Too often experiential learning exercises bear little resemblance to life. Jan Levy argues it is important to keep experiential learning real to unlock its full effect.
Everybody’s talking about it. Out with the paint brushes, in with the brains. Goodbye DIY skills, hello business skills. No more “rooms getting smaller” (what happens when a charity’s premises are...
What is a business charity partnership for? For most people on the business side, partnerships with non-profits are an opportunity to give – money, time, leadership expertise, commercial insight. So,...
It is time to face up to the fact that volunteering is no longer the right way to engage employees in communities.
Walk past the HQ of an investment bank in London a few weeks ago and you might have noticed something odd – a demonstration of sorts, outside the entrance, the campaigners cordoned off from employees...
The decade: the 1980’s. The scene: urban riots in the inner city, from Brixton to Toxteth. The reaction from business leaders: a realisation that the disenchantment and violence being seen in...
Community engagement has for too long been seen as the soft side of CSR. Now smart managers are finding a new use for community engagement - winning business.
While business charity partnerships often revolve around fundraising and volunteering, any partnership worth its salt nowadays needs to go way beyond these basics.
Partnerships between businesses and charities are supposed to be based on mutual benefit, but many companies treat charity partners like suppliers. They do so at their peril.
In his first column for HR magazine, Jan Levy argues that an organisation without a clear remit to create value for society, not just its shareholders, will ultimately fail in its community...
