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Investment of human capital: the gift that keeps giving
A £9 billion investment made for a triumphant Olympics last year. Yet how much did it really touch the poorest in the Olympic boroughs? A year or so on from the Olympics, and I’m visiting …
Listening for greater impact: the Constituent Voice
At the 2013 CECP corporate philanthropy conference in New York, held 3-5 June, the hook was set early in the session when the room was polled. ‘How many of your companies take customer feedback very …
Charity diversity, social management innovation and international CSOs – some recent developments in China
At a conference on ‘City Charity and Charity Innovation’, held in connection with a recent charity fair in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Minister of Civil Affairs Li Liguo noted that in recent years, Ningxia …
New guide for corporate philanthropy launched at Council on Foundations conference
The Council on Foundations has released a new guide for corporate philanthropy during its annual conference, held in Los Angeles, 28 April-1 May. Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A practitioner’s guide to leading corporate philanthropy is …
Collaboration is key to addressing innovation needs in global philanthropy
An extra day making a longer February sounds especially good and prosperous in the Year of the Dragon. I’ve learned a lot during the 2012 Family Philanthropy Conference, organized by the Council of Foundations that …
CSR vs philanthropy in India
2012 is set to bring major changes to corporate philanthropy in India. After more than five decades, the Companies Act is being updated to bring not only much-needed reforms in the area of governance, transparency …
What to expect from Brazilian corporate social investments in 2012 – hoping for the best, but shouldn’t we be prepared for the worst?
Trying to analyze corporate social investment in Brazil, Comunitas launched the 2011 report of Benchmarking the Corporate Social Investment (BISC) on 7 December. Figures in the report are related to the 2010 fiscal year and rely …
Ending the year with fundamental questions about giving
Many of us in philanthropy are looking to 2012 as a year of recovery, but a series of reports issued this past year have continued to raise questions about just what kind of a recovery …
Finding resources for social development in China
The Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) ‘Five Year Plan for Charity Development’, mentioned in my first blog post, raises the matter of resource development for China’s operating charities. This post looks more closely at the …
