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Assignment: Project Written Recommendation Report
Purpose: To Inform your Audience about the best choice of a corporate philanthropy for Global Mind.
Audience: Your boss (the company's owner) and your company's advisory board.
Situation: Corporate Philanthropy Initiative for Global Mind: Great news! Global Mind, the start-up company where you work, has become successful, growing, and making a substantial profit. The owner, Ms. Tahani Al-Jamil, wants Global Mind to become involved in some form of corporate philanthropy/charity. Ms. Al-Jamil, does not have time to check out the possibilities for Global Mind, so she asks you, her executive assistant, to conduct and analyze research on this issueand recommend a specific philanthropy and implementation model to her and the board of directors at the next board meeting. Note: Corporate social responsibility exists in many forms, but you must focus on an existing philanthropy/charity. You are not choosing "a cause"; you are picking an existing philanthropy.
Task:
A. Determine what kind of company Global Mind will be (your choice- it's a fictional company)
B. Research established philanthropies that fit with Global Mind's work and corporate initiative
C. Determine the most appropriate philanthropy for Global Mind (your choice)
D. Prepare a Memo explaining your choice. You need to support with choice with research indicating why this philanthropy if the best choice for this company. Your written report will be followed up with an oral presentation to the board at the end of the semester.
Organization of report (USE the provided template):
A. Introduction: Briefly state your purpose, overall context, and preview. Explain the work product of Global Mind.
B. Recommendation: State the chosen organization and justify your choice (e.g., why is partnering with this specific charity the best choice for this company?). As part of your support, you might include tables or figures.
C. Methods for Implementation: Identify three ways your company can partner with the selected organization. Provide research to support these methods (e.g., research should include (1) how other companies have partnered with the organization; and/or how other similarly situated companies partner with philanthropic organizations to further their corporate mission. Some methods include specific types of fundraising or employee involvement. Provide advantages and disadvantages of each method.
D. Concerns and Benefits: discuss possible arguments against using this partnership and respond to these arguments with mitigating support and examples. Discuss how Global Mind will benefit from the partnership.
E. Conclusion: Provide a two-part conclusion that restates the recommendation and its benefits to Global Mind. The second part of the conclusion should be a memorable take away message.