Corporate Volonteerism is an innovative patronage policy. Instead of giving financial help to philanthropic projects, companies lend out their employees skills to non profit organizations. Though it is usually considered as a Corporate Social Responsibility practice, corporate volunteerism...

Companies creating long-lasting and sustainable shoes are scarce in Europe. There is room to start a new business in this field, where employees would find a sense in what they are doing

Estelle Lauvergne's career is representative of the evolution of sponsorship in France. She started her career working for a prestigious private company and then decided to enhance her action. She successively had key positions at the Fondation de France and IMS – entreprendre pour la Cité. In...

This study deals with the management of mutual insurance companies (i.e. companies identifiable by collective ownership of their members-clients and by the power of democratic debate in their political decision-making), especially regarding management control. In these organizations claiming to be...

The number of volunteers working for associations is growing by 3 to 4% every year. However, non-profit organizations often claim that they face difficulties to attract and retain enough volunteers and skills to meet their growing and very precise needs. If volunteering is not currently in the...