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positive. impact. Partnerships with Business. Partnerships with Business. Business in the Community comm.unity and the New Renaissance Engaging business in partnerships Issues and Concerns. Business in the Community.

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  1. positive impact Partnerships with Business

  2. Partnerships with Business • Business in the Community • comm.unity and the New Renaissance • Engaging business in partnerships • Issues and Concerns

  3. Business in the Community A unique movement of companies across the UK committed to continually improving their positive impact on society

  4. Business in the Community • National Charity • 650 Members • 75 of the top 100 FTSE Index • 12 Regional Offices, 250 employees • Thematic Campaigns • A/C Management • Seeing is Believing • Business Excellence Awards

  5. comm.unity (pronounced comm-dot-unity) inspires and engages business in supporting the community’s use of information and communication technologies

  6. A new renaissance? • in work • in education • in communicating information • in entertainment • in community • in business

  7. comm.unity aims to: Inspire and mobilise business knowledge and resources Build the capacity of the voluntary and community sectors through technology Develop partnerships for regeneration and inclusion ………?

  8. Why Business gets involved. 71% of the general public agreed that industry and commerce do not pay enough attention to their social responsibilities 28% chose or boycotted a product/service because of a company’s ethical reputation Source: MORI, 1998

  9. Why Business gets involved. • Profile and Reputation • Belief and Purpose • Skills Gap/ Digital Divide • Developing markets • Business Excellence • Networking

  10. the skills gap 51% of companies slowing down the adoption of technology 48% of companies delaying projects 15% cancelling projects ATSCO, November 1999 340,000 extra people, 1997-2006 IER

  11. the digital divide 72.5% have not yet used the Internet Internet take up is lower in poorer communities up to 50% do not have access to a telephone at home The Government expects its services to be accessed by 100% of the population via technology by 2004

  12. Initiatives • Events to Inspire • Awards • TheDOT • Partnerships • Bespoke Projects • Mainstream initiatives • Managing Matching

  13. Access Learning Content Integration power people premises profit product Building Partnerships

  14. Engaging Business • Support to the voluntary sector (TheDOT) • Strategic Advice • Technology Action Plans • Web Development • Implementation • Continuing Support • Evaluation • Sponsorship • Employee volunteers • Learning Centres

  15. Use BitC or similar sell the benefits to business, employee and community develop new skills raise their awareness less philanthropy avoid obvious pitfalls Less about money more about long term sustainable relations make it straightforward reduce misunderstanding clear needs and objectives Engaging Business

  16. Access awareness confidence skills content creation active participation community access and awareness Telecentres Training Programme Business Development Mentoring Equipment management advice and support Positive Impact

  17. Issues and Concerns Costs and Benefits • powerful politics • complex needs require partners • control, accountability, parachuting • grants, passive and active partnerships • top down - bottom up • risk avoidance

  18. positive impact www.comm.unity.uk.net www.business-impact.org www.bitc.org.uk

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