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The Growing Public Expectations for Communicating Value
About 15 years ago, companies began publishing “Corporate Social Responsibility” reports—glossy, picture-filled overviews of their philanthropic efforts in local communities. From that relatively basic starting point, the efforts by companies to communicate the value they create has both greatly improved...
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Want to Build Influence? Create an Open Network
As a reputation and influence agency, Handshake provides counsel to its clients on how they can use their business model to make the world better. Handshake was founded on the principle that nothing of consequence is achieved alone. As a...
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Learnings from Milken
Sometimes referred to as the “Davos of the West,” each year the Milken Global Conference brings together the world’s leading financiers, politicians, economists, and philanthropists to “effect real change and tackle the world’s greatest challenges.” The 2018 Conference theme “Navigating...
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Being a Big Data Realist
We live in the second machine age, according to Erik Brynjolfsson, the director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. What the steam engine did in replacing muscle power, computers are doing for replacing mental power. Part of this...
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More than Tacos and Beer –SXSW Gives Us Hope
Each year, brands, influencers and innovators convene in Austin for the smorgasbord of events, panels, films and concerts know familiarly as “South By.” The SXSW conference has built a reputation over the years as a tech-inspired and forward-thinking convening, bringing...
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Larry Fink, Long-Term Value and the Human Element
On Jan. 16, 2018, Larry Fink, founder and chief executive of the investment firm BlackRock, issued his annual letter to the CEOs of publicly traded companies. In a way, the 2018 edition was a culmination of the theme that has...
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Translating the Passion of Davos into Enduring Influence
During our four days at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, we were struck by the mindset of the private sector. In conversation after conversation, those in the private sector held two very strong beliefs: First, a recognition...
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Riding the Wave at Davos
Attending an event like the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland can feel like a return to the school yard blended with innovative makers fair. There are so many interesting conversations happening, you don’t know which one to...
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If You Want Influence, Play the Long Game
Over the last ten to fifteen years, there has been a growing public expectation that companies commit time and resources to help address major global challenges such as education, poverty, gender equality or access to clean water. Furthermore, a mounting...
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Handshake and Partners Kick off The Future of the Girl
Here at Handshake, we believe that opening pathways for women to realize their full potential is essential to bring about positive change in the world. We have partners and clients that feel the same way and this year, we’re excited...
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“Better is Good”: Reflecting on UN Global Goals Week 2017
Spending last week in New York with the Handshake team for UN Global Goals Week provided countless opportunities to hear inspiring, informative ideas from global leaders. But the phrase that has stuck the most from the week was one uttered...
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Forward-Looking Corporate Leaders Shouldn’t Sit Out Global Goals Week
Complex global problems require complex solutions – and it’s rare that such solutions are achieved today without significant collaboration across issues and sectors. As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) convenes and fuels Global Goals Week, corporate, nonprofit, academic, political,...
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