Results for Community
Arts: the art of business sponsorship
May 01, 2004 Despite economic difficulties in some sectors, corporate arts sponsorship was up last year. Arts & Business is making a play to get individuals to give more. Read more >
Movers & Shakers: Gib Bulloch, Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP)
May 01, 2004 Part business consultant, part aid and development worker, Gib Bulloch has created an unusual CV for himself - and an even more unusual development model in the process. Read more >
Community interest companies
May 01, 2004 Roger Cowe takes a look at the government's latest plan to promote social enterprise and finds a potential new vehicle for corporate community investment Read more >
Marks & Spencer: on the move
April 30, 2004 Michael House in Baker Street has been Marks & Spencer’s head office for nearly 50 years. Recent times have not been easy for the great British brand, but it’s bouncing back. Together with new look collections and jazzy ad campaigns, Marks & Spencer is moving into ultra-modern offices in Paddington, North London. Briefing speaks to CSR director, Ed Williams, about the company’s plans for leaving one community and moving into another. Read more >
Mike McCann – advancing enterprise
March 01, 2004 Entrepreneurship is rightly recognised as a vital factor in the future of UK competitiveness. To build an enterprise culture, it will require schools and businesses to get involved - preferably together. Read more >
John May: stepping onto the career ladder
March 01, 2004 Widening access to further education represents a key challenge if Britain is going to have a competitive, diverse workforce in the future. Briefing talks to the head of the UK Career Academy Foundation, a non-profit working to make the door to university as wide open as possible. Read more >
How to have a charitable Christmas, without breaking the bank
November 01, 2003 Christmas is traditionally a time for giving and charity, but with the increasing commercialisation of the season, and its financial implications, corporations often have little time or money left to give to charity. Charity Bank is a unique hybrid dedicated to managing wealth for the common good. Read more >
Vicky Mirfin: keeping with tradition
November 01, 2003 One of the oldest City institutions, the Lloyd's insurance market has a long history of charitable support for the local community. Briefing asks the new community affairs manager at Lloyd's about how she plans to bring this philanthropic tradition into the twenty-first century. Read more >
Partnerships: an irrelevancy…or worse, a distraction?
July 01, 2003 For some, our usual round-up of community partnerships adds little or nothing to important CSR challenges. We disagree. Read more >