S Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship A Program for Goodwill and Cultural Understanding
What is Rotary?
International service organization founded in 1905
1.2 million members in 34,000 clubs in over 200 countries
Founded on ideals of service, ethical business, community engagement, and international understanding & goodwill
Global projects on polio eradication & cleft palate surgery
International programs for cultural & academic exchange
College: ROTARACT, High School: INTERACT
Ambassadorial Scholarship
Ambassador: join a local Rotary club and participate in service and club events; exchange cultural experiences in the host country
Scholar: pursue studies concerned with goodwill and the promotion of peace and prosperity for humanity
Rotary: TRF alumna, Rotary Club member upon return home
My Program
Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI) Madrid
First business school in Spain
Founded on ideals of socially and environmentally ethical business, government, and civil society
MA in Sustainable Development and Corporate Responsibility
Moving Toward Shared Value
Corporate Philanthropy
VALUE: doing good
FUNCTION: citizenship, philanthropy, sustainability
MOTIVE: discretionary or in response to external pressure
PROFIT: separate from profit maximization
AGENDA: determined by personal preferences and external reporting
IMPACT: limited by corporate footprint and CSR budget
Corporate Responsibility
VALUE: economic and societal benefits relative to cost
FUNCTION: joint company and community value creation
MOTIVE: integral to competing
PROFIT: integral to profit maximization
AGENDA: internally generated and company specific
IMPACT: realigns the entire company budget
Examples from the Field
Calvin Klein providing women’s empowerment programs and job skills training for female garment workers in rural Vietnam
PricewaterhouseCoopers teaching financial literacy and engaging in small business consulting in Belize City, Belize
Public relations
Testing ground for domestic curriculum
Recruitment and retention
Incentivizing middle management
Team building
Supply chain efficiency