Cooperation and partnership are all about patience, understanding, and the satisfaction of achieving double the results!
The “Podilska Hromada” Community Foundation was established to foster partnerships and enhance interaction between the civil sector, government, and business. Today, it has years of experience in collaborating with businesses through both small-scale targeted initiatives and large urban projects.
The Foundation’s experience was presented at the IV NATIONAL FORUM ON SME DEVELOPMENT 2021: FROM RESILIENCE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
The Chair of the Foundation’s Board, Olena Danilova, took part in the panel discussion “Socially Responsible Business for Community Development.”
Here are a few key reasons why businesses should strengthen their social responsibility by working with the Community Foundation:
- This collaboration significantly increases the added value of a project or initiative;
- The Foundation has closer communication with the community, understands its needs, challenges, strengths, and opportunities, quickly identifies trends, and provides space for improvisation and innovation;
- Without hiring separate employees, businesses can use the Foundation’s expertise to engage in social initiatives within the community;
- Such collaboration builds public trust in the business (the Foundation ensures transparent procedures, public accountability, and effective communication);
- Additional opportunities and wider audience outreach, as the Foundation has an extensive network of social connections;
- The Foundation can help businesses systematize their social and charitable activities through the Corporate Fundtool.
More details on support, reputation (“SHIELD” image), social impact, and different cooperation tools can be found in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5STvl-c5-FY.
Forum Organizers:
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine, the “Strengthening Membership Business Associations of Micro-, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Ukraine” Project implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and with the support of the Swiss Confederation, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the national entrepreneurship development project “Diia.Business”, the Office for Entrepreneurship and Export Development, and GIZ Ukraine.
