cross-sector alliances and community engagement: relevance for social work managers and executives...
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Cross-sector alliances
and community
engagement: relevance
for social work
managers and
executives
Monica Nandan
Concurrently…
Corporte social
responsibility
Collaboration Coordination, Partnership, Networks
Tripple Bottom Line
Beneficiary involvement, empowermen
t,
CSR Definitions• Commitment to improve community well-being
through discretionary business practices and contributions.• Could meet minimal legal and regulatory
standards. OR• Strategically respond to social, environmental
and economic issues that are created through its operations.
• OR• Fulfill philanthropic needs in community.• OR • Do the above to improve image and market share
• Global Reporting System (GRI): sustainability reporting guidelines established internationally.• Emphasizes stakeholder engagement
• Social Accounting Movement (SAM): Also emphasizes listening to different stakeholders in developing accounting process.• Businesses taking responsibility to
address stakeholders’ concerns.
Non Profits Partnering…
Examples
KaBoom
Save the Children
City Year
Pioneer Human Services
Share Our Strength
Anatomy of Collaboration
Services for
children/families
Other agencies
Regulators
Service recipients
Funders
Private Corporation
Share holders
Board of Directors
Priorities, values and mission
Priorities, values and mission
Components for sustainability and empowerment.
Innovation at inter-face
Cross Sector al-liances
Involving bene-ficiaries in plan-
ning….
Tripple Bottom
Line
Possibilities!