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SHIFT: Meeting Corporate Philanthropy Where It’s Headed- Key Behaviors in Successful Corporate Partnerships
Key behaviors of successful NPO / Corporate partnerships Continuing our series on Corporate Philanthropy, we take a look at what the key behaviors are that we see in nonprofits who have developed partnerships that provide a strong, reliable and renewable revenue stream? 1. They all have a Personal Relationship with the company leaders: As a personal investment,… Read more »
SHIFT: Meeting Corporate Philanthropy Where It’s Headed- Corporate Goals in Philanthropy
What do Companies want from their Corporate Giving? While a market presence and position is always a number one consideration for business, as they play out their social responsibility in the community, it isn’t necessarily the only factor behind their engagement. It’s important we are aware and respectful of all the driving interests, if we… Read more »
C.R.I.B. Notes
C.R.I.B. Notes: 10 Steps critical to launching (or enhancing) a Comprehensive, Responsive, Integrated, Balanced fundraising program. More frequently, nonprofits are taking a step back and evaluating their fundraising programs. Philanthropy has become an essential income line for nonprofit organizations. No longer is it looked upon as an “Oh, and we have fundraising, whatever it brings… Read more »
SHIFT: Meeting Corporate Philanthropy Where It’s Headed- Corporate Social Responsibility
What is Corporate Social Responsibility? And more importantly, why is it an important part of our conversation in discussing our relationship with corporate partners in philanthropy? The reality is that Corporate Social Responsibility is an emerging field. It is a very broad and evolving area of development for corporations and not for profits alike, a new terrain for which maps are… Read more »
SHIFT: Meeting Corporate Philanthropy Where It’s Headed- Influencers: NPO
INFLUENCES ON THE NOT FOR PROFIT SECTOR The recession was a wake up call. Many nonprofits were left high and dry when their sole funding stream, gov’t line items, grants or contracts, began to disappear. Many scrambled to pressure the feds, others sought funding elsewhere. Some sadly closed up or, if they were lucky, merged… Read more »
SHIFT- Meeting Corporate Philanthropy Where It’s Headed- Influencers: CSR
THE INFLUENCE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON CORPORATE GIVING You’ve heard me use the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It is the increase in the number of corporations attemping to define and implement their CSR that is also influencing corporate philanthropy. Corporate Social Responsibility is not a new concept. It actually has been an ‘activity’ of corporations… Read more »
SHIFT: Meeting Corporate Philanthropy Where It’s Headed- Influencers
THE INFLUENCE OF BUSINESS CRISIS ON CORPORATE GIVING You may recall that BP nearly wiped out the Louisiana and Florida coasts last year following the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Over the course of weeks over 200 million gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico. The disaster may have been one of the worse ecological… Read more »
SHIFT: Meeting Corporate Philanthropy Where It’s Headed- Influencers
THE INFLUENCE OF GOVERNANCE ON CORPORATE GIVING In addition to the shifts and perspectives being discussed and implemented in the business academic world, we see advancement in environment surrounding business governance as well. ISO 26000 was implemented September 14 2010. For those not familiar, The ISO –a network of the national standards institutes of some… Read more »
SHIFT: Meeting Corporate Philanthropy Where It’s Headed- Influencers
THE INFLUENCE OF CORPORATE THOUGHT LEADERS ON CORPORATE GIVING Corporate philanthropy has seen some radical shifts in the last twenty years. We may just now be drawing concern about what is happening, where it is headed and how do we stay engaged as these changes evolve? To understand the shifts as they appear, we need… Read more »
SHIFT: Meeting Corporate Philanthropy Where It’s Headed- An Introduction
This is the start of a four week series on corporate philanthropy, based on research, best practices and personal experience from the field. We’ll keep it entertaining and packed with good useful information that will help you develop your own Corporate Giving program. To follow along, bookmark and check back daily, or subscribe to the… Read more »