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Resources For Further Information 

The following list of references and websites may help you find additional information to assist you in your partnership development.

Business Case for Corporate Community Investment

  • Alperson, Myra (1995) 'Corporate Giving Strategies That Add Business Value.' The Conference Board, New York, USA.
  • Burke, Edmund M. (1999) 'Corporate Community Relations: The Principle of the Neighbor of Choice.' Quorum Books, Westport, USA.
  • Business Leaders’ Input (2000) 'For an Entrepreneurial and Inclusive Europe: Business, Government and Civil Society in Partnership.' Presented to European Summit on Employment, Economic Reform and Social Cohesion for a Europe of Innovation and Knowledge, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Centre for Corporate Public Affairs (2000) 'Corporate Community Involvement in Australia.' Funded by the Department of Family and Community Services, Canberra, Australia.
  • Cohen, Ben and Jerry Greenfield (1997) 'Ben and Jerry’s Double Dip: Lead with Your Values and Make Money, Too.' Simon & Schuster, New York, USA.
  • Collins, James C. and Jerry I. Porras (1994) 'Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies.' HarperCollins, New York. USA.
  • Committee of Inquiry into a New Vision for Business (1999) 'A New Vision for Business.' Published on Business Impact website, London, UK (www.business-impact.org.uk).
  • Elkington, John (1997) 'Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business.' Capstone, Oxford, UK.
  • Garone, Stephen (1999) 'The Link Between Corporate Citizenship and Financial Performance.' The Conference Board, New York, USA.
  • Glazebrook, Mark (2000) 'How Australia’s Top 500 Companies are Becoming Corporate Citizens.' Corporate Citizenship Research Unit, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia.
  • Green, Janet (1994) 'Of Mutual Benefit: Business and the Community.' Prepared for The Office on Social Policy NSW Government Social Policy Directorate, Sydney, Australia.
  • Makower, Joel and Business for Social Responsibility (1994) 'Beyond the Bottom Line: Putting Social Responsibility to Work for Your Business.' Simon & Schuster, New York, USA.
  • Ministry of Social Affairs, Denmark (1997) 'New Partnerships for Social Cohesion.' Report following the International Conference on the Social Commitment of Enterprises, Copenhagen, 16/18 October 1997.
  • Moss Kanter, Rosabeth (1999) 'From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as Beta Site for Business Innovation.' In 'Harvard Business Review' May/June, USA.
  • Prentice, Bill (2000) 'Connecting Companies to Communities.' Imagine, Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, Toronto, Canada.
  • Reder, Alan (1994) 'In Pursuit of Principle and Profit.' HarperCollins, New York, USA.
  • Weiser, John and Simon Zadek (2000) 'Conversations with Disbelievers: Persuading Companies to Address Social Challenges.' Produced with funding from the Ford Foundation. (www.brodyweiser.com.)
  • Dees, Gregory (1998) 'Enterprising Nonprofits.' In 'Harvard Business Review' January/February, USA.
  • Franklin, Douglas (2000) 'Social Marketing for the New Millennium: A Practical, ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Manual for Non-Government Organisations and Community and Voluntary Associations.' The Australian Youth Foundation with support from The International Youth Foundation, Sydney, Australia.
  • Langford, Kate (1999) 'Landcare Sponsorship: A Guide for Groups in NSW.' NSW Department of Land and Water, Sydney, Australia. (particularly useful for small groups)
  • McFarlan, Warren F. (1999) 'Working on Nonprofit Boards: Don’t Assume the Shoe Fits.' In 'Harvard Business Review' November/December, USA.
  • Ryan, William P. (1999) 'The New Landscape for Non-Profits.' In 'Harvard Business Review' January/February, USA.
  • Shore, Bill (1999) 'The Cathedral Within.' Random House, New York, USA.
  • Sims, Sandra (2000) 'Creating Effective Partnerships with Business: A Guide for Charities and Nonprofits in Canada.' Imagine, Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, Toronto, Canada.

CAUSE RELATED MARKETING

  • Adkins, Sue (1999) 'Cause Related Marketing: Who Cares Wins.' Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK.
  • Pringle, Hamish and Marjorie Thompson (1999) 'Brand Spirit: How Cause Related Marketing Builds Brands.' John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK.
  • Richards, Craig (1998) 'Structuring Effective Sponsorship.' TBC Information Services, Sydney, Australia.

Guides for Ccommunity Groups

  • Australian Council of Social Service (2000) 'Guide to Business and Community Partnerships: For Small and Medium Sized Organisations.' Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services, Sydney, Australia. (particularly useful for small groups)
  • Australian Forum on Nonprofit Management (1999) 'A Report. Visit to Australia by Frances Hesselbein.' Australian Forum on Nonprofit Management, Sydney, Australia.
  • Australian Youth Foundation and Dr Colin Sharp (1996) 'Do-It-Yourself Evaluation Manual.' The Australian Youth Foundation, Sydney, Australia.

New Economy

  • Zadek, Simon Niels Hojensgard and Peter Raynard (2000) 'The New Economy of Corporate Citizenship.' The Copenhagen Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Partnerships

  • Nelson, Jane and Simon Zadek (1999) 'Partnership Alchemy: New Social Partnerships in Europe.' The Copenhagen Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Reference Group on Welfare Reform/ Interim Report (2000) 'Participation Support for a More Equitable Society.' Department of Family and Community Services, Canberra, Australia.
  • Sagawa, Shirley and Eli Segal (2000) 'Common Interest Common Good: Creating Value through Business and Social Sector Partnerships.' Harvard Business School Press,Boston, USA.
Project Evaluations
  • Australian Youth Foundation and Dr Colin Sharp (1996) 'Do-It-Yourself Evaluation Manual.' The Australian Youth Foundation, Sydney, Australia
  • Nelson, Jane and Simon Zadek (1999) 'Partnership Alchemy: New Social Partnerships in Europe.' The Copenhagen Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Regulations and Governance

  • Letts, Christine W. William Ryan and Allen Grossman (1997) 'Virtuous Capital: What Foundations Can Learn from Venture Capitalists.' In 'Harvard Business Review' March/April, USA.
  • Mehra, Malini (2000) 'New Frontiers of Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability: Response and Remaining Challenges.' Presentation given at the Second Global Forum on Human Development, UNDP 9-10 October 2000, Rio De Janeiro (http://www.undp.org/hdro/rio_mehra.pdf).

Social Captial

  • Centre for Research and Learning/University of Tasmania has numerous reports on social capital and capacity building. These reports can be downloaded from www.educ.utas.edu.au/CRLRA.

Socially Responsible Investment

  • Allen Consulting Group (2000) 'Socially Responsible Investment in Australia.' Prepared for the Ethical Investment Working Group, Melbourne, Australia.

Triple Bottom Line Reporting

  • Allen Consulting Group (2000) 'Socially Responsible Investment in Australia.' Prepared for the Ethical Investment Working Group, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Elkington, John (1997) 'Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business'. Capstone, Oxford, UK.
  • Futures Foundation (2000) 'Measures of Success: Notes from a Workshop Hosted by the Futures Foundation, 1 May 2000.' Sydney, Australia.
  • Goodell, Edward (ed.) (1996-1999) 'Standards of Corporate Social Responsibility.' Social Venture Network, San Francisco, USA.
  • Hick, Sally (2000) 'Morals Maketh the Money.' In 'Australian CPA' May, Australia.

Volunteering

  • Raynolds, John (1998) 'The Halo Effect: How Volunteering Can Lead To a More Fulfilling Life and a Better Career.' Golden Books, New York, USA.

Case Studies:


Community Regeneration

  • Moss Kanter, Rosabeth (1999) 'From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as Beta Site for Business Innovation.' In 'Harvard Business Review' May/June, USA.
  • People Together Project & Victorian Local Governance Association (2000) 'The Power of Community: Celebrating and Promoting Community in Victoria.' People Together Project & Victorian Local Governance Association, Melbourne, Australia.

Education

  • Green, Janet (1994) 'Of Mutual Benefit: Business and the Community.' Prepared for The Office on Social Policy - NSW Government Social Policy Directorate, Sydney, Australia.
  • Moss Kanter, Rosabeth (1999) 'From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as Beta Site for Business Innovation.' In 'Harvard Business Review' May/June, USA.

Enviroment

  • Green, Janet (1994) 'Of Mutual Benefit: Business and the Community.' Prepared for The Office on Social Policy - NSW Government Social Policy Directorate, Sydney, Australia.

Partnerships

  • Sagawa, Shirley and Eli Segal (2000) 'Common Interest Common Good: Creating Value through Business and Social Sector Partnerships.' Harvard Business School Press, Boston, USA.

Sponsorship

  • Dumais, Max and Carol Cohn (1993) 'Corporate Citizenship in Australia.' Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Cause Related Marketing Good resource for cause related marketing www.crm.org.uk
  • Corporate Citizenship Company www.corporate-citizenship.co.uk
  • Innovation through Partnerships www.innovation-partnership.org
  • Investors in People Good resource for employee relations www.iipuk.co.uk
  • National Centre for Business and Sustainability www.thencbs.co.uk
  • NCVO - Voice of the Voluntary Sector www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
  • New Academy of Business www.new-academy.ac.uk
  • PerCent Club www.percent.org.uk
  • The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum www.pwblf.org
  • The School for Social Entrepreneurs www.sse.org.uk
  • SustainAbility Good resource for triple bottom line reporting www.sustainability.co.uk
  • Tomorrow’s Company www.tomorrowscompany.com
  • Zadek Net www.zadek.net

Training for Disadvantaged Groups

  • Green, Janet (1994) 'Of Mutual Benefit: Business and the Community.' Prepared for The Office on Social Policy - NSW Government Social Policy Directorate, Sydney, Australia.

Welfare

  • Moss Kanter, Rosabeth (1999) 'From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as Beta Site for Business Innovation.' In 'Harvard Business Review' May/June, USA.

Workplace Diversity

  • Rappleye Jr Willard C. (2000) 'Diversity in the Workplace: Very Hard Work for the New Advantage.' In 'Across the Board: The Conference Board Magazine' November/December, USA.

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