Employee Volunteering Research
When the new Government came to power in May 2015, offering 3 days of volunteering a year for every employee of a large organisation, our first thought was: “Fantastic! More support for charities, and great experiences for volunteers”, a very close second was: “But what will this really mean for charities?”.
Newsletter, November 2015
Our occasional newsletter has become even more occasional as we’ve been working hard on some brilliant projects and programmes, all designed to create business impact and social impact hand in hand. Here are a few quick highlights.
Future Talent
How do businesses attract and develop the talent of the future? How do they satisfy Millennials’ quest for purpose in the workplace? What is the role of business in helping young people to become ‘rounded and grounded’? And what’s the balance between business impact and social impact when it comes to embracing the future talent agenda?
British Land Community Day 2015
1 day. 200 employees. 24 projects.
This is the fourth consecutive year that we have had the opportunity to work with Jo Hammond and the team at British Land on Community Day and we are pleased to see the feedback from all involved gets stronger every year.
Innovation and the role of CSR
We believe that charities can be innovation partners for business, bringing untapped social insight to the development of products and services. In this article on 2degrees Jan explains more.
Newsletter, May 2015
One third of 2015 has already flown by – and what can we show for it? Quite a bit in fact, all based around our mantra of creating business value and social value hand in hand. Here are some highlights…
Community Investment Model
The four pillars model of CSR is no longer fit for purpose. Community engagement isn’t the ‘fourth pillar’ or the ‘nice to do’ – it’s a way to understand, engage in and act upon critical CSR and sustainability issues. It’s about society, not neighbourhood and it’s strategically relevant.
Ten years at Three Hands
Thanks to those who congratulated me on ten years at Three Hands. I must admit I was oblivious to this milestone, but the realisation that I’d put a decade’s work into this venture got me into reflective mode, with three main thoughts to share.
