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RESOURCES
Websites
Maine Business for Social Responsibility's database of over 300 case studies. Search by type of example or type of company. http://www.mebsr.org/practices/index.lasso
Whatcom Council of Nonprofits: www.wcnwebsite.org
Leadership Whatcom http://leadershipwhatcom.org/
Business for Social Responsibility Resources database. http://www.bsr.org/CSRResources/index.cfm In-depth resources for the Environment, Human Rights, Community Investment, and the Workplace
Institute for Local Self Reliance http://www.ilsr.org/
Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities http://whatcomcoalition.org
Whatcom Counts http://WhatcomCounts.org
Whatcom Community Foundation http://www.whatcomcf.org/
Whatcom Volunteer Center http://www.whatcomvolunteer.org/
Social Venture Network, resources and community forums - http://www.svn.org http://www.svn.org/Organization/web-res.html their web resources page
Social Investment Forum http://www.socialinvest.org/
Articles
Donating your services and skills: http://www.energizeinc.com/art/donser.html
Books
Celebrate the Third Place: Inspiring Stories About the “Great Good Places” at the Heart of Our Communities, Ray Oldenburg, Marlowe & Company (January 9, 2002)
The Soul of Business: Managing for Profit and the Common Good, Tom Chapell, Bantam Books, 1993. This book gives step by step advice for turning philosophical ideas into practical business strategies, from the owner and founder of Tom’s of Maine.
Small Giants: Companies That Choose to be Great Instead of Big, Bo Burlingham, Portfolio Hardcover (December 29, 2005)
Socially Responsible Investing, Amy Domini, Kaplan Education; 1st edition (January 15, 2001)
Corporate Social Responsibility: Doing the Most Good For Your Company and Your Cause, Philip Kotler, Nancy Lee, John Wiley & Sons (December 13, 2004)
Compassionate Capitalism: Corporations Can Make Doing Good an Integral Part of Doing Well, Mark Benioff, Karen Southwick, Career Press (January 1, 2004)
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