Academe and Industry (Corporate
Foundations) Partnerships for Education
CEAP National Convention
September 22, 2011, Davao City
Corporation/corporate
foundation as donor
Private school as recipient/
beneficiary
Industry-Academe
partnership for curriculum
reform
Corporation/corporate
foundation brings
resources/programs to
schools
Students/teachers as direct
beneficiaries
Corporation/corporate
foundation work together
on a community project
Community/public schools
as beneficiary
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Addressing the mismatch between skills
needed by industry and those offered by
schools
TechVoc – DualTech approach
Better done as a network rather than on
individual school level
Geographical clustering
Key industry players to talk to: PMAP,
industry associations, etc.
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Scholarships and other forms of educational
assistance
Awards for outstanding students/ teachers
Teacher training and development
Student leadership development programs
League of Corporate Foundations
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A network of over 70
operating and grantmaking corporate
foundations and
corporations that
promotes and enhances
the strategic practice of
Corporate Social
Responsibility among its
members and the larger
business community,
towards sustained
national development.
www.lcf.org
League of Corporate Foundations
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Priority Causes
 Arts and Culture
 Education
 Enterprise
Development
 CSR Capacity
Building
 Environment
 Health
League of Corporate Foundations
Based on 2002-2007 data
(Based from “Investing in Education”
study (2008 by Karen Natera)
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Direct educational assistance for ECCD and public ES –
Average of P3 million per organization per year
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Teacher training and development programs (54% of
LCF members) -- Average of P1.2 million per
organization per year.
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Technical Vocational Education -- Average of P1.35
million per organization per year, the biggest
documented support by one organization was P9 million
in 2006.
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Support for tertiary education – Average of P3.4 million
per organization per year.
Corporate-Academe Partnerships
for the Community
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Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for
Students (GILAS)
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Enabling Education Communities (EEC)
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Leadership Communities (LeadCom)
Gearing up Internet Literacy and
Access for Students (GILAS)
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Multi-sectoral initiative
composed mainly of
corporations and concerned
non-profit institutions
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Aims to provide Internet
access to all public secondary
school students in the
Philippines, thus giving them
an opportunity to pursue a
brighter future.
Accomplishments
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As of August 2011
3,242 schools connected since
2005
13,175 Teachers trained on Internet
Literacy, LAN administration, and
PC maintenance and
troubleshooting
528 school heads trained on ICT
sustainability and leadership
About P350 million raised
Accomplishments
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GILAS was featured
as a Best Practice
under the MDG Target
8.F: "In cooperation
with the Private
Sector, make
available the benefits
of new technologies,
especially Information
and Communication".
Enabling Education Communities
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A program that aims to put
education as a priority
concern of communities by
improving the capability of
the local governments and
the local DepEd in
mobilizing stakeholders for
the improvement of
education and the creation
of a local stakeholder
education alliance
Youth organizations
Barangays
NGOs
Business sector
Local church
LGU/
DepEd
Private/state
colleges or
universities
Civic organizations
Overseas Filipinos
Community/
parents, etc.
Media
Local office of
resident
congressman
Strategic Partners
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Together with local
Strategic Partners
(usually a
college/university per
locality), various
activities are
implemented to build
the capabilities of
education communities
Activities
 Education Summit
 Team Building and
Visioning Workshop
 Planning and Resource
Mobilization
 Project Implementation
 Evaluation and Phaseout
Accomplishments
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Education Summit, Teambuilding and
Visioning Workshop, and Planning
Sessions were already conducted in the 5
pilot areas
 Ligao City, Albay
 Tiwi, Albay
 Malaybalay City, Bukidnon
 Camiguin
 Sibalom, Antique
Examples of projects undertaken
by Education Communities
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Engaging barangay leaders in ensuring
that all school-age children in their areas
are going to school
Capability-building for school heads to
provide better leadership to school
governing councils
Tapping community volunteers in literacy
and reading campaigns
Local resource mobilization and
fundraising
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Strategic partner of Ayala Foundation
Technical assistance provider – research,
facilitating, teacher training, etc.
Source of education materials
Use of facilities for big group activities
Leadership Communities (Leadcom)
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A Leadership Development Program
for college students of academic
institutions in a given province or city.
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Inspired by the Ayala Young Leader’s
Congress, the project is implemented
on the local level and provides
opportunities for a greater number
of student leaders to further develop
their skills as leaders.
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Driven by partner schools in a defined
area that are committed to promote
and sustain youth leadership
development, under the guidance of
Ayala Foundation
Goals and Objectives
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Develop synergy and cooperation between and among
partner schools and other local institutions
Form Leadership Communities
 Sustainable communities that will continuously work for the
development of young leaders
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Formulate leadership development modules
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Develop capabilities of partner schools/groups in facilitating
and conducting their own leadership development program
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Accomplishments and Plans
 Conducted 3-day Leadership camps for
student leaders
 Trained local facilitators coming from the
local colleges and universities
 Provided small grants to groups of young
leaders to undertake community or school
projects
 Helped the schools develop a continuing
leadership development program on the
school level
 Catanduanes
 Oriental Mindoro
 12 sites in the next 2 years
Some words about
partnering with companies
WHO they
are
WHAT they
have
WHY they
will help
HOW to
engage them
WHO
WHAT
they are they have
Companies - Funds –
WHY they
will help
- Sense of
CSR,
CSR
marketing, - Tax
CEO
deduction
discretionary - Contact or
funds
“champion”
- Products
- Publicity/
and services exposure
- Facilities & - Opportunity
equipment
to promote
- Technical
products and
expertise
services
- Employee - Opportunity
volunteers
to do good
- Corporate
foundation
programs
HOW to engage them
- Find an ally inside
- Explain to them the urgency and
magnitude of the problem.
- Explain to them the soundness of
your project.
- Show them your project’s
alignment with their business goals
- Show them the long-term
benefits their businesses will derive
if they support you or your project.
- Offer them tax incentives on
donations
- Explain to them the publicity/
exposure they will get
- Give them clear options on how
they and their employees can help.
- Show them how you can add
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Existing school outreach programs
Technical expertise especially in teacher
training and research
Small student contributions
Student volunteers
Use of facilities
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Stiff competition: among causes, among
schools
Balance tilted towards bigger schools
Nature of company’s business versus school
values?
Another partnership possibility
57-75 Education Reform
Movement
League of Corporate Foundations
Philippine Business for Social Progress
Philippine Business for Education
Ateneo Center for Educational
Development
Synergia Foundation
Eugenia Apostol Foundation
As of this school year ….
Our public schools
lack 66,800
classrooms
DepEd cannot do it alone...
We all need to pitch in …
• Companies
• Donor agencies
• Ordinary citizens
Ordinary Filipinos…
• Appeal to their sense of
citizenship
• Opportunity to take part in
nation-building
• Has to be easy, simple, and
doable
10 pesos a day for 10 months
P300 per month
P3,000 for 10 months
X 2 million Filipinos
= P6 billion -> 10,000 classrooms
2 million Filipinos
• 50 from each of our 40,000 barangays
• 200 from each of the top 10,000
companies
• 800 from each of our 2,500 parishes
• Half of our 4 million credit card holders
• Students in schools
• Overseas Filipinos
10 piso
10 buwan
10 libong silid-aralan
Mobilizing
the entire nation…
Planned Activities
(10/10/11 to 10/10/12)
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Grand launch on October 10, 2011
Use of all forms of media to reach Filipinos all
over the world
Partnering with organizations that have
influence on large numbers of people
Providing convenient and accessible donation
channels
Ensuring a fool-proof control system
Classroom construction
Individuals can help by …
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Direct bank deposits
Online payments
Credit card payments
Payments through mobile phones
Sending checks to designated offices
Other channels
Individuals can help by …
Convince your
Friends
Relatives
Associates
to Donate
Organizations can help by…
Among your:
Constituents
Employees
Students
Parishioners
10 piso
10 buwan
10 libong silid aralan
TEN Moves will
happen if The Entire
Nation moves!
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