Case Study Of Dick's Sporting Goodcorp. Com

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Goodcorp.com is a firm whose undertaking is "social impact consulting services”. Goodcorp.com goals are an amalgamation of services including, consulting and design. Companies partner with them in an attempt to blend the beneficial aspects of a B Corp. with practical business applications in the marketplace.

In just over a month, more than a half million donors gave $4.6 million, to nearly 200 participating teams in campaign effort, between Dick's Sporting Goods and goodcorp.com. Certainly the benefit of these types of programs is in advantage for stakeholders, especially the children. Through "Sports Matter" Dick's Sporting Goods partnering with goodcorp.com has helped youngsters to realize the benefits of teambuilding, camaraderie, self-confidence

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