CROSS SECTOR ADVANTAGE
Your stakeholders deserve meaningful and financially secure futures.
Cross Sector Institute (CSI) is committed to helping companies succeed in the new business world of corporate accountability and social impact. Through the Cross Sector Advantage program, CSI helps companies bolster their communities by creating and executing on a social impact strategy—building a competitive advantage and driving revenue while they make a difference in the world around them.
Fortune 500 companies have always teetered between shareholders’ expected return on investments coupled with the appearance of corporate greed and the need to show up as solid corporate citizens in their communities. Now, companies without an effective social impact strategy are dinosaurs, losing out to competitors on big client engagements, engaging top talent and ensuring customer loyalty when price and quality are the same. Today’s world demands socially responsible and active corporate citizens.
CSI is the leader in helping companies identify their social impact strategy, then integrating it step-by-step throughout the organization. Successful social impact strategies are holistic and organic—based upon the core mission and values of the company and in tune with their product offerings.
# The CSI Social Impact Strategy
Differentiates companies from competitors in the market, so you can land the big engagements and increase your bottom line. When created effectively, the right social impact strategy allows your company to transcend price and other factors to be the preferred choice of clients and prospects.
Creates programs that motivate and inspire employees, so they want to be a part of something big. This creates a culture that not only enhances retention but also offers differentiation to help you attract top talent.
Opens additional funding sources from impact investors who support companies that are in it for the long haul and who believe in your social impact strategy as well as your business strategy.
Cross Sector Institute takes your business through 6 steps to go from a run-of-the-mill corporation to a vibrant business with a positive social impact.
Step 1: Create your vision, mission, and values statements—the why, how, and what guideposts that will support both your new social impact strategy and your business strategy
Step 2: Define a social responsibility team and the impacted stakeholders
Step 3: Create a social impact strategy that supports the overall business strategy and financial goals
Step 4: Define your new employer brand to boost recruiting and employee retention efforts
Step 5: Identify signature partnerships that reflect the core competencies of your business and bolster your competitive advantage
Step 6: Create an action plan, timeline and deliverables for your new corporate accountability strategy