Giving Compass' Take:

• Liz Bardetti describes five reasons to outsource management for a company's corporate philanthropy programs. 

• Would outsourcing CSR be the right choice for your organization? What partnerships could best advance your CSR?

• Here are five strategies for effective corporate philanthropy programs. 

There are processes you can’t wait to outsource in business, whether it’s janitorial services for the clutterbug or accounting help for those who are helpless with numbers. You might easily outsource your marketing automation or even your entire recruiting and talent acquisition function. But one idea that seems to get a great deal of skepticism is the idea that a company, especially a midmarket company, would outsource their philanthropic efforts.

While a valid question, it’s certainly not an unanswerable one. In fact, there are a ton of great resources that can help the CEO, head of benefits, the CHRO, or anyone else make the right decision for his or her organization. Here are a few key reasons to put a philanthropic program in place at your organization and to outsource the management of it to a trusted provider.

  • Reason to Outsource #1: R.O.I.
  • Reason to Outsource #2: Employee Expectations
  • Reason to Outsource #3: Administration Nation
  • Reason to Outsource #4: Back to the Future
  • Reason to Outsource #5: Instant Experience

Read the full article about corporate philanthropy by Liz Bardetti at Medium.