Jacob Harald is the former CEO of GuideStar, which reports on nonprofits in the US. He also co-founded the philanthropy data platform Candid and wrote the new book The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact. We have a lot of work to do to figure out what does it mean to do good in this moment, he says.
From corporate social responsibility to ESG, an increasing number of for-profit organizations are pursuing positive social impact. But to “do well by doing good,” Jacob Harold (cofounder of Candid; former CEO of Guidestar) tells HBR IdeaCast host Curt Nickisch that you need a good
strategy. Otherwise, things can go very wrong.