December 2011
4 posts
World Giving Index 2011 - Relevancy to companies
Today, with the launch of the CAF World Giving Index, it was announced that the USA is the most charitable country, with the UK placed 5th, with the global ‘giving average’ increasing by more than 1%.
The research report predominately focuses on individual giving rather than companies. However a few key points are relevant to companies:
“Work with banks and financial advisors to support...
Charity begins at the office
Yesterday’s article in the FT ‘Charity begins at the office’ demonstrated the shift we are seeing in how companies and charities are choosing to work together. Similar to CAF’s key principles on building sustainable partnerships, Andrew Jack’s article identified a number of key ways that businesses and charities can build stronger relationships.
The article’s key focus was on how companies are...
SMEs and corporate responsibility - Guardian Live...
Yesterday I was involved in an online live Q&A on SME’s engaging with charities hosted by The Guardian.
The discussion is still open, so please contribute either here or on the guardian page!
This was the first time I had been involved in one of these and whilst sceptical at first, I found the discussion highly informative so I wanted to share it in case you missed it. The debate ranged...
Skills and Planning are Crucial Factors for...
Employee volunteering is a major opportunity for corporate organisations to increase the impact of their Corporate Responsibility programmes, as detailed during a CAF event yesterday in London entitled ‘The Future of Volunteering in the Workplace.’
A case study presented by Rachel Engel from Macquarie and Kristina Glenn from the Cripplegate Foundation, highlighted that a well structured plan can...
