• Welcome to Generosity At Work
    Sep 19 2023

    Generosity at Work is a podcast that explores how generosity is at work in our workplaces and world. Throughout the five episodes in Season 1, you will explore the science of generosity. Each episode will focus on a core practice you and your organization can adopt and adapt in order to improve the lives of everyone you touch.

    Generosity At Work is produced by Jackson Healthcare's LoveLifts community impact platform. It is free resource for leaders and organizations seeking to go beyond profit, and be a force for good in the world. Learn more about Jackson Healthcare.

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    1 min
  • Be Responsible
    Sep 26 2023

    In Episode 1, you will move beyond the idea of "giving back" and reorient your thinking to the bigger, more inclusive idea of generosity. You will learn that being generous doesn't simply mean helping others. It also means not harming the people and places in which we live and work. This is what we mean by responsible generosity.

    Generosity At Work is produced by Jackson Healthcare's LoveLifts community impact platform. It is free resource for leaders and organizations seeking to go beyond profit, and be a force for good in the world. Learn more about Jackson Healthcare.

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    19 mins
  • Be Consistent
    Sep 26 2023

    In Episode 2, you will explore the science of generosity. Are most people generous? Do all acts of generosity improve our wellbeing and happiness? Learn what the University of Notre Dame's Science of Generosity Project discovered through its research. And learn why consistent practices are the key to generosity's impact.

    Here are links related to this episode:

    • University of Notre Dame's Science of Generosity Project
    • The Paradox of Generosity: Giving We Receive, Grasping We Lose by Christian Smith and Hilary Davidson
    • Beat Generosity Burnout by Adam Grant and Reb Rebele (Harvard Business Review)
    • The Sandwich Project

    Generosity At Work is produced by Jackson Healthcare's LoveLifts community impact platform. It is free resource for leaders and organizations seeking to go beyond profit, and be a force for good in the world. Learn more about Jackson Healthcare.

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    19 mins
  • Be Purposeful
    Sep 26 2023

    In Episode 3, you will learn about "task significance" from Blake A. Allan, Ph.D. Research by Dr. Allan and others suggests that any job or task, no matter how boring it is, can be meaningful. When it comes to activating generosity, you must be able to see how your efforts impact the people and places you are working to serve. And you must understand and leverage the important difference between stories and narratives.

    Here are links related to this episode:

    • Website of Blake A. Allan, PhD

    Generosity At Work is produced by Jackson Healthcare's LoveLifts community impact platform. It is free resource for leaders and organizations seeking to go beyond profit, and be a force for good in the world. Learn more about Jackson Healthcare.

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    21 mins
  • Be Holistic
    Sep 26 2023

    In Episode 4, you will discover the history of corporate social responsibility and stakeholder theory. Businesses have come a long way in their value of and investment in generosity and social responsibility. Stakeholder theory promotes the idea that businesses have a moral responsibility to serve all stakeholders affecting or affected by their business, especially employees.

    Here are links related to this episode:

    • Learn more about Conscious Capitalism
    • Read goBeyondProfit's 2023 Generosity Report

    Generosity At Work is produced by Jackson Healthcare's LoveLifts community impact platform. It is free resource for leaders and organizations seeking to go beyond profit, and be a force for good in the world. Learn more about Jackson Healthcare.

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    19 mins
  • Be Strategic
    Sep 26 2023

    Episode 5 presents a strategic framework that your business can adapt to aim its generosity efforts for impact. Discover your organization's "circle of impact," and activate collective generosity through people, philanthropy, programming, and partnerships.

    Generosity At Work is produced by Jackson Healthcare's LoveLifts community impact platform. It is free resource for leaders and organizations seeking to go beyond profit, and be a force for good in the world. Learn more about Jackson Healthcare.

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    19 mins
  • Introducing Season 2 of Generosity At Work
    Nov 5 2024

    Generosity at Work is a podcast that explores how generosity is at work in our workplaces and how that generosity is at work in the world.

    In Season 2 you will learn from innovative thinkers and practitioners in the field of business generosity and social impact. And you will explore ways you can focus and scale up your business’s generosity efforts in its local community.

    Generosity At Work is produced by Jackson Healthcare's LoveLifts community impact platform. It is free resource for leaders and organizations seeking to go beyond profit, and be a force for good in the world. Learn more about Jackson Healthcare.

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    2 mins
  • Won't You Be Our Neighbor?
    Nov 12 2024

    In this episode, you will explore the first step in moving your organization toward being a generous community partner.

    Our special "neighbor" in this episode is David Newell best known for his beloved role as Mr. McFeely on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. With a career spanning over three decades on the show, Mr. Newell became an enduring symbol of kindness and community for generations of viewers. Beyond his on-screen role, he dedicated his career to Family Communications, Inc. (now Fred Rogers Productions), where he served as Director of Public Relations, working tirelessly to extend Fred Rogers' message of compassion, learning, and neighborliness.

    Generosity At Work is produced by Jackson Healthcare's LoveLifts community impact platform. It is free resource for business leaders and organizations seeking to be a force for good in the world. Learn more about Jackson Healthcare.

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    18 mins