Imagine Canada – John Hodgson Library
Selected bibliography on corporate citizenship, partnerships and
employer-supported volunteerism
The following list represents a selection of resources on nonprofit-corporate partnerships and related
topics available from the Imagine Canada – John Hodgson Library.
To access these online resources, search the library catalogue at www.nonprofitscan.ca using the first
few words of the title or a keyword (author's last name, for example). Or navigate your way through the
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Corporate partnerships
Building partnerships / by the Société franco-manitobaine. -- [Ottawa] : Volunteer Canada, c2005.
(available online)
Building stronger communities : businesses and voluntary sector organizations working together
: a review / by Larry McKeown and Michelle Brown. Toronto : Imagine ; Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy, 2003. (available online)
Canadian Heritage partnering framework : a corporate sponsorship toolbox. Hull, Québec :
Canadian Heritage, c2002. (available online)
Corporate partnerships : a guide for the nonprofit manager / Dennis R. Young. Arlington, Va. :
National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise, [199-]. (available online)
Creating social enterprises through strategic alliances : a tool kit for NGOs / by Richard Steckel and
Jack Boyson. Baltmore : International Youth Foundation, 2003. (available online)
Establishing partnerships. Washington, D.C. : Administration for Children and Families, Compassion
Capital Fund, [2005?]. (available online)
Fair exchange? : measuring the impact of not-for-profit partnerships / Ben Tuxworth, Florian
Sommer. Cheltenham, Eng. : Forum for the Future, 2003. (available online)
Meeting the collaboration challenge workbook : developing strategic alliances between nonprofit
organizations and businesses / introduction by James E. Austin and Frances Hesselbein. 1st ed. San
Francisco : Drucker Foundation ; Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2002. (available online)
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Partnering for innovation : driving change through business/NGO partnerships / written by
Canadian Business for Social Responsibility. Toronto ; Vancouver : Canadian Business for Social
Responsibility, c2005. (available online)
Partnering for sustainability : managing nonprofit organization-corporate environmental alliances
/ Dennis A. Rondinelli and Ted London. Washington, D.C. : Aspen Institute, 2001. (available online)
Partnerships, collaborations and alliances managing for success / written by Sandra Woodworth. -Toronto : Charity Village, 2005. (available online)
Partnerships : profits and not-for-profits together / Martha Parker. Edmonton : Muttart Foundation,
[2002]; 1999. (available online)
The reality underneath the buzz of partnerships : the potentials and pitfalls of partnering / by
Francie Ostrower. -- Stanford, CA : Leland Stanford Jr. University, c2005. (available online)
Working with the business sector : pursuing public good with private partners / [written by Bettye
Pruitt, with assistance from Anne Mackinnon and Tony Proscio]. [New York : Ford Foundation, c2004].
(available online)
Employer-supported volunteerism
Volunteer Value Calculator @ www.kdc-cdc.ca/vvc
This easy-to-use, online tool was designed to help you calculate the economic value of the volunteers at
your organization. The Volunteer Value Calculator will help you measure the economic contribution of
volunteers by providing easily calculated estimates of the dollar value of their contributions, program cost
efficiency and community investment measurements and much more!
Best practices in employee volunteerism : corporate volunteer councils, volunteer centers, and
nonprofit organizations partner to strengthen communities and improve performance / by Chris
Hahn. [Austin, Tex.] : ServiceLeader, 2003. (available online)
Business support for employee volunteers in Canada : results of a national survey / M.
Easwaramoorthy ... [et al.]. Toronto : Imagine Canada, c2006.
Community & corporate perspectives on corporate volunteer programs : a win-win approach to
community betterment / Evelina J. Rog, S. Mark Pancer, Mark C. Baetz. Toronto : Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy, c2004. (available online)
Corporate volunteer programs : boosting employee participation / by S. Mark Pancer, Evelina Rog,
Mark C. Baetz. Toronto : Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, 2004. (available online)
Corporate volunteer programs : maximizing employee motivation and minimizing barriers to
program participation / Evelina J. Rog, S. Mark Pancer, Mark C. Baetz. Toronto : Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy, c2004. (available online)
Developing an effective corporate volunteer program : lessons from the Ford Motor Company of
Canada experience / S. Mark Pancer, Mark C. Baetz, Evelina J. Rog. Toronto : Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy ; Volunteer Canada, 2002. (available online)
Developing employer-supported volunteerism policies / [Paddy Bowen ... et al.]. [Ottawa] : Volunteer
Canada, c2003. (available online)
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Employee volunteerism : benefits and challenges for businesses / Debra Basil ... et al.. Toronto :
Imagine Canada, 2006. (available online)
Employee volunteerism : what supports do companies provide? / Debra Basil ... et al.. Toronto :
Imagine Canada, 2006. (available online)
The impact of company support on employee volunteering / Debra Basil and Mary Runte. Toronto :
Imagine Canada, 2006. (available online)
Intra-organizational volunteerism : a manual for creating internal marketing programs to recruit
employee volunteers / John Peloza. Toronto : Imagine Canada, c2006.
Making a business case for employer-supported volunteerism / Linda Graff. Ottawa :
Volunteer Canada, 2004. (available online)
Using employee volunteering to benefit HR departments. Washington, D.C.: Points of Light
Foundation, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 2006. (available online)
Volunteers at work : how Canadian businesses encourage and support volunteerism / [written by
Keith Seel and Hollie Zuorro]. Ottawa : Volunteer Canada ; Toronto : Imagine, Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy, c2001. (available online)
Corporate citizenship
The basics of an organized corporate giving program. [Grand Haven, MI] : Council of Michigan
Foundations, [1999]. (available online)
“The best 50 corporate citizens in Canada 2006 : fifth annual ranking”. In: Corporate knights, v. 5,
no. 1. Toronto : Corporate Knights, 2006. (available online)
Building a corporate social responsibility plan : using a systems approach. [Toronto] : Canadian
Business for Social Responsibility, 2001. (available online)
Business contributions to Canadian communities : findings from a qualitative study of current
practices / Michael H. Hall, M. Easwaramoorthy, Wyanne Sandler. Toronto : Imagine Canada, 2007.
(available online)
Corporate social responsibility : an implementation guide for Canadian business. Ottawa : Industry
Canada, 2006. (available online)
The convergence of corporate governance and corporate social responsibility : thought-leaders
study / by Coro Strandberg. Burnaby, B.C. : Strandberg Consulting, 2005. (available online)
Engaging small business in corporate social responsibility : a Canadian small business
perspective on CSR / by Lisa Princic ; with contributions by Margaret Floyd and Jamie Bonham.
Vancouver : Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, 2003. (available online)
The ethics of corporate social responsibility : management trend of the new millennium / by Alison
Azer. Calgary, AB : Sheldon Chumir Foundation, 2002. (available online)
The future of socially responsible investment / by Coro Strandberg. Vancouver : VanCity ; Strandberg
Consulting, 2005. (available online)
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Gaining momentum : corporate sustainability reporting in Canada. Ottawa : Stratos, 2005. (available
online)
Government and corporate social responsibility : an overview of selected Canadian, European
and international practices. [Toronto] : Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, c2001. (available
online)
The new balance sheet : corporate profits and responsibility in the 21st century : final report /
Canadian Democracy and Corporate Accountability Commission. Toronto : Canadian Democracy and
Corporate Accountability Commission, 2002. (available online)
Portrayals of corporate social responsibility : a comparative analysis of print news media in
Russia and in Canada / Julia Rozanova. Glasgow, Scotland : University of Strathclyde, Business School,
2005. (available online)
“The state of corporate social responsibility in Canada” / Anne Golden. In: Policy options, Jul-Aug 2005.
Montréal : IRPP, 2005]. (available online)
Case studies
Corporate donors case studies / prepared by Vanessa Kennedy. [Toronto] : Canadian Women’s
Foundation, c2004. (available online)
"The changing world of corporate donations : Clarica, a case study" / Judith Chopra. In: The
philanthropist, v. 17, no. 3 (Mar. 2003). Toronto : Agora Foundation, 2003.
Corporate social responsibility : lessons learned : summaries of all case studies. [Ottawa : Natural
Resources Canada, 2004]. (available online)
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Canadian Pacific Railway : re-engaging with communities.
DuPont Canada : realizing sustainable growth.
The Home Depot : giving back to communities.
Husky Injection Molding : determined to make a contribution.
Marine Harvest Canada : taking leadership.
Teck Cominco : building a culture of responsibility.
TELUS : leading the Canadian telecommunications sector in CSR.
Syncrude Canada Ltd. : earning its social license to operate.
VanCity : guided by values.
Weyerhaeuser : a legacy of acting responsibly.
Developing an effective corporate volunteer program : lessons from the Ford Motor Company of
Canada experience / S. Mark Pancer, Mark C. Baetz, Evelina J. Rog. Toronto : Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy ; Volunteer Canada, 2002. (available online)
From philanthropic strategy to strategic philanthropy : selected Canadian case studies / Mary K.
Foster ... [et al.]. Toronto : Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Ryerson University, 2005. (available
online)
"Inside Petro-Canada : building partnerships, sustaining community" / by Jane Rowland. In: Front &
Centre, v. 9, no. 6 (Nov. 2002). Toronto : Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, 2002.
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