The practice of companies encouraging or organizing their employees to volunteer their time and skills to support charitable causes, nonprofits, and community initiatives is known as corporate volunteerism. Some companies pay their workers to volunteer in the community. 

Cause Marketing, Impact Investing, Philanthropy, and other CSR strategies can have a direct impact on the firm’s revenue and profit, i.e., TOMS, Bambas, Chick-fil-A, etc. Name a specific company and describes one of its CSR initiatives that increases revenue while also supporting the community. Avoid using examples from our class discussion. (Community Involvement)

You are a key executive with Google, a multinational high-tech firm.  They have been criticized (in the US) for lacking diversity with respect to the employment of African-Americans and Hispanics.  What specific tactics would you recommend for recruiting a more diverse workforce.  Be specific. (Talent Management)

The Federal Reserve conducts U.S. monetary policy primarily by setting reserve requirements and approving government spending levels. 

Talent Management strategies (for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) might include Diversity Councils, Business Councils, Affinity Groups and Interests Group. Examples of Interests Groups might include:

Which employee group(s) helps to create connections based on race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, etc.? 

Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of an effective new employee orientation or onboarding program?

What is corporate social responsibility (CSR)?  Provide an example of a firm demonstrating corporate social responsibility relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).  Be specific. (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Some firms have a CSR strategy that includes selling Product(Red) items whereby some portion or all of the proceeds go to AIDS/HIV treatment and prevention organizations. A product example shared during the class discussion included: 

Employee Resource Groups include Interest Groups. In Interest Groups, the members often share the same race/ethnicity.