PUBLIC GOOD
Presentation to Congress
March 2013
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Why our Public Good agenda matters
• Because we’re incorporated by Royal Charter in the
public interest – it’s our legal purpose
• Because we’re a registered charity and we have to
provide evidence to keep our charitable status
• Because it makes us impartial and not motivated by
profit
• Because it’s an important element of our brand value
• Because it generates public confidence and support
• Because it motivates staff and volunteers
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Where does Public Good sit in our
strategy?
• Connects and overarches the other themes
• Gives them their ultimate purpose
PUBLIC GOOD
LEADING THE GLOBAL
STANDARD
MEMBERSHIP
TRANSFORMATION
GLOBAL EXPANSION
KNOWLEDGE LEADERSHIP
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN PRODUCTS & SERVICES
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What does Public Good actually look like?
• The raison d’être of all chartered professional bodies
but no standard approach
• Depends which face they want to present – a strategic
choice
• Delivered through a range of activities
Professional
Ethical Code
Standards Individuals
Professional Standards
Organisations
Trusted
Advisor
Access to
knowledge
Fee banding and
discounts
Charitable activities
Member
volunteers
Pro bono or services
at cost
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What we already do to deliver Public Good
Individuals
Organisations
• Professional Standard (knowledge and
ethics)
• Access to education and training
• Access to knowledge
• Access to networks
• Philanthropy (CIPS Foundation)
• Voluntary activities
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Organisational Standard (Certification)
Corporate award
CSR/fraud prevention etc
Sustainability, wealth creation
Pro bono advice to government and
other professional and charitable
bodies
• Donor funded projects
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So, over to you …
• How should we ensure we maintain and maximise our
status as a Public Good body?
• What else could and should we do to leverage our
Public Good credentials?
• How do we roll out this Public Good ethos globally?
• What would success look like in 2017 – can we set
metrics?
• It takes time and money to do/promote Public Good –
should we use our resources to do other things
instead?
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