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ASPEN INSTITUTE - IDEAS WORTH TEACHING
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/business-and-society-program/ideas-worth-teaching/
From the web site: "The Ideas Worth Teaching initiative is designed to draw attention to important new ideas about the role of business in creating a sustainable, inclusive society. We produce a tightly curated, weekly email for business school faculty and others, with the goal of prompting new conversations in the classroom about relationships between corporations, capital markets, and the public good."
BETA SITE FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/2974.html
"From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation" is a 1999 article in the Harvard Business Review, written by Rosabeth Moss Kanter. It describes ways non profits can be innovation partners with the business community. If you're a business leader, we invite you to look at the Tutor/Mentor Connection and this web site as a potential innovation partner.
BLENDED VALUE FRAMEWORK
https://www.blendedvalue.org/framework/
From the web site: "Welcome to Blended Value! This site has been created to present writings and presentations on the concept of Blended Value. My hope is that by gathering these works in one place, those new to the conversation will have a better understanding of BV and the various ways it may be applied—to expanding our understanding of the purpose of capital, how we might reconsider the nature of organizations (whether for-profit or Nonprofit) and how we need to reframe our understanding of the future of capitalism, metrics, leadership and public policy."
BUSINESS LEADER'S GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
https://www.ventivtech.com/blog/a-business-leaders-guide-to-climate-change
This guide provides business leaders with a simplified roadmap toward actionable Climate Change changes they can make at a corporate level. Links to additional resources are provided.
FORWARD CITIES
https://forwardcities.org/about/our-story/
From the website: “Forward Cities builds works to codify and validate a set of place-based strategies for cities and regions to build and sustain robust equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems. These ecosystems will help entrepreneurs and small business owners launch and grow successful businesses and lead to long-term economic and community impact.
GOOD TECH IBM BLOG
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/corporate-social-responsibility/
From the web site: "Good Tech IBM Blog is home to all things IBM Corporate Social Responsibility. It is here we share how IBMers are donating time, talent and technology to change the world.”
CIVIC CONSULTING ALLIANCE - CHICAGO
https://www.ccachicago.org/
From the web site "Civic Consulting Alliance is a partnership that reshapes how the city works. We build teams of our own staff, business experts, and government leaders. Together we figure out workable and enduring ways to make our city more livable, affordable, and globally competitive."
CIVIC CONNECTS BUSINESS AND NON PROFIT
https://www.civicllc.com/civic-engagement
From the web site : "Civic is a bipartisan ideas company specializing in innovative initiatives at the cutting edge of domestic, economic, and international policy. We work to raise high school graduation rates, expand national service, increase civic engagement, protect oceans, end malaria deaths, make sure technology does right by society, and prepare Americans for the future of work. We partner with think tanks, foundations, nonprofits, corporations, and elected officials to develop and advance new ways to solve emerging problems."
CEOs FOR CORPORATE PURPOSE
https://cecp.co/about/
From the web site: "Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose® (CECP) is a trusted advisor to companies on their corporate purpose journeys to build long-term sustainable value and tell their impact stories. Working with CEOs and leaders in corporate responsibility, sustainability, foundations, investor relations, finance, legal, and communications, CECP shares actionable insights with its CEO-led coalition to address stakeholder needs."
COMPANIES THAT CARE AIM HIGH INITIATIVE
https://www.companies-that-care.org/action/aim-high
From the web site: "Center for Companies That Care is a national, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing the well-being of employees and communities by educating and inspiring employers to practice employer engagement* and to integrate the 10 Characteristics of Socially Responsible Employers into their daily business practices." The Aim High Initiative is an example.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NEWSWIRE SERVICE
https://www.csrwire.com/
This site has extensive resources that non profits might use to engage corporations more strategically in their work.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY RESEARCH - CONN COMMUNICATIONS
https://www.conecomm.com/research
This link points to the research page of Conn Communications, where they share articles on Corporate Social Responsibility, based on their own 25 years experience.
CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING, GIVING AND GRANTS TECHNOLOGY REVIEW - 2021
https://www.rw.institute/the-corporate-volunteering-giving-and-grants-technology-review
From the website: "Innovative technology is critical to the mobilizing, managing and measuring of effective human and financial capital investments. This report includes as many technology solutions as we could find from all over the world supporting the human and financial investments of corporate citizenship programs. Given the growing importance of these investments to our future, our ambition in writing this report is to provide managers responsible for corporate community investments the ability to quickly identify solutions that align with their needs and program design. We are confident this type of report will help reduce inefficiencies, inform the selection of right-sized solutions and potentially reduce high procurement costs." Visit this website to download the report.
CSR-REPORTING - BLOG ARTICLES
http://csr-reporting.blogspot.com/
This blog is written by the co-founder of Beyond Business Ltd www.b-yond.biz/en, a social and environmental business consulting firm, specializing in CSR strategy and roadmap, implementation of CSR processes, reporting and assurance.
DELOITTE VOLUNTEER IMPACT RESEARCH
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/citizenship-deloitte-volunteer-impact-research.html
From the web site: "For several years, the Deloitte Volunteer Impact Research series has focused on measuring important aspects of corporate community engagement." Browse the site and find reports dating back to 2010 or earlier.
ENACTING PURPOSE WITHIN THE MODERN CORPORATION
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q2VV_u3-XfD7p7t9Klg0hDFh70lEO4EUgoXkfIYrHhk/edit#
This is a short essay about purpose, encouraging business leaders to dig deeper into the meaning of a "purpose driven organization. It draws from a book titled "Enacting Purpose Within the Modern Corporation: A Framework for Boards of Directors"
EXTENDING EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER IMPACT BEYOND KITS AND NUMBERS
https://www.realizedworth.com/2024/03/13/extending-employee-volunteer-impact-beyond-kits-and-numbers/
This Realized Worth article identified three problems with current corporate volunteer involvement programs and challenges business leaders to do better.
EY COLLEGE MAP (MENTORING FOR ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE) PROGRAM - EXAMPLE OF CORPORATE INVOLVEMENT
https://www.ey.com/en_us/corporate-responsibility/how-a-decade-of-college-map-has-changed-young-lives
From the website: "EY College MAP matches employee volunteer mentors with groups of 11th- and 12th-graders in underserved high schools throughout the US so that they can gain access to college and succeed in higher education." Visit the website to learn more.
FSG'S PURPOSE PLAYBOOK - TURNING PURPOSE INTO PROFIT
https://www.sharedvalue.org/purpose-playbook/
From the website: "The Purpose Playbook is here to help companies better understand what it means to have a purpose-led organization, what makes a purpose worth having, and how to deliver on the promise of that purpose by focusing on shared value." Visit the site to learn more.
GOLDMAN-SACHS COMMUNITY INITIATIVES - COMMUNITY TEAMWORKS
https://www.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/community-teamworks/index.html
From the web site: "Through Community TeamWorks, the people of Goldman Sachs contribute their ideas and expertise to drive tangible progress in communities where we work and live."
HBR REVIEW OF CORPORATE CSR SHORTFALLS - "NOT THINKING BIG ENOUGH"
https://hbr.org/2018/01/inclusive-growth-profitable-strategies-for-tackling-poverty-and-inequality?
This article discusses why corporate CSR programs "have had a limited impact and rarely produce transformational change" and reviews models that are taking a "bigger picture" approach. The author's state "The traditional corporate sustainability approach ultimately has a limited impact because it is positioned as a social or an environmental program, not a profit-generating one." Read the article.
HOW EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT BENEFITS A BUSINESS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2017/06/08/how-community-involvement-programs-can-grow-your-business/?sh=7712884421df
In this Forbes article six members of Forbes Human Resources Council explain why community involvement is important and how volunteerism can help both employers and employees.
IDEAS ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANNING, VISIONING, LEARNING
https://hbr.org/1994/01/the-fall-and-rise-of-strategic-planning
This article by Henry Mintzberg, posted in the Harvard Business Review in 1994, should serve as a primer for volunteer and leadership teams seeking to build and sustain birth-to-work, mentor-rich programs in multiple locations.
KEEPING EMPLOYEES VIA VOLUNTEERING
http://businessthatcares.blogspot.com/2010/02/keeping-your-company-stars-with.html
Business That Cares Blog writes "The cost of employee new hiring, training, getting up to speed is very high to organizations. Furthermore, employee dissatisfaction seems to be growing at an alarming rate. So what are the benefits of encouraging employees to volunteer?
MASTERCARD CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
https://www.mastercardcenter.org/about-us/
From the web site: "The mission of the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth is to advance equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. As an independent subsidiary of MasterCard, we combine data, expertise, technology and philanthropic investments to empower a community of thinkers, leaders and innovators working on the front lines of inclusive growth."
NY CORPORATE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT: A GUIDE TO IMPACT (PDF)
click here
This guide was commissioned by the Mayor of New York City to support volunteer involvement and corporate social responsibility, as part of the One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City, Ideas can be borrowed for other cities developing similar plans.
PHILANTHROPY FOR ACTIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (PACE)
http://www.pacefunders.org/
From the web site: "PACE is a membership network of foundations and funders that invest in civic engagement and democracy. PACE’s mission is to inspire interest, understanding, and investment in civic engagement within philanthropy and to be a voice for philanthropy in larger conversations taking place in the fields of civic engagement, service, and democratic practice."
PEOPLE-CENTERED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
http://wp.p-ced.org/
From the website: "P-CED places people at the center of economic development. P-CED takes the bottom line one step further: to people, past numbers. Enterprise profitability and economic success cannot be fairly measured in terms of gains of money capital alone. Profit is redefined in human terms rather than pure quantitative analyses that remove human and social concerns in the name of profit." This ideas was first pitched by Terry Hallman to President Clinton at the White House in 1995 (read the history section). After Hallman died around 2010 the cause has been championed by Jeff Mowatt, from the UK. View blog articles, like this, to see how Terry constantly honors the work and ideas of Terry Hallman.
Note: As of February 2022 Jeff Mowatt is very ill. After his death (we all die) I hope someone will carry on his efforts in the same way as he has been doing. I hope someone will do the same with my own (Dan Bassill) efforts.
PROFIT FOR PURPOSE - SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
https://archive.skoll.org/2006/09/25/profit-for-a-purpose/
Capitalism and financial gain are the driving force behind our entire economic system. However, does the wealth gained benefit the entire world or just a few fortunate entrepreneurs? This article was referenced in a Profit for Purpose discussion hosted on the Social Edge platform in September 2006.
Here's another article by Jeff Mowatt about “Profit for Purpose”
https://peoplecentred.medium.com/what-is-profit-for-purpose-c26bd96cf244
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IS NOT SOCIAL CHANGE - COMMENTARY
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/social_enterprise_is_not_social_change
This 2018 Stanford Social Innovation Review article challenges a 25 to 30 year swing toward social enterprise as the way to solve social problems. Written by By Marshall Ganz, Tamara Kay & Jason Spicer.
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES THAT COULD SUPPORT CORPORATE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
http://www.torbenrick.eu/blog/change-management/10-ways-social-media-can-support-change-management/
If corporate CEOs make a company commitment to education, poverty, environment, etc. they can support the growing involvement of all sectors of their company, supply chain and consumer base using the ideas from this blog.
STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW - INTERESTING ARTICLES
https://ssir.org/
From the web site: "Stanford Social Innovation Review is an award-winning magazine and website that covers cross-sector solutions to global problems. It is written for and by social change leaders in the nonprofit, business, and government sectors who view collaboration as key to solving environmental, social, and economic justice issues. SSIR bridges academic theory and practice with ideas about achieving social change. It covers a wide range of subjects, from microfinance and green businesses to social networks and human rights. SSIR's aim is both to inform and to inspire."
Note: if you search for "SSIR" in this web library you'll find several articles that we point to.
STIMULATING EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/8527500/Daniel-H-Pink-employees-are-faster-and-more-creative-when-solving-other-peoples-problems.html
This article by Daniel H Pink: "employees are faster and more creative when solving other people's problems" is another reason why CEO's should encourage employee involvement in non profits trying to solve complex problems, such as youth tutoring, mentoring programs.
THE CONFERENCE BOARD - INSIGHTS FOR BUSINESS LEADERS
https://www.conference-board.org/us/
From the web site: "The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what’s ahead. Our agenda is simple: to help leaders navigate the biggest issues facing business and better serve society."
THE EMPOWERED EMPLOYEE - FORBES 2012 ARTICLE
click here
This is a look at the future. Companies that support employee engagement in social benefit activities get a more motivate employee as one who has learned new skills and has expanded his/her informal network. Companies that support this involvement with latest communications, collaboration and technology will create learning opportunities outside of the workplace that result in better applications of these tools in the workplace.
VERIZON FOUNDATION - INNOVATIVE LEARNING
https://www.verizon.com/about/responsibility/digital-inclusion/verizon-innovative-learning
From the web site: "Verizon Innovative Learning brings free technology, free access and immersive hands-on learning opportunities to kids in underserved schools and communities. We inspire tomorrow’s creators to use technology to build brighter futures for themselves, their families and the world."
VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT MATTERS BLOG
https://lorigotliebconsulting.wordpress.com/
From the blog site: Our mission is "Providing leadership and expertise in volunteerism through education, promotion and program development to strengthen community engagement and development."
WHAT CORPORATE AMERICA NEEDS TO DO TO CREATE BLACK WEALTH
https://www.brunswickgroup.com/john-rogers-racial-equality-i16412/
This is an interview with John W. Rogers, Jr., the founder and CEO of Ariel Investments, the largest African American owned mutual fund complex in the country. Rogers talks about what corporate leaders need to do to help stimulate the growth of Black wealth and that just getting a college degree is not enough.
WHY EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/corporate-volunteering_b_1856314
This articles focuses on why employee volunteering is good for a business.
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