CSR
Cooperation with NGO has a positive influence on organizational climate
Together with Martyna Zak from the Institute of Fundraising we have conducted a series of interviews on NGOs and companies cooperation. We asked our friends working on both sides, in order to obtain a complete picture. What they pointed out was mainly focused on difficulty in understanding of each party expectations, problems in a day-to-day communication, but also on a great satisfaction when the cooperation was efficient and profitable.
My first interview is with Edyta March, my wonderful friend who worked for many years at the bank (where she was responsible for cooperation and communication with NGOs), and then she went to Colombia to take over coordination of volunteers in the Emerging Voices Foundation.
Corporate volunteering on the other continent
Working for Emerging Voices Foundation in Colombia I've got once a request from US to organize a volunteering program for 16 doctors. Voluneering experience they planned, had to be not only a holiday trip, but also an opportunity to revise their medical skills in different conditions and to get in touch with other culture. Here are some advices, how to plan that kind of volunteering in exoctic countries, both, for you and for your employees.
4 reasons why you should consider starting a corporate foundation
One of the most compelling reasons for a business to become involved in corporate philanthropy is because it is ultimately in their own best interest. Without healthy communities, healthy companies simply can not exist. Making corporate giving and CSR a top priority builds strong ties with the community and ensures that the company is not operating in isolation. For larger businesses that are active participants in philanthropic activities, corporate foundations are a good approach to organizing and managing such initiatives.
Do consumers care about corporate social responsibility?
I often hear this question from small or medium-sized companies that want to start their CSR activities. Big companies, operating locally or on a global scale, do not ask such questions, because - like Niall FitzGerald, former Unilever CEO, said - "Corporate social responsibility is a hard-edged business decision. Not because it is a nice thing to do or because people are forcing us to do it… because it is good for our business".
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