NEWS & INSIGHTS
Learning Together. Leading Together.
The Satell Institute community thrives on mutual learning. When business and nonprofit leaders share ideas, insights, and hard-won wisdom, everyone grows stronger.
Explore what we’re learning:
Vanguard Tells Investors to Think Long-Term. That’s Also How It Thinks About CSR.
Its relationship with nonprofit Esperanza is a perfect example.
Giving Back to the Community Isn’t Just Good for the Community
It’s also good for the businesses that do it. Just ask Pittsburgh law firm Dentons Cohen & Grigsby.
The Amazing Story of the Alan Spanier Foundation
How a beagle, an improbable friendship, and smart stock picking are changing the lives of thousands of New York kids.
In Joining SI, a Community Foundation Supports Its Mission and Helps Nonprofits
The Satell Institute’s motto — “Community is every leader’s business” — comes to life through the Community Foundation of South Jersey.
A Powerful Partnership to End Violence Against Women
At the heart of CSR are strong partnerships between business and nonprofits. The bond between two new SI members shows what’s possible.
Helping Hungry Neighbors Through CSR
SI Nonprofit Affiliate Member Sharing Excess lets for-profit businesses reduce food insecurity in their communities while improving their own performance.
How a Philanthropic Family and a Railroad Lover of Are Helping Two Communities
Places like Pottstown and Boyertown have felt the pain of losing manufacturing. But creative thinking — backed by the power of Corporate Social Responsibility — is helping bring new hope.
How Citizens Bank Is Helping Pittsburgh — and Itself — Through CSR
The SI member is a key player in helping move the city forward. When that happens, everyone benefits.
The Most Important Nonprofit Is the One That Impacts YOU
It’s a core principle of the Satell Institute, as new member Steve Graham — whose philanthropic support helped break dancing be featured as an Olympic sport in 2024 — can attest.
The Business Community Is Backing a Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
Now free, Tyree Wallace wants to support underserved communities. He’s getting help from a longtime SI member and other business leaders.
How CSR Is Helping a Pro Soccer Franchise Score Big
Thanks to its deep commitment to CSR, New York City FC is helping the community — and finding like-minded business partners.
Teaming Up to Tackle Workforce Development
The Pennsylvania Convention Center has long had a close relationship with OIC Philadelphia. Both entities benefit, but the biggest winner is the community.
The Multiple Benefits of Multi-Year Giving
Making long-term grants — one of SI’s hallmarks — is a game-changer not only for nonprofits, but also for corporate funders and the community.
What’s the key to CSR? At Comcast NBCUniversal, it all starts with strategy.
What’s the key to successful CSR? At the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, it all starts with strategy.
“SI is so unique because it brings together the money piece, the nonprofit piece, and the powerbroker piece into a place where you can talk and really have an honest conversation about what is happening in our communities and what people need.
Kate Whitman Annis
Executive Director, New Jersey Devils’ Devils Youth Foundation