CORPORATE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

Making a Difference Where We Live

BCLC launched its Corporate Community Investment (CCI) program during the May 2007 National Partnership Conference in Washington, D.C., with a significant show of support from the business sector and community stakeholders.

The heart of the CCI program is the dialogue and partnerships we facilitate.

The heart of the CCI program is the dialogue and partnerships we facilitate among business leaders, policy makers, charitable organizations, economic developers, and community planners.
Together we are working to shape the strategic role the business sector plays in building economically and socially viable U.S. communities that are able to overcome 21st century challenges.

Many leading companies have joined BCLC's working group to guide our approach to corporate engagement in the community, including Capital One, CVS Caremark, and Siemens.

Many leading companies have joined BCLC's working group.

In October, BCLC won funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to carry out two program activities. The first, an unprecedented national survey conducted in partnership with Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy, will uncover trends in how, where, and why companies invest in their local communities.

The second, a series of community forums across America, brings national companies together with local chambers of commerce, government agencies, and civic organizations to identify opportunities for corporate citizenship to assist with local challenges and create positive change in the community.

Forums last year were held in Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL; Minneapolis; New Orleans; Phoenix; and Pittsburgh, and will continue throughout 2008. Findings from each community will become part of a national framework guiding the future of business investment in local communities.

BCLC's first report on Corporate Community Investment, The Future of America's Communities and Competitiveness, came out in December. It aims to incite new thinking and strategies to achieve community progress through the engagement and leadership of business. Sixteen different companies are featured, including IBM, PNC, and Verizon.

BCLC is poised to help businesses make even more impact in American communities.

The early success of the CCI program is promising. In 2008 BCLC is poised to help businesses make even more impact in American communities. We welcome you to join us in advancing the success of U.S. communities through the invaluable investments of the business community.

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Atop the U.S. Chamber headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C., (l. to r.) Andrea Taylor, Microsoft; Philip Reiner, Johns Hopkins University; Perry Gruber, Intel; Anne Diedrick, JPMorgan Chase; Mary Wong, Office Depot Foundation; Stephen Jordan, BCLC; Susanne Trimbath, STP Advisory Services; Jay Hein, White House Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives