Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR)
http://www.cbsr.ca
Resources for Canadian companies interested in social corporate responsibility.
Center for Corporate
Citizenship at Boston College
http://www.bc.edu/centers/ccc/index.html
Site to advance "strategic
corporate citizenship," including reports on such things as
"Corporate Social Responsibility Monitor" and other reports.
Corporate Month of Service – September
http://www.behandson.org/wiki/cmosresources
Showcases the collective power of corporate America to create significant change in communities at home and abroad through volunteer service. An initiative of the Hands On Network Corporate Service Council, the Web site provides how-to information and templates.
Corporate Philanthropy
and Volunteerism
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/rcp.html
Series of articles from
Charity Village (Canada).
Corporate Social Responsibility
News and Resources
http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/index.html
Resources for people determined to act as change agents within their
business for corporate social responsibility/corporate citizenship,
including employee volunteering.
CRS Wire
http://www.csrwire.com/
Corporate Social Responsibility
Newswire Service posts all sorts of press releases and reports on
business programs. Search under "volunteer" to find
many items.
Developing Volunteer Projects Toolkit
http://www.behandson.org/wiki/developing-volunteer-projects-toolkit
The Developing Volunteer Projects Toolkit offers simple, practical advice for planning group volunteer projects, ready-to-use worksheets and forms, and strategies for engaging volunteers in service. Especially pertinent for corporate volunteers since the site was created for the employees of Home Depot to work with Hands On Network.
Engage
http://www.iblf.org/activities/engage.jsp
A 3-year international
employee engagement campaign (to end in 2004) initiated by the Prince
of Wales International Business Leaders Forum in the UK. Site
includes company-shared materials.
Good Company
http://www.goodcompany.com.au/
Connects skilled professionals with Australian charitable organizations in need of pro bono assistance.
Imagine
http://www.imaginecanada.ca/
Canada 's national program to promote
public and corporate giving, volunteering and support for the community.
Site has many resources and downloadable materials.
Investing in Volunteers Project (UK)
http://www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk
Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organizations which involve volunteers in their work -- includes a complete section for employee volunteer programs. The Standard enables organizations to comprehensively review their volunteer management, and also publicly demonstrates their commitment to volunteering.
Mission & Market Program
of the Independent Sector http://www.independentsector.org/mission_market/index.html
Information for forming corporate-nonprofit partnerships.
OneWorld Topic
Guide to Volunteering: Corporate Volunteering
http://us.oneworld.net/guides/volunteering
Thoughtful presentation
of the topic and examples of international corporate volunteer programs,
with emphasis on issues affecting civil society and human rights.
Points of Light
Foundation resource section
http://www.pointsoflight.org/resources/
Fact sheets and guides,
most in PDF format, on various topics. Select browse
by network" and then "business" to focus on corporate
volunteerism titles.
Taproot Foundation - Knowledge Center
http://www.taprootfoundation.org/corporate/resources.php
Taproot is focused on encouraging pro bono donations of professional services. Here are articles and research reports about business and professional community engagement.
US Chamber of
Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center
http://www.uschamber.com/bclc/default
The Business Civic Leadership Center exists to support the civic and humanitarian initiatives of businesses.
VolunteerResources.org - Workplace Employee Volunteering
http://www.jjhill.org/pol/index.cfm?action=main.category&lngCategoryID=22
Materials compiled for the Points of Light Foundation by the James J. Hill Reference Library.