Synergy: That's the word that comes to mind when I read about the new micro-finance program to help women businesses here and abroad that brings together the knowledge and skills of a nonprofit, a for-profit, social media, and public figures who generate a lot of buzz.

Trends in 2011 Will Be Same as They Were in 2010: Collaboration, Social Media, Integrity

by Geri Stengel on Dec 21, 2010 - 9:04am

collaboration integrity networking Nonprofit nonprofits social media Social Media Trends

Collaboration
Every conference I went to in 2010 stressed collaboration, whether in new forms of financing for social good, both nonprofit and social enterprises, or among co-workers, within sectors or across sectors to generate new products/services. If you didn't get the memo, check out some of the posts from the Social Impact Exchange 2010 Conference.

Integrity Without Social Responsibility Isn't Integrity

by Geri Stengel on Dec 9, 2010 - 7:18am

Commentary / Opinion Eileen Fisher integrity leadership Method Cleaning Products

The man who symbolizes executive greed as the poster-boy for "integrity?" Yes, according to a columnist for The Harvard Business Review, who seems to accept former head of GE Jack Welch's definition of integrity: being true to who you are and not to think you know more than you do.

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