Ready to join a conversation about something greater than ourselves? Want to help create transformational change in your community – or world? Join this social responsibility exploration to see how collaboration among info pros, their enterprises, vendors, professional associations, and not-for-profits/NGOs/community groups can start small, but achieve big. Come for ideas, stories, strategies, and resources…plus connections with others who share your passion for positive change. The venue is the Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association in Philadelphia, and this lively discussion about corporate social responsibility is on Tuesday, June 14, at 2.00 – 3.30 PM. Hear folks talk about…
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A study being undertaken at SMR International seeks to identify and publish steps leading to the development and implementation of a corporate social responsibility strategy. Just as they identify and share the elements of organizational knowledge strategy (and indeed of strategies for many other functions), organizational leaders must identify and examine steps to take to move forward with a workable corporate social responsibility strategy, ideally one that contributes to (or influences) corporate effectiveness. Definitions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) vary, with the focus in some on corporate self-regulation integrated into the company’s business model and others aimed at ethical business…
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SMR International colleagues and clients are aware that Information Africa Organization (IAO) is a new nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Africa. The organization’s focus is on youth, and specifically on strategic learning and training in ICT, KM, and knowledge services skills for African young people. SMR President Guy St. Clair is an IAO volunteer, using the SMR International site to report on the organization’s progress and, as appropriate, providing consulting and advisory services. With the former, SMR has published both an e-Profile and a special report about the organization and expects to continue bringing attention to IAO through the SMR’s work…
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