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Leveraging Deficits: How the Best Corporate Citizens drove more effective cross-sector collaboration during the Great Recession
Submitted by kgilliam on Thu, 2012-01-19 14:07.
In last week's blog post, I pointed to the emergence of a "renaissance" in how companies, NGOs, and governments are collaborating to tackle some of our toughest challenges. This week I'm going to look in-depth at the specific new models and practices we're seeing emerge. Throughout 2011 we looked for successful practices in cross-sector collaboration by examining commitments made as part of the annual COMMIT!Campaign and by talking with CR Magazine’s Best Corporate Citizens. There were stark differences in the way these organizations engage with NGOs and governments as compared with most companies and donors. The best:
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Deficit-Driven Developments
Submitted by kgilliam on Tue, 2012-01-10 19:14.
The recession started a renaissance in how companies, NGOs, & governments collaborate.
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. With governments and non-profits facing yawning budget deficits and business facing one of its biggest trust-deficits in history, organizations are coming together in unprecedented ways to tackle some of society's greatest challenges. In fact, a distinct set of collaborative practices used by the “best corporate citizens” and their partners have emerged that others could adopt.
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