About Us

EF is a US based, non-profit public charity on a mission to encourage, empower and enhance corporate philanthropy, corporate community involvement and corporate social responsibility.

EF encourages companies to be philanthropic by providing guidance and expertise to companies that haven’t yet adopted a community, philanthropy or CSR program.

EF empowers companies to be good corporate citizens by providing open sourced resources, tools, best practices and forums to make it easy for companies to learn on their own or from each other.

EF enhances corporate philanthropy, community involvement and CSR by providing direct services to companies who have programs in place but need strategic or tactical support to make their programs better.

EF is an expert in the field of CSR, corporate philanthropy and corporate community involvement having worked with over 980 companies worldwide since 1998.  With EF, companies can balance time, talent and treasure to maximize limited resources while strengthening the communities that support the objectives of the business.

Our Philosophy

EF believes that companies have a role to play in making our communities better places to live and work. Our world has massive social issues. Whether it’s the high school graduation rates in North America, famine in Africa, natural disasters around the world or concerns about the environment or health care, companies are positioned to bring their expertise, talent, products and services to ameliorate these issues. However, EF realizes that companies are beholden to their shareholders and their stakeholders. The EF philosophy is that these two seemingly juxtaposed points of view are not at odds at all. If society is ill, business will not succeed. If there is no business and no growth in business, there is no wealth generation to build economic security and create more balanced communities. Both go hand in hand.

Our Role

EF’s role is to bring the corporate sector and the social sector together to maximize social impact while creating value. We do this by helping companies determine how they can best leverage assets to maximize impact and simultaneously meet corporate objectives. EF knows the CSR landscape extraordinarily well and has worked with hundreds of companies to design and implement their CSR programs. This knowledge and expertise enables EF to help companies avoid pitfalls and make the best choices for each company’s unique needs.