The Value of Storytelling

Picture this:
Four MBA classmates and I are sitting in a large, somewhat imposing corporate conference room at one of the world’s largest chemical and gas manufacturers.
In front of us sit 12 Director and C-level executives from our client company, and they’ve come here specifically to hear what we think – as MBA students, as potential [...]

Cultivating Change with Youth

One of my goals for The Changebase is to use the blog as a platform for sharing the stories of companies, organizations and people working to create change in their communities. After all, there are lots of examples of great progress being made in CSR, social enterprise, and philanthropy and they should be celebrated!
This time [...]

CSR from the Inside

Recently I had the opportunity to interview Marcus Chung, director of corporate citizenship at McKesson (To learn more about Marcus, check out his blog and follow him on Twitter).
My purpose for sitting down with Marcus was twofold. First, I wanted to get his take on corporate social responsibility and sustainability efforts at McKesson, as well [...]

Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.

Since it’s still early in 2010, I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring and share my New Year’s Resolution.
My family and friends know that one thing I love to talk about is food.
Between my husband Dan studying to become a chef and my own studies of sustainability and the environment, the topic of [...]