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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 the environment surrounding business governance as well. ISO 26000 was implemented on September 14, 2010. For those not familiar, The ISO –a network of the national standards institutes […]
Ethical Bonus Structure for Fundraisers
In a recent discussion on a group in LinkedIn, the topic of commissions for fundraisers was a hotly debated point of disagreement, and often fierce agreement, among posters. After 50 posts, the group began to consider another question: If not commission, then is there an ethical way to offer compensation as a bonus for work well done […]
Be Accountable
From the Hartford Courant, October 7th, 2009 “Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday asked the governor for an accounting of funds from specialty state license plates, saying at least $500,000 has been illegally diverted to Connecticut’s General Fund to help balance the state’s troubled budget……Usurping donor intent after the state solicits and receives such contributions […]
Visionary Leadership
I’ve been asked to speak on visionary leadership. I’m still deciding if I have anything cogent to say on this topic. The term “visionary leader” is tossed out like so much corporate slang today. But is it an accurate representation of the sentiment hoped to be communicated? The encyclopedia defines leadership as an individual’s capacity to motivate others […]
Executive Suite- Why do we work? Pride!!!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJLt5bUHxPk] this should be our alarm clock EVERY morning.