Cultivating Global Pro Bono Programs. Dr Jurie van Niekerk

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1 Cultivating Global Pro Bono Programs Dr Jurie van Niekerk

2 CDC Development Solutions (CDS) 80+ Countries Over 22 years Our Services & Divisions Economic & Community Development US Center for Citizen Diplomacy MBAs Without Borders Global Pro Bono Diverse Partners USAID US Department of State The World Bank IFC OSCE Pfizer John Deere IBM Novartis Dow Corning HP Deloitte BP Bechtel Total Alcoa EGLNG Goldcorp

3 CDS s Partners in Development

4 Using International Corporate Volunteerism (ICV) as a Leadership and Development Tool

5 Benefits of ICV Leadership Development Employee Engagement Contributing to CSR Strategies Business Development Community Engagement Innovation & Product Development: Dow Corning s Citizen Service Corps New Market Development: IBM s Corporate Service Corps

6 Triple Benefit: Employee, Company, & Local Client FOR PARTICIPANTS Hard and soft skill development Increased motivation Innovation for new products and skill application Improved leadership competencies FOR THE COMPANY Aligned with and reinforces Corporate Culture Brand strengthening New market/product development Employee Recruitment & Retention FOR THE LOCAL CLIENTS Access to resources and new technology Improved service development New staff skills Bottom line growth

7 ICV Benchmarking Survey

8 CDS ICV Benchmarking Survey 2013 Twenty-two companies participated in this year s survey Accenture Becton Dickenson Credit Suisse Ernst & Young FedEx Corporation Mars GlaxoSmithKline IBM Intel Corporation John Deere Mars PriceWaterhouseCoo pers Merck & Co., Inc. Novartis Partners in Food Solutions PEPSICO Pfizer Inc PIMCO Medtronic, Inc.SAP AG Telefonica VALE

9 Resulted in Three Major Conclusions and Observations: Companies are confident that their programs benefits significantly outweigh the costs. Different from 2012, there appears to be an increase in multinational project teams. The major benefit for the sponsoring companies is enhancing the skills of the volunteers, especially leadership development.

10 Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining an ICV Program

11 Designing an ICV Program Interested in starting an ICV program at your organization but are not sure where to begin? Learn more by visiting the Center for Excellence in International Corporate Volunteerism (CEICV) at Here you can view an ICV Start-Up Guide that walk you through key decisions at each step of the process.

12 ICV Teams in South Africa

13 Social Sabbatical Program PROGRAM DESIGN Short-term assignment International team of SAP High Potentials Team works to solve business challenges for entrepreneurs and SMEs PROGRAM GOALS Provide learning opportunities for high-potential SAP employees Assist entrepreneurs and small businesses in emerging markets Help SAP employees hone leadership skills, deepen cultural knowledge and connect with other emerging leaders from around the world.

14 Social Sabbatical South Africa: Project Management and Capacity Building Client: Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa DELIVERABLES Produce a revised scope of work Establish impact indicators to be tracked over time Draft a written explanation and recommendations for implementation Background TheFairTradeinTourismSouthAfrica (FTTSA) is a nonprofit in South Africa that delivers services to the tourism industry and implements projects on behalf of donors and development organizations. FTTSA was appointed the secretariat of the Sustainable Tourism Certification Alliance Africa; therefore it is important to have a strong and effective leadership to implement specific growth strategies. Project The goal is to empower the FTTSA team that is now guiding the activities of the Alliance to improve capacity building in areas such as, project management, communications/social media, time management and leadership, and fundraising.

15 Corporate Service Corps Leadership Development for a Globally Integrated Enterprise PROGRAM GOALS Provide service learning opportunities for high-performing IBM employees To have social impact on the locations in which the programs operate Provide opportunities to gain a foothold and foster growth in emerging markets BENCHMARKS FOR SUCCESS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Team-based assignments fosters teamwork, collaborations, and the development of new skills (communication, resilience, adaptability) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Program closely aligned with IBM s product and service strategies for IBM s growth markets CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT Teams take on big issues and propose strategic solutions/recommendations Structured program with specific goals ensures useful work gets done and impact takes place

16 CSC South Africa: Education IT Strategy Review Client: Limpopo Department of Education Background The Department of Education is responsible for providing a high quality education to Limpopo s children and youth. DELIVERABLES Project Provide an ICT strategy for the education department in Limpopo. For example, technology infrastructure, school information (management) systems, hosting curriculum materials, home-school communication systems, elearning, professional networks & teacher collaboration, etc. Establish impact indicators to be tracked over the coming months Written explanations and recommendations for implementation Proof of Concept for base level ICT for school

17 CSC South Africa: Partnership Development & Training Client: RULIV, Promotion of Rural Livelihoods DELIVERABLES Identify private sector partnerships for processing and marketing of products Identify training needs and coordinate local level capacity building in processing technology Provide an inventory of indigenous processing technology in operational area Background Ruliv is an organization of multidisciplinary professionals which provides multi-disciplinary services pertaining to all aspects rural and urban development. The aim of the project is to improve rural livelihoods (social, human, physical, natural and financial capital) through the production of sorghum, both in terms of quantity and quality in order to establish food security at household level and also uplift the socio-economic well-being of the rural communities. Project Development of an Indigenous Processing Technology blueprint for the Maqhashu Sorghum Belt Production Project, a rural community-based project.

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