Corporate Social Responsibility – Can NGOs and Corporations

Work Together?

Roger A. Ritvo, Ph.D.December 9, 2014

A Special Thanks to

Bill Schaub

Anna Feldmane

RBS Faculty and Staff for their interest and support

801 responses on SurveyMonkey Network Chain method

Interviews September 4th through December 3, 2014

NGO LeadershipCompetencies

Political

Strategic - envisions and shapes the organization's directions and devise a strategic (3 - 7 years) approach to its future.  

Contextual – aligns culture, programs, norms, values, and services offered by an NGO with external environmental changes.

Six Competencies of Effective NGO Leaders

Educational – staying current on issues which impact their NGO

Interpersonal – finding effective ways to work together

Competencies of Effective NGO Leaders (cont)

Analytical – using appropriate data for decisions

Political – not politics! Reconciling different values

Competencies of Effective NGO Leaders (cont)

Quick Demographics

Median age:41.4 27.8

About the sample ....

Not representative of the country as a whole.

Younger and more woman, but

This is the next generation of users, donors, leaders, .... so it is worth paying attention.

TRUSTING NGOs?Mean = 3.45

General Support-Strong Support

No Generational Split

Living in free country (Agree/Strongly Agree)

Under 30 years old – 72%

Over 50 - 73%

Gender Differences

64%

46%

Basic needs(61%)

Females Males

Provocative Finding

How can NGOs help?

European Capital of 2014?

23% CULTURE

16% EDUCATION

Reflecting on the 2 Key Competencies

Contextual – understanding the system’s environment and stakeholder views

Strategic – making plans based on current information

Successful Partnerships

Shared Goals

Specific Objectives

Structured Communications

Top-level commitment complemented by wide spread involvement in both systems

Successful Partnerships (cont)

Defined budget (1%?) – does not have to be 50/50!

Start small, manageable and focused

Assess, Review, Modify

Be Transparent

Examples

Home Depot – Habitat for Humanity

United Way – NFL

Universities

Komen

Partnerships from Corporate PoV

Partnerships from NGO PoV

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THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!

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