how to find a corporate partner (p5)

FACILITATOR:RICHARD WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE, NCVO

P5: HOW TO FIND A CORPORATE PARTNER

HOW TO FIND A CORPORATE PARTNER

DAME JULIA CLEVERDONVICE PRESIDENTBUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY

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Partnering withCompany Citizens

Tom Levitt

Sector 4 FocusAuthor and Consultant on Cross-Sector Working

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Why should companies engage?

Employees’

views / status

I would speak highly of my employer

I would be critical of my employer

Not aware of CSR programmes

50% 23%

Aware, not involved 65% 19%

Involved 82% 13%

Employees’ views / status

I would speak highly of my

employer

I would be critical of my employer

Not aware of community engagement programmes

50% 23%

Aware of them but not involved 65% 19%

Aware and involved 82% 13%

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The UK Private Sector is 5 million businesses

SMEs are:99% of all

private sector businesses

50% of all private sector

wealth

60% of all private sector

employees

...but SMEs are a virtually untapped resource for the voluntary sector

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Time vs Skills Volunteering

Company size (employees)Pink line - time volunteering Blue line - skills

volunteering

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Under 5 5 to 10 11 to 20 21 to 50 Over 500

15

30

45

60

Incidence in SMEs in

Bradford and York

(Levitt, 2012)

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86

The Company CitizenEngaging small businesses with the community

Tom Levitt

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Thank you

Tom Levitt

‘The Company Citizen’ S4F 2015‘Welcome to GoodCo’, Gower 2014

www.sector4focus.co.uksector4focus@gmail.com

@sector4focus