NGOs are coming of age in how they engage the private sector on shared value efforts.
While past interactions with corporations tended to be limited to their corporate responsibility departments, nongovernmental organizations are increasingly working directly with business divisions to achieve their goals.
Rethinking a broader array of corporate channels to engage has been a “huge evolution,” said Talya Bosch, Western Union’s vice president for social ventures and internal communication, whose company counts more than 700 NGOs as its clients.