you care about--regardless of your company's age, size, or profitability.

Companies interviewed for the book include:

The Added Edge -- CA
AIDE, Inc. -- CA
Annie's Homegrown -- CA
Aveda -- MN
BeauJo's Pizza -- CO
Belcaro Paint -- CO
BetterWorld Telecom -- VA
BitWise Solutions Inc -- IN
Clif Bar, Inc. -- CA
Colorado State Bank and Trust -- CO
Corona Research -- CO
Dagoba Chocolate-- OR
Denver Newspaper Agency -- CO
Dreyer's Ice Cream -- CA
EILEEN FISHER -- NY
Endangered Species Chocolate -- MN
Energy Products -- MN
Equal Exchange -- MA
Give Something Back -- CA
Honest Tea -- MD
Josephs Jewelers -- IA
Judy Abrams Photography -- CO
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants -- CA
Little Pub Company -- CO
Maggie's Functional Organics -- MI
Metafolics Salon -- CO
New Belgian Brewery -- CO
Nita Winter Photography -- CA
Peace Coffee -- MN
PeaceKeeper CauseMetics -- NY
PuraVida Coffee -- WA
Rock Bottom Foundation -- CO
Sambuca Restaurants -- TX
Seventh Generation - VT
Signature Accents -- CA
State Farm Insurance -- IL
Stonyfield Farm -- NH
Tweezerman -- NY
Virginia Village Texaco- CO
White Dog Café -- PA
World of Good -- CA
Zhena's Gypsy Tea -- CA

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