Cross-sector alliances

and community

engagement: relevance

for social work

managers and

executives

Monica Nandan

Concurrently…

Corporte social

responsibility

Collaboration Coordination, Partnership, Networks

Tripple Bottom Line

Beneficiary involvement, empowerme

nt,

What’s growing?DemandSustainability pressure Impact Pressure

What’s Declining FundingResources

CSR Definitions• Commitment to improve community well-being

through discretionary business practices and contributions.• Could meet minimal legal and regulatory

standards. OR• Strategically respond to social, environmental

and economic issues that are created through its operations.

• OR• Fulfill philanthropic needs in community.• OR • Do the above to improve image and market share

• Global Reporting System (GRI): sustainability reporting guidelines established internationally.• Emphasizes stakeholder engagement

• Social Accounting Movement (SAM): Also emphasizes listening to different stakeholders in developing accounting process.• Businesses taking responsibility to

address stakeholders’ concerns.

Non Profits Partnering…

Examples KaBoomSave the ChildrenCity YearPioneer Human

ServicesShare Our Strength

Corporations Partnering…

Examples Home DepotMicrosoftBankBostonCalphalonRidgeviewBoeing

Anatomy of Collaboration

Services for

children/families

Other agencies

Regulators

Service recipients

Funders

Private Corporation

Share holders

Priorities, values and mission

Priorities, values and mission

Components for sustainability and empowerment.

Innovation at inter-face

Cross Sector al-liances

Involving bene-ficiaries in plan-

ning….

Tripple Bottom

Line

Possibilities!

Innovation in making

What is possible!

Social/nonprofit

sector

Private Sector

Public Sector