Community Business Partnerships - Benefits
Community Partner
- Increased capability
- New skills
- Improved morale, self esteem feeling valued for day-to-day work
- Ability to meet objectives sooner, more efficiently
- Increased opportunities for development
- Increased knowledge of corporate world
- Increased opportunities to demonstrate/practise skills eg providing training
- New friendships
- Expanded networks
- Better service delivery to clients
- Improved credibility
- Enhanced profile
- Valued more in community
- Opportunity for influence
- Better infrastructure, enabling focus to remain on "core business"
- Opportunities for promotion of messages
Business Partner
- Improved morale, self esteem
- Team spirit
- Stronger branding in the community
- Enhanced reputation
- New skills
- Opportunity to 'give back'
- Increased knowledge of issues in the community
- Increased opportunities eg for mentoring
- Opportunities for staff development
- Expanded networks
- Reduced risk
- More attractive to ethical/socially responsible investors
- Greater productivity
- More in touch with community needs
- Visible demonstration of values
- 'Employer of choice', improved staff retention rates
- Stronger community as customer and employee base
