Community
Social inclusion for learners
Bruce Learner of Kellogg’s UK underlines the importance of working with young people, or more precisely ‘equipping them to make the right choices’, in order to overcome the crippling effects of social exclusion.
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Toxic corporate
responsibility
Camila Batmanghelidjh, director of Kids Company on why corporate social responsibility should be selfless and not self-serving, and how companies should take heed and listen to what the voluntary sector really needs.
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Contributions news
round-up (Issue 92)
Lloyds announces a change in its Foundation's structure, while Vodafone Group Foundation donates extra money to those suffering from flooding in Indonesia.
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Barclays supports Charity
Bank
More companies should follow Barclays' lead and support forward-thinking organisations such as Charity Bank.
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Empowering local
communities
This edition of Briefing discusses how multinationals can promote socio-economic change by using their core skills. In the end, economic empowerment is the only antidote to poverty and problematic social issues. |
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Economic empowerment
through mobile
Vodafone director of corporate responsibility, Charlotte Grezo, argues that providing people in developing countries with banking services through their mobile phones is a significant driver of economic growth.
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The inspi(RED) new face
of cause-related marketing
The Corporate Citizenship Company's Michelle Dow talks to Dan Henkle, Gap’s senior vice president of corporate responsibility, on joining the (RED) campaign and the overlap between social responsibility and business strategy.
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Street Children
HSBC launches a global $10m initiative in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages - the world’s largest NGO for orphans. Briefing talks to the international bank and its community partner about the aims of the project.
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CAF announces Companies
and Communities Award winners
ESS Support Services Worldwide, Deutsche Bank and npower all received awards at the CAF Companies and Community Awards on December 4.
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Measuring impact
Many community managers are failing to realise the full potential of measuring long-term impact, argues the London Benchmarking Group's Shannon Skaggs.
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Arts news round-up -
issue 90
A&B Scotland awards are announced, Ernst & Young launch the Rodin exhibition, while Birmingham is named UK's most culturally vibrant city.
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