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The value of supporting education..

23.01.2009

In our January email update, City Action sent all our clients a selection of volunteering options within schools.  The sessions are aimed at helping the students discover the ‘world of work’, ranging from interview/CV workshops to developing their own product/business concepts.  The support of employee volunteers is vital to these sessions as they bring with [...]

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2008 Round-Up

24.12.2008

As 2008 is nearly at an end I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight some of the successes and achievements of City Action, our business clients and community partners over the past year.
Despite the difficult economic circumstances, City Action’s business clients have continued to be a great source of support to our City-fringe [...]

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Transparency, equity and mutual benefit….

12.12.2008

…according to the International Business Leaders Forum, these three elements are essential to developing a successful cross-sectoral Partnership.  The dictionary definition of a ‘Partnership’ is defined as: a form of engagement where risks and benefits are shared and where there is an agreed/ongoing relationship to achieve a shared purpose.
City Action and the IBLF recently collaborated [...]

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Why community involvement is good for business

13.11.2008

Johnathon Brookes is the Social Responsibility Manager for Lakehouse Contracts, a building contractor involved in educational works, health and regeneration.  Lakehouse won a Dragon Award for their outstanding work in education.             
“It was a real pleasure to attend the recent Dragon Awards to meet with people engaged in and leading CSR programmes which are making [...]

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Appraisals and volunteering

31.10.2008

I spent the majority of yesterday afternoon preparing for my mid-year appraisal review; some of the time was spent tracking the progress that I have made on my objectives, the rest trying to evidence my ‘core behaviours’ (the behaviours that it is vital I display in order to carry out my job).  
Whilst grappling with the [...]

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A Question of Responsibility

09.10.2008

Last night I attended Gerry Acher’s inaugural lecture at the RSA. Gerry, Chair of the RSA is involved in CSR in a number of different ways, not least as Chair of Heart of the City and a member of the Final Judging Panel for the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards.
The lecture, entitled ‘Corporate Responsibility: thrive, die [...]

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Business as usual

03.10.2008

Last week, Goldman Sachs (GS) announced their new partners for their 10,000 Women scheme.  Some news sources viewed this as ill-timed.  But why should current economic conditions affect their Corporate Responsibility (CR) announcements? Would they delay the announcement of new contracts, investment decisions or any other business as usual? 
The GS announcement is only insensitive if [...]

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CSR – in the wake of Lehman's

24.09.2008

Jerry Daykin is the Marketing Manager for City Gateway and has provided the below posting on the effect of the Lehman Brothers collapse on their organisation:
‘Following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, who were due to co-run a course with my charity, the Sunday papers conjured up a quote saying: “My job is to get support [...]

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Don't give up on the community

18.09.2008

What with the great strain that the economy is currently under, it is understandable that community investment, and employee volunteering more specifically, may not be a top priority for many City businesses. It appears to me however, that it is more important than ever that City businesses and community organisations in neighbouring boroughs join forces [...]

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Calling all grassroots groups and their volunteers…

10.09.2008

I wanted to highlight this new funding opportunity for grassroots community groups that are heavily reliant on volunteers.  It is not often that very small, local groups are specifically targeted in order to provide them with financial support, despite the vital and innovative work that can take place within them.
If you are a volunteer for [...]

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