Post by account_disabled on Mar 6, 2024 2:18:06 GMT -8
A person from the southeast of the country asked me if it is convenient for a business foundation to work only on a social cause. To argue his question, he shares of a new foundation that he plans to create, he has been assigned the task of preparing the ground to estimate whether or not it is convenient for his corporation to create an association of this nature. Along the path that this person has taken, he tells me that he has reviewed literature and has participated in one or another course to strengthen civil organizations. In his extensive email he tells me that he has gained clarity that the future foundation should not divert resources, disperse them by taking them to various causes and different beneficiaries. Although in this space we have shared different recommendations for starting foundations from the company, we can immediately point out that working for a single cause is not the same as focusing on a topic and understanding the different variables to build a proposal or intervention model. Let's explain.
The work begins by defining the purpose for Phone Number List creating a foundation in the company, especially if it already has two other pillars: A Corporate Social Responsibility program and a volunteer program. If this is the case, the question remains about how the work team will relate because, as has already happened in some important firms, the door is opened for an internal war between collaborators in order to gain leadership of these activities. In this way, about this experience we can tell a brief history of a company whose name is not important to indicate, but rather to pay attention to the story. The members of a team that had been assigned to go as the corporate CSR advance guard, when their managers pointed out the possibility of moving to a new level where all these resources would be united under a Corporate Social Responsibility Coordination that brought together volunteers and The foundation, instead of proposing actions, dedicated themselves to generating different rumors such as: Spreading on “corridor radio” that certain personnel were putting at risk the recognitions obtained by the company and continuing like this could put its renewal at risk.
The managers validated the rumors, took one side's perspective as truth, and the outcome occurred that delayed them for at least two years in consolidating the area, requesting support from a consultancy. But if the situation is different, where the corporation, for example, does not have organized volunteering or a CSR program and wants to start a foundation, it is important to remember that in this space we have indicated that it is about creating a business unit that is at the service of various audiences or parties involved: First, the company's own needs, then the customer community with which it is closely linked and the suppliers, public authorities and community leaders, etc. It should not be forgotten that we must also consider the good will of the members of the board of directors who seek to outline aid from the foundation for those needs that move them, are identified or considered most important. Hence we move on to the next stage: Define the scope, that is, clarify the “why”. It is in this part where logic emerges and it is revealed that the company not only has a need in the community, but several needs with all those who are part of its community and you have to choose the theme, the variables of a desired problem. attend.
The work begins by defining the purpose for Phone Number List creating a foundation in the company, especially if it already has two other pillars: A Corporate Social Responsibility program and a volunteer program. If this is the case, the question remains about how the work team will relate because, as has already happened in some important firms, the door is opened for an internal war between collaborators in order to gain leadership of these activities. In this way, about this experience we can tell a brief history of a company whose name is not important to indicate, but rather to pay attention to the story. The members of a team that had been assigned to go as the corporate CSR advance guard, when their managers pointed out the possibility of moving to a new level where all these resources would be united under a Corporate Social Responsibility Coordination that brought together volunteers and The foundation, instead of proposing actions, dedicated themselves to generating different rumors such as: Spreading on “corridor radio” that certain personnel were putting at risk the recognitions obtained by the company and continuing like this could put its renewal at risk.
The managers validated the rumors, took one side's perspective as truth, and the outcome occurred that delayed them for at least two years in consolidating the area, requesting support from a consultancy. But if the situation is different, where the corporation, for example, does not have organized volunteering or a CSR program and wants to start a foundation, it is important to remember that in this space we have indicated that it is about creating a business unit that is at the service of various audiences or parties involved: First, the company's own needs, then the customer community with which it is closely linked and the suppliers, public authorities and community leaders, etc. It should not be forgotten that we must also consider the good will of the members of the board of directors who seek to outline aid from the foundation for those needs that move them, are identified or considered most important. Hence we move on to the next stage: Define the scope, that is, clarify the “why”. It is in this part where logic emerges and it is revealed that the company not only has a need in the community, but several needs with all those who are part of its community and you have to choose the theme, the variables of a desired problem. attend.