Research

We believe that research is the foundation of all strategically-focused, high-impact corporate citizenship strategies, as well as individual programs and initiatives.  As one of our core competencies, we provide thorough, detailed research specific to the needs of our clients and to the issues which they support.

Client-Oriented Research

LBG Associates offers clients a vast array of custom-tailored research services related to such general topics as:

• Employee surveys and focus groups
• Senior management interviews
• Community needs/attitude assessments
• Stakeholder analysis
• Benchmarking/“best practices” studies
  

Later, companies need to identify the impact their programs are having on the community, as well as the corporate bottom-line, in order to determine their own success.

Issue-Oriented Research

In addition to our six groundbreaking studies (please click here to learn more about or download these publications), we also conduct thorough, in-depth research around issues of vital importance to our clients.  The following represent just a sample of the vast array of topics and issues LBG Associates has researched:

General Topics

• Community relations and contributions
• Volunteerism
• Employee/workplace giving
• International giving
• Disaster relief
• Signature programs
  
• Diversity
• Sponsorships
  

Specific Issues

• After-school programs
• Corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley
• Donor advised funds
• Driver education and safety
• Early college high schools
• Financial and economic literacy
• Healthcare technology
• Mental health and learning disorders
• Nonprofit capacity building
• Obesity
• School-to-work/welfare-to-work programs
• “The Uninsured” and access to healthcare