CEAP National ConventionSeptember 22, 2011, Davao City

Academe and Industry (Corporate Foundations) Partnerships for Education

Corporation/corporate foundation as donorPrivate school as recipient/ beneficiary

Corporation/corporate foundation brings resources/programs to schoolsStudents/teachers as direct beneficiaries

Industry-Academe partnership for curriculum reform

Corporation/corporate foundation work together on a community projectCommunity/public schools as beneficiary

Addressing the mismatch between skills needed by industry and those offered by schools

TechVoc – DualTech approach

Better done as a network rather than on individual school level

Geographical clusteringKey industry players to talk to:

PMAP, industry associations, etc.

Scholarships and other forms of educational assistance

Awards for outstanding students/ teachers

Teacher training and developmentStudent leadership development

programs

A network of over 70 operating and grant-making corporate foundations and corporations that promotes and enhances the strategic practice of Corporate Social Responsibility among its members and the larger business community, towards sustained national development.

League of Corporate Foundations

www.lcf.org

Priority Causes

Arts and Culture Education Enterprise

Development CSR Capacity

Building Environment Health

League of Corporate Foundations

Based on 2002-2007 data (Based from “Investing in Education” study (2008 by Karen Natera)

Direct educational assistance for ECCD and public ES – Average of P3 million per organization per year

Teacher training and development programs (54% of LCF members) -- Average of P1.2 million per organization per year.

Technical Vocational Education -- Average of P1.35 million per organization per year, the biggest documented support by one organization was P9 million in 2006.

Support for tertiary education – Average of P3.4 million per organization per year.

League of Corporate Foundations

Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students (GILAS)

Enabling Education Communities (EEC)

Leadership Communities (LeadCom)

Corporate-Academe Partnerships for the Community

Multi-sectoral initiative composed mainly of corporations and concerned non-profit institutions

Aims to provide Internet access to all public secondary school students in the Philippines, thus giving them an opportunity to pursue a brighter future.

Gearing up Internet Literacy and Access for Students (GILAS)

As of August 2011

3,242 schools connected since 2005

13,175 Teachers trained on Internet Literacy, LAN administration, and PC maintenance and troubleshooting

528 school heads trained on ICT sustainability and leadership

About P350 million raised

Accomplishments

GILAS was featured as a Best Practice under the MDG Target 8.F: "In cooperation with the Private Sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially Information and Communication".

Accomplishments

Enabling Education Communities

A program that aims to put education as a priority concern of communities by improving the capability of the local governments and the local DepEd in mobilizing stakeholders for the improvement of education and the creation of a local stakeholder education alliance

Business sector

NGOs

Private/statecolleges or universities

Civic organizations

Overseas Filipinos

Youth organizations

Local office of resident

congressman

LGU/DepEd

Local church

Community/parents, etc.

Barangays

Media

Together with local Strategic Partners (usually a college/university per locality), various activities are implemented to build the capabilities of education communities

Strategic Partners

Education Summit Team Building and

Visioning Workshop Planning and

Resource Mobilization Project

Implementation Evaluation and

Phaseout

Activities

Education Summit, Teambuilding and Visioning Workshop, and Planning Sessions were already conducted in the 5 pilot areas Ligao City, Albay Tiwi, Albay Malaybalay City, Bukidnon Camiguin Sibalom, Antique

Accomplishments

Engaging barangay leaders in ensuring that all school-age children in their areas are going to school

Capability-building for school heads to provide better leadership to school governing councils

Tapping community volunteers in literacy and reading campaigns

Local resource mobilization and fundraising

Examples of projects undertaken by Education Communities

Strategic partner of Ayala Foundation

Technical assistance provider – research, facilitating, teacher training, etc.

Source of education materialsUse of facilities for big group

activities

A Leadership Development Program for college students of academic institutions in a given province or city.

Inspired by the Ayala Young Leader’s Congress, the project is implemented on the local level and provides opportunities for a greater number of student leaders to further develop their skills as leaders.

Driven by partner schools in a defined area that are committed to promote and sustain youth leadership development, under the guidance of Ayala Foundation

Leadership Communities (Leadcom)

Develop synergy and cooperation between and among partner schools and other local institutions

Form Leadership Communities Sustainable communities that will continuously

work for the development of young leaders

Formulate leadership development modules

Develop capabilities of partner schools/groups in facilitating and conducting their own leadership development program

Goals and Objectives

Conducted 3-day Leadership camps for student leaders

Trained local facilitators coming from the local colleges and universities

Provided small grants to groups of young leaders to undertake community or school projects

Helped the schools develop a continuing leadership development program on the school level Catanduanes Oriental Mindoro

12 sites in the next 2 years

Accomplishments and Plans

Some words about partnering with companies

WHO they are

WHAT they have

WHY they will help

HOW to engage them

WHO they are

WHAT they have

WHY they will help

HOW to engage them

Companies

- Funds – CSR, marketing, CEO discretionary funds- Products and services- Facilities & equipment- Technical expertise- Employee volunteers- Corporate foundation programs

- Sense of CSR - Tax deduction- Contact or “champion”- Publicity/ exposure- Opportunity to promote products and services- Opportunity to do good

- Find an ally inside- Explain to them the urgency and magnitude of the problem.- Explain to them the soundness of your project.- Show them your project’s alignment with their business goals- Show them the long-term benefits their businesses will derive if they support you or your project.- Offer them tax incentives on donations- Explain to them the publicity/ exposure they will get- Give them clear options on how they and their employees can help. - Show them how you can add value to their corporate foundation’s programs

• Existing school outreach programs• Technical expertise especially in teacher

training and research• Small student contributions• Student volunteers• Use of facilities

Stiff competition: among causes, among schools

Balance tilted towards bigger schoolsNature of company’s business versus

school values?

Another partnership possibility

57-75 Education Reform Movement

League of Corporate FoundationsPhilippine Business for Social

ProgressPhilippine Business for Education

Ateneo Center for Educational Development

Synergia FoundationEugenia Apostol Foundation

As of this school year ….

Our public schools lack 66,800 classrooms

DepEd cannot do it alone...

We all need to pitch in …

• Companies• Donor agencies• Ordinary citizens

Ordinary Filipinos…

•Appeal to their sense of citizenship

•Opportunity to take part in nation-building

•Has to be easy, simple, and doable

10 pesos a day for 10 months

P300 per monthP3,000 for 10 months

X 2 million Filipinos

= P6 billion -> 10,000 classrooms

2 million Filipinos

•50 from each of our 40,000 barangays•200 from each of the top 10,000 companies•800 from each of our 2,500 parishes•Half of our 4 million credit card holders

•Students in schools•Overseas Filipinos

10 piso10 buwan10 libong silid-aralan

Mobilizingthe entire nation…

Grand launch on October 10, 2011 Use of all forms of media to reach

Filipinos all over the world Partnering with organizations that have

influence on large numbers of people Providing convenient and accessible

donation channels Ensuring a fool-proof control system Classroom construction

Planned Activities(10/10/11 to 10/10/12)

Direct bank deposits Online payments Credit card payments Payments through mobile

phones Sending checks to designated

offices Other channels

Individuals can help by …

Convince yourFriendsRelativesAssociates

to Donate

Individuals can help by …

Among your:ConstituentsEmployeesStudentsParishioners

Organizations can help by…

10 piso

10 buwan

10 libong silid aralan

TEN Moves will happen if The Entire Nation

moves!

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