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The Positive Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility
If I Could Change The World
Brian C. Nichols © 2010
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the act of serving legitimate needs
through corporate support of worthy causes.
In the U.S., among many great needs, is a need for assistance…
What is… Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
…Assistance to aid our American service members with post-deployment reintegration Back into family & civilian life.
From December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009, the top seven (7) U.S. charitable foundations
that engaged in Corporate Giving
Contributed over $1 Billion Dollars
to worthy causes in “cash” & “in kind” donations.
$$1,084,016,675
Is Corporate Social Responsibility important to your organization?
who produced your prosperity, Mean more than merely an opportunity for profit.
Corporate Social Responsibility suggests that the needs of the customers & clients
Welcome Home Troops is a registered 501 C-3 “non-profit”, non-partisan organization that possesses
as its’ primary objective, service toAmerican military men & women & their families.
The Welcome Home Troops objective is to provide compassionate assistance &
facilitate successful reintegration of service members & veterans into family & civilian
life.
The numbers are staggering
“Depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome,
and loss of psychosocial skills are frequent sequelae of TBI.”
Source: Ippolito M.D., Charles J. (2007). Battlefield TBI: Blast and Aftermath. Psychiatric Times, Vol. 3, No. 8.
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/56916
“Since the year 2000, 178,876 cases of Traumatic Brain
Injury (TBI) have been diagnosed.” Source: The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (2010). http://www.dvbic.org/TBI-Numbers.aspx, last updated on May 20, 2010.
“An estimated 300,000 OEF/OIF Veterans
are currently suffering from PTSD or Major Depression.”
*OEF = Operation Enduring FreedomOIF = Operation Iraqi Freedom
Source: excerpted from the published testimony of TERRI TANIELIAN to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
on March 24, 2009 as a part of the RAND Corporation testimony series.
If You Could Change the World…
The needs exist,how will you change the world?
…would you?
Of all causes worthy of support, one in particular addresses the multiple symptoms of suffering.
Corporate Social Responsibility begins with defining those causes
most worthy of support.
Welcome Home Troops possesses the core belief that the strength of the family
is among our nation’s defining & foundational strengths.
Upon such a foundation may be built successful participants
in a productive society.
By focusing on family & civilian reintegration & opportunity development?
By providing WHT focus services to returning & active military service members & their families?
By supporting Welcome Home Troops.
How will your organization create positive change?
Welcome Home Troops intends to positively impact the lives of our American service members,
military veterans & our society as a whole through compassionate services designed to aid
reintegration.
• Family Bonding Events• Tickets for Troops• Counseling Referral• Veterans Administration Liaison• “Innovation” (Entrepreneurial Training )• “Santa Up” (Toys for Troops campaign)• “Christmas Blend” (Starbucks coffee campaign)• Etc…
A little bit of effort…
Would it be worth the investment?
If your Organization saved a life, created unity in a family or
enabled the healing of just one of these people…
Please Help Us…
Welcome Home Troops P.O. Box 488 Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 PH# 951-385-2774
Help Our Troops & Their Families.
Your Corporate Support Matters Here.Welcome Home Troops
P.O. Box 488 Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
PH# 951-385-2774
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