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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
@sector4focus
