{"id":13107,"date":"2025-03-18T13:22:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/board.org\/?p=13107"},"modified":"2026-01-30T01:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:19:05","slug":"how-one-csr-leader-used-peer-insights-to-advocate-for-their-giving-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/board.org\/esg-csr\/resources\/how-one-csr-leader-used-peer-insights-to-advocate-for-their-giving-program\/","title":{"rendered":"How One CSR Leader Used Peer Insights to Advocate for Their Giving Program"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n

Where Do You Turn When Your Leadership Wants Answers?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

When the Head of Community Engagement at a multinational company advocated to expand <\/span>their<\/span> team\u2019s employee giving and volunteerism programs, leadership asked a fundamental question<\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy should these programs sit under CSR instead of HR?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”13111″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]It was a fair question \u2013 after all, there\u2019s no one-size-fits-all approach to structuring CSR. But they needed more than just her own perspective to answer it.<\/p>\n

They turned to a trusted, leaders-only network of her peers in the ESG & CSR Board<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n

An Instant Advisory Board at Their Fingertips<\/h2>\n

Instead of spending weeks researching organizational structures or making a case based on guesswork, they tapped into a network of senior CSR leaders who had already tackled this challenge.<\/p>\n

With the help of her Membership Director, they posed the question in the ESG & CSR Board\u2019s private, facilitated forum<\/span><\/a> \u2014 a confidential space where leaders share unfiltered insights on what\u2019s working (and what\u2019s not).<\/span><\/p>\n

In just over a week, 17 corporate philanthropy leaders from other large companies<\/span><\/b> responded, sharing how their organizations structured employee giving.<\/span><\/p>\n

One head of community engagement flagged a potential pitfall. They felt if volunteering and giving sat within HR, it would never receive adequate attention due to competing priorities, especially in a workplace still navigating post-COVID shifts.<\/p>\n

There was no single answer, but that\u2019s what made these insights so valuable:<\/p>\n