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MTV partnered up with us earlier this year to give one of our fantastic partner organizations a makeover. The lucky organization was Center for Employment Opportunities, a nonprofit that provides comprehensive training and employment services to men and women returning from incarceration. CEO gives our most at-risk populations a second [...]
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Recently, a group of Catchafarians kicked off the first ever company book club by reading Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh. To see other posts about the book, click HERE. A big discussion topic from the book club was about company culture. It’s the brand. It’s Catchafire’s being and it’s important [...]
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Instead of just selling us more useless things, these advertisers and marketers are helping to package and make popular the idea of doing good and responsible business. Introduction written by Susan McPherson This past fall, a group of marketers, led by the 92nd Street Y and the UN Foundation, created [...]
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Robert Kaplan has spent his career bridging the gap between the two worlds, and showing that both kinds of companies can learn from each other to maximize how they serve society. We live in a world where for-profits and not-for-profits occupy separate spheres, and we often focus more on their [...]
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Instead of just selling us more useless things, these advertisers and marketers are helping to package and make popular the idea of doing good and responsible business. Introduction written by Susan McPherson This past fall, a group of marketers, led by the 92nd Street Y and the UN Foundation, created [...]
Recently, a group of Catchafarians kicked off the first ever company book club by reading Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh. To read other posts from the series, click here. WOWing your customer when they least expect it is something Zappos is incredibly good at. During book club, we shared stories of [...]
In April 2013, Jason Pugatch, Associate Director of the Young Storytellers Foundation shared his learnings from the incredible Veronica Mars Kickstarter on HuffPost Impact. His insights were extremely helpful and we thought we’d share. Even if you don’t know anything about the television show Veronica Mars, you’ve most likely heard about [...]
Build Culture. Grow Impact. At Catchafire, building the right culture is a priority. It’s central to maintaining a happy and productive team. It’s key to retaining and recruiting amazing and dynamic talent. The right culture spurs creative problem solving and pushes innovation – key elements that are especially important to [...]
MTV partnered up with us earlier this year to give one of our fantastic partner organizations a makeover. The lucky organization was Center for Employment Opportunities, a nonprofit that provides comprehensive training and employment services to men and women returning from incarceration. CEO gives our most at-risk populations a second [...]
Recently, a group of Catchafarians kicked off the first ever company book club by reading Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh. To read other posts from the series, click here. WOWing your customer when they least expect it is something Zappos is incredibly good at. During book club, we shared stories of [...]
Recently, a group of Catchafarians kicked off the first ever company book club by reading Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh. To see other posts about the book, click HERE. A big discussion topic from the book club was about company culture. It’s the brand. It’s Catchafire’s being and it’s important [...]
Instead of just selling us more useless things, these advertisers and marketers are helping to package and make popular the idea of doing good and responsible business. Introduction written by Susan McPherson This past fall, a group of marketers, led by the 92nd Street Y and the UN Foundation, created [...]
Bill Ackman, one of Wall Street’s most influential hedge fund managers is pioneering a relatively young investment movement that mixes business strategy with philanthropy, yielding massive impact in the world. As the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management and one of the most prominent players in field, he [...]
Margo Alexander made her career making smart financial decisions. Now she’s taking that knowledge to the world of impact investing. But don’t tell her what she’s doing is “giving back.” Margo Alexander is not a woman you want to bet against. She has made a career out of making the [...]
Recently, a group of Catchafarians kicked off the first ever company book club by reading Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh. It was an easy read about the story of Zappos and their business model. We wanted to share with you a few quotes from the book and what they mean [...]
Robert Kaplan has spent his career bridging the gap between the two worlds, and showing that both kinds of companies can learn from each other to maximize how they serve society. We live in a world where for-profits and not-for-profits occupy separate spheres, and we often focus more on their [...]
In April 2013, Jason Pugatch, Associate Director of the Young Storytellers Foundation shared his learnings from the incredible Veronica Mars Kickstarter on HuffPost Impact. His insights were extremely helpful and we thought we’d share. Even if you don’t know anything about the television show Veronica Mars, you’ve most likely heard about [...]
Giving feedback can be an uncomfortable practice, but it really shouldn’t be. Putting a regular feedback system in place is important for the success of any project. Providing colleagues with open and honest feedback and welcoming them to do the same encourages individual and team development. Mindtools, a career tip website compiled [...]
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