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All Briefs
2019
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Report: Director Assessments Are Lacking
July 01 | Jack (Rusty) O'Kelley, III, Co-leader, Board & CEO Advisory Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates | Matteo Tonello, Managing Director, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), The Conference Board | Comments (0)A report by The Conference Board and the ESG data analytics firm ESGAUGE finds that some of the largest U.S. companies with well-regarded boards of directors still lack a sophisticated, strategy-driven director performance assessment process.
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The Demise of Local News is an Opportunity for a New Brand of Community Relations
June 26 | Shel Holtz, Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center | Comments (0)Is the newspaper industry "toast," as Warren Buffet has said? Local news stands to suffer the most if so, given that it was the unique province of local newspapers. But that might present an opportunity for companies to take up the cause of local reporting.
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The Impact of TCJA on Individual Giving and a Plan to Do Something About It
June 25 | Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research and Policy, Americans for the Arts | Patrick Rooney, Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy | Comments (0)Will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) reduce the amount individuals give to charity? Research from Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy suggests troubling phenomena that could bring the nonprofit arts sector to a critical tipping point.
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On Governance: From Across the Atlantic, Guidance for the SEC’s Oversight of Proxy Advisors
June 24 | Bernard Sharfman, Associate Fellow, R Street Institute | Comments (0)As the United States’ SEC considers regulation of proxy advisors, it could learn from the United Kingdom’s new proxy advisor regulations that are meant to enhance the precision of proxy advisor recommendations.
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Improving Net Promoter Score by Listening to Your Community
June 19 | Vanessa DiMauro, CEO, Leader Networks | Comments (0)Does your Net Promotor Score (NPS) give you all the information you need? NPS is a helpful start to understanding how your users feel about your brand. Digging deeper, a vibrant online community can provide much valuable insight into the sentiments beyond the score itself, giving your company a clear path forward for improvement.
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Water is in Peril: What We Need to Know about SDG 6
June 18 | Jeff Hoffman, Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Water is a precious commodity, but it's in danger. The UN has cautioned that Sustainable Development Goal #6, which seeks to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030, is not on track. Companies need to help not only manage their own water use and discharge, but to also be a catalyst for change.
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Here Are the 4 Must-Know Trends in Gig Hiring
June 14 | Elizabeth Crofoot, Former Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Rising labor costs and a dwindling number of available workers have compelled companies to seek new options such as gig hiring when it comes to recruiting.
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RIP Ad Value Equivalency
June 14 | Katie Paine, Founder and CEO, Paine Publishing | Comments (0)Are you still using Ad Value Equivalency (AVEs) to measure the effectiveness of your PR? AVEs have been discredited and should never be used as a measure of anything, particularly not value. Here's why.