Community, Culture & Commerce The creative arts and corporate social responsibility: A talk at Coventry University by Jock McQueenie Yes, this video is really long, but it is so interesting! If you don’t have time to watch the whole thing, just start skipping through and you will get the main gist of it ☺ “Jock McQueenie has a background in visual arts, and has taken his creative background…

A Compilation of CSR Reports Comparing the responsible reporting of NBC, WB and Disney I thought it would be helpful to have some big CSR reports all in one location in case you ever feel like making a quick comparison or not wanting to wade through all the twists and turns in the websites. Enjoy! Comcast/NBCUniversal 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Comcast brings together the best in media and technology.corporate.comcast.com

Disney Inspires Creativity With a whopping $20 million This past summer, Disney participated in the White House’s first Maker Faire with employees, cast members and, coolest of all, four creative teenagers. These four 8th and 9th graders from California were chosen for this trip because of their project called “The Grid”, a a human-sized, interactive, light-up game board. …

What is the Need for CSR in the Arts? Aren’t the arts already a social cause? Just some musings I had while walking back from the library one night. What do you think? What is the role of the arts in social responsibility?

More on the A.R.T. of Community Engagement A conversation with Brendan Shea, Director of the Education and Community Programs Department Inspired from my last post, I went to work and had a brief conversation with Brendan about how he views social responsibility and the role he believes that theater plays in it. Unfortunately, my phone decided to stop recording before he’s completely done, which is why it cuts off abruptly at the end. Nonetheless, the content is incredible.

The ART of Community Engagement A look at the fantastic Education and Community Programs Department at the American Repertory Theater Completely focused on exposing their Cambridge community to new theatrical experiences, the Education and Community Programs Department (ECP) at the A.R.T. engages a variety of audiences in deeply impactful ways. Driving everything they do is their philosophy that theater is for all — physically, psychologically and financially.

Arts Funding the Arts An idealist solution to a not-so-Ideal problem I was at a talk where Rocco Landesman, Broadway producer and former Chairman of the NEA, was speaking about the sickening lack of funding for performing arts in our country. Obviously, this is no shock since arts programs are cut daily and arts organizations constantly sell cookies and muffins to…

Raise the Roof to Raise the Dough An overview of Broadway Cares’ thrilling annual events Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the massively impactful organization that leverages it’s access to incredible talent in raising awareness and support for the fights against HIV/AIDS. In their own words: “Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation’s leading industry-based HIV/AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. We fund the social…

Congrats to NBC Green is Universal wins 2 CSR awards this year Beth Colleton must be leading something great (See my last post for more proof)! PR News awarded Green is Universal for their programs Earth Week: Power the Party 2013 Campaign and their “Share and Tell” Initiative. Power the Party was a co-winner for the Event: CSR/Green Focus award “Due to…