Do corporations need to give something back to their communities? As communities and businesses struggle with sometime differing motivations and needs, we need to consider ways they can work together to form partnerships argues David Maurrasse and his contributors. The essays in "A Future for Everyone" discuss the many ways to foster innovative and unprecedented collaborations leading to more effective partnerships between major institutions and corporations to poor and disenfranchised communities. Each original essay examines many of today's pressing issues: bridging the digital divide;…mehr
Do corporations need to give something back to their communities? As communities and businesses struggle with sometime differing motivations and needs, we need to consider ways they can work together to form partnerships argues David Maurrasse and his contributors. The essays in "A Future for Everyone" discuss the many ways to foster innovative and unprecedented collaborations leading to more effective partnerships between major institutions and corporations to poor and disenfranchised communities. Each original essay examines many of today's pressing issues: bridging the digital divide; community reinvestment; university and corporate partnerships; and corporate responsibility. From academics and students to nonprofit managers and community leaders to consultants and business professionals, this timely collection brings in voices from all angles that will surely create a resurgence in the promotion of the common good.
David Maurrasse is Assistant Professor in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Responsibility and was formerly the Senior Program Advisor for the Community Building Program Area at the Rockefeller Foundation. He is the author of Beyond theCampus (Routledge, 2001)
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Acknowledgements Introduction David Maurrasse I. A Corporate Environment in Transition? Chapter 1: Socially Responsible Business: Global Trends Jonathan Cohen Chapter 2: Social Responsibility as a Professional Virtue: Law Bourdieu and Community Osagie Kingsley Obasogie Chapter 3: Environmental Results: Corporations Financial Markets and Environmental Sustainability Frank Dixon II. Case Studies and the Philanthropic Paradox Chapter 4: Community Voices: A National Initiative to Improve the Health of Underserved Communities Allan J. Formicola Walid Michelen Sandra Harris Chapter 5: Working Together: Corporate and Community Development Carol Glazer Chapter 6: Latino Nonprofits: The Role of Intermediaries in Organizational Capacity Building Aida Rodriguez Joseph A. Pereira and Shana Brodnax Chapter 7: Spending Policies for Foundations: The Case for Increased Grants Payout Perry Mehrling III. Ideas and Information/Power and Access Chapter 8: The Digital Divide: Communities and Technology Tyshammie Cooper Chapter 9: The Media and Social Responsibility: Building Public Will for Change Heather Bent Tamir Chapter 10: The Future for Economically Distressed Community-Higher Education Partnerships David N. Cox Melissa Pearce Conclusion David Maurrasse About the Authors
Acknowledgements Introduction David Maurrasse I. A Corporate Environment in Transition? Chapter 1: Socially Responsible Business: Global Trends Jonathan Cohen Chapter 2: Social Responsibility as a Professional Virtue: Law Bourdieu and Community Osagie Kingsley Obasogie Chapter 3: Environmental Results: Corporations Financial Markets and Environmental Sustainability Frank Dixon II. Case Studies and the Philanthropic Paradox Chapter 4: Community Voices: A National Initiative to Improve the Health of Underserved Communities Allan J. Formicola Walid Michelen Sandra Harris Chapter 5: Working Together: Corporate and Community Development Carol Glazer Chapter 6: Latino Nonprofits: The Role of Intermediaries in Organizational Capacity Building Aida Rodriguez Joseph A. Pereira and Shana Brodnax Chapter 7: Spending Policies for Foundations: The Case for Increased Grants Payout Perry Mehrling III. Ideas and Information/Power and Access Chapter 8: The Digital Divide: Communities and Technology Tyshammie Cooper Chapter 9: The Media and Social Responsibility: Building Public Will for Change Heather Bent Tamir Chapter 10: The Future for Economically Distressed Community-Higher Education Partnerships David N. Cox Melissa Pearce Conclusion David Maurrasse About the Authors
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