Great Lawyer and Civic Leader Tells of the Vital Role of CSR as an Enabler and Inspiration to the Community
John F. Smith III recently retired following a remarkable career as a highly-esteemed lawyer as well as an effective civic advocate for Philadelphia. After being on the winning side of important cases and a leader in his firm, John was named Chancellor of Reed Smith University, a joint continuing education initiative developed in conjunction with The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Enabling Visioning Through Multi-Year Commitments
As keynote speaker at the Satell Institute’s Fall CEO Conference, Philadelphia businessman David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for Comcast Corporation, took a deep dive into one of the Institute’s key principles – the multi-year commitment.
Chairman of Major Law Firm Says, “A Gap in CSR is Being Filled by the Work of the Satell Institute”
Bill Sasso, a true giant of Philadelphia’s legal sector, has served as Chairman of Stradley Ronon for the past 25 years. Known for his integrity and pragmatism, he oversees more than 200 attorneys in the firm’s eight offices across five states and Washington D.C.
Nationally-recognized nonprofit leader says cultural fit, not just mission alignment, matters in effective partnerships
Paul Kappel Jr. is a nationally-recognized nonprofit leader with more than 25 years of experience in education, including his current role
as president of Junior Achievement (JA) of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Paul embodies the JA mission of inspiring students to dream big and reach their potential through his dedication.
Still Don’t Think CSR is Good for Business? Please Read On
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has long been at the core of regional growth. But today it is more essential than ever, business leader David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for Comcast Corporation, told a roomful of top business executives recently at the Satell Institute’s Fall CEO Conference.
Does an Aspirational City Matter for Business?
Matt Cabrey recently interviewed Ed Satell, CEO of the Satell Institute, for Growing Greater Philadelphia on 1210 WPHT to discuss Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In this short, 16-minute interview, they discuss the importance of an aspirational city for business and the community and how the Satell Institute is providing a gateway for leaders to take action. They also dive into the role of for-profit and nonprofit partnerships in the success of a city and the essential characteristics that differentiate the Institute.
Financial Advisory Firm CEO Says CSR Starts at the Top
Bruce Kardon, CEO of Conservest Capital Advisors, believes leadership by example counts. For Kardon, this principle is especially true when it comes to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). That’s why he joined other corporate and foundation leaders as a member of the Satell Institute, a leader in the CSR space.
“I Don’t Choose the Causes I Support; They Choose Me.” How the President of a Top Engineering Company Turned His Business Acumen into a 20-Year CSR Career
Tom Caramanico has been involved with corporate social responsibility (CSR) for so long, it wasn’t even called that when he got started. He’s been the President of McCormick Taylor, Inc., an engineering company, since 1988 and built it from around 20 employees to its current size of nearly 500 employees in 19 offices across nine states. Due to Caramanico’s success in business, he became a fixture on nonprofit boards and his family has been influential in causes ranging from historical preservation to international education. But when he got started, all he wanted to do was help.
President of the Number 1 Small Think Tank in the World Explains the Evolution of the Satell Institute, CSR & Its Importance
Alan Luxenberg is President of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), a think tank devoted to bringing the insights of scholarship to bear on the development of policies that advance U.S. national interests. Think tanks like the FPRI are crucial for establishing an informed citizenry in our country, and the concept for the Satell Institute was derived from the mixture of a think tank’s capacity to educate and Ed Satell’s own vision of promoting action – i.e. a “do” tank. We spoke with Alan about this genesis and how the Satell Institute has evolved over the years.
CEO of Nonprofit Believes in Supporting CSR Because “Institutions Don’t Have Needs; People Have Needs”
Doug Tieman, A FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER OF THE SATELL INSTITUTE, is the President & CEO of the Caron Foundation, a nonprofit organization that operates drug and alcohol residential treatment centers. He’s also a bestselling author whose book “Flying Over The Pigpen: Leadership Lessons From Growing Up On The Farm” won praise from business leaders across the world and landed him on major newsprograms and talk shows.
The organization he’s headed since 1995 raises more money for substance abuse research, training and innovation to help those with addiction issues than any other similar nonprofit in the country – $15 million last year alone. how do they do it? We spoke with Doug to find out.