Invest. Impact. Transform. Building a strategic partnership that strengthens your business and changes lives.
Our vision for every child,
life in all its fullness.
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Welcome to World Vision On behalf of our 40,000+ staff, and the millions of children and families we serve, welcome to World Vision. A Maori proverb, “Ko taku rourou, Ko tau rourou, Ka ora te tangata,” translates “With my resources and your resources, everyone will benefit.” Working with donors and partners over the past 60 years, we’ve found this proverb’s simple message to be a profound truth. Individuals, businesses, governments, communities—working together and sharing their resources— indeed benefit many. Today, World Vision is humbled to be one of the largest, most experienced, and most respected humanitarian nonprofit organizations in the world. This experience and the quality of our work have earned us the trust of hundreds of corporate partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more than three million individual donors, supporters, and volunteers. We are pleased to provide this overview of our organization, who we are, what we do and what drives us, as well as our resources and capabilities. But more importantly, we appreciate the chance to learn about you, your business, your objectives, and your goals for corporate social responsibility. How can a collaboration of your resources and our resources transform the world? Thank you for the opportunity to partner. Together, everyone will benefit.
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who we are World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Founded in 1950, World Vision is now a global entity with offices in nearly 100 countries, working interdependently under the governance of World Vision International with its Global Centre headquartered in London. Today, our 40,000+ staff include experts in a broad range of technical specialties, from hydrology and education, to public health and microenterprise. More than 95 percent of our staff work in their home countries or regions, bringing critical knowledge of and sensitivity to culture, customs, language, capabilities, and challenges.
60+ years of experience global reach local roots
what we do Our work is comprised of long-term community development projects, emergency relief operations, and advocacy programs. Through our work and partnerships, World Vision serves millions of people in nearly 100 countries around the world, including the United States. DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES World Vision’s transformational model of development focuses on tackling the root causes of poverty. This requires a holistic, integrated, long-term approach that involves local community participation at every step. RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES Our extensive global infrastructure enables us to respond quickly, almost anywhere in the world. Our reputation as “first-in, last-out” means that we are both an early responder, and an ongoing partner as communities recover and rebuild. ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE World Vision engages institutions, donors, and the general public to address the global problems that perpetuate poverty. Advocacy staff empower communities to speak up for their rights, locally and globally.
sustainable development emergency response advocacy
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why we do it World Vision’s goal of building a better world for children is a direct response to the great need, pain, and suffering endured by the majority of people on our planet. We are driven by the belief that every child deserves to live life to its fullest potential, and the knowledge that healthy, educated children have a better chance of improving the future of their entire communities. We are a Christian organization. For World Vision, this means we are called to do this work, and to do it with excellence. For our partners, it means they can rely on our drive, passion, integrity, and commitment to tangible, transformational results. World Vision staff are motivated by faith, and we serve all people regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, or religion. We strive to always be sensitive to the cultures and contexts in which we work. We measure ourselves against four child well-being objectives: children enjoy good health; children are educated for life; children are cared for, protected, and participating; and children experience love of God and their neighbors.
child well-being purpose-driven
how we’re funded World Vision’s work is supported by more than three million individual donors, corporate and government partnerships, volunteers, and supporters. Primary resources include direct financial support and cash grants, product donations, service- and freight-in-kind donations, and volunteer hours.
Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue Sources
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how we operate All World Vision operations begin and end in the field—identifying the greatest need, collaborating with communities to develop effective and realistic solutions, requesting the funds and resources required, and executing the plan for a transformed community.
the field Internationally, World Vision operates more than 1,400 Area Development Programs (ADPs)—groups of geographically connected communities with common needs and goals. World Vision commits to a 10-15 year stay in each ADP, which begins with a collaboration of community leaders, local governments, and the community members themselves. Together, World Vision and the ADP implement a comprehensive long-term plan addressing key areas of development: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Health & Nutrition; Education & Literacy; Food & Agriculture; and Economic Development. Successful projects culminate in selfsustaining, transformed communities. Domestically, World Vision’s work focuses on empowering children and youth, equipping community organizations, and providing resources and emergency relief in our nation’s most distressed urban and rural communities and where disasters strike.
national and regional offices Staff are located in countries/regions where we operate development programs and are responsible for managing, coordinating, and aligning the work within their country or region.
support offices Staff are responsible for raising funds and resources for worldwide operations. World Vision U.S. is the largest of 20 Support Offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific.
field focus holistic approach worldwide support local program operations
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where we operate GLOBAL CENTRE London, England NATIONAL SUPPORT OFFICES Australia Austria Canada Finland France Germany Hong Kong Ireland Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Singapore South Korea Spain Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom United States of America
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN • Bolivia • Brazil • • Chile • Colombia • • Costa Rica • • Dominican Republic • • Ecuador • • El Salvador • Guatemala • • Haiti • • Honduras • Mexico • • Nicaragua • • Peru EUROPE & THE MIDDLE EAST • Afghanistan • Albania • • Armenia • • Azerbaijan • • Bosnia-Herzegovina • Cyprus • • Georgia • Jerusalem/ West Bank/Gaza • Jordan • Kosovo • • Lebanon • Pakistan • • Romania • Russian Federation • Serbia/Montenegro • Uzbekistan WEST AFRICA • • Chad • • Ghana • • Mali • • Mauritania • • Niger • Senegal • • Sierra Leone
EAST AFRICA • • Burundi • • Ethiopia • • Kenya • • Rwanda • • Somalia • • South Sudan • Sudan (North) • • Tanzania • • Uganda SOUTH AFRICA • Angola • • D. R. of Congo • • Lesotho • • Malawi • Mozambique • South Africa • • Swaziland • • Zambia • • Zimbabwe ASIA & THE PACIFIC • Bangladesh • • Cambodia • • China • East Timor • India • Indonesia • • Laos • • Mongolia • Myanmar • Nepal • North Korea • Papua New Guinea • • Philippines • Solomon Islands • • Sri Lanka • Thailand • Vanuatu • • Vietnam
U.S. HEADQUARTERS Seattle, WA GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION SITES Denver, CO Pittsburgh, PA WEST REGION • • Seattle/Tacoma, WA • • Los Angeles, CA • Smith Lake, NM • Pine Ridge, SD NORTHEAST REGION • Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN • • Chicago, IL • • Washington, D.C. • • South Bronx, NY SOUTHEAST REGION • • Dallas, TX • Mendenhall, MS • • Philippi, WV (Appalachia) • • Immokalee, FL
LEGEND • Field Programs • Product Distribution from the U.S. (Gifts-in-Kind)
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What’s your world vision? Making decisions to invest, impact, and transform World Vision understands the importance of choosing a nonprofit partner that is well aligned with your corporate social responsibility (CSR) and philanthropic objectives. We believe a successful partnership must be the right fit, a collaboration that adds value to both parties. World Vision’s seasoned corporate engagement team will work with you to understand your business, your corporate culture, CSR drivers, and business needs—and share World Vision’s mission and capabilities—to determine if a strategic relationship makes sense.
GETTING STARTED Dialogue around four basic questions is foundational to getting started. Whether you already have a comprehensive CSR strategy, or are in the process of developing one, working together on these decisions will help achieve clarity and determine next steps.
1. Why is social investing important to your business? 2. What are your objectives in CSR and philanthropy? 3. Where will you make an impact? 4. How will you engage? Through our work with hundreds of partners over the years, we’ve learned that an engagement plan is as unique as the business itself. World Vision’s size, global footprint, expertise, established infrastructure, and capacity enable a wide range of programmatic work and options, all with proven and reputable results. This enables you to choose the causes, programs, and engagement methods that align with your corporate vision, strategy, and objectives.
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Why invest socially? Corporate social responsibility is not a new topic in the business world, but now more than ever, companies are taking an active approach to understanding and identifying their social and environmental impacts and responsibilities.
KEY TRENDS IN CSR AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT Companies are rapidly adopting a strategic approach to corporate responsibility and community investment, with an emphasis on increasing business value. Most companies are focusing on expanding the ‘depth’ rather than ‘breadth’ of CSR and community investment partnerships.
Americans want companies to give them the opportunity to:
2010
2008
Buy a cause-related product *
81%
75%
Learn about a social or environmental issue *
80%
74%
Change their behavior
78%
72%
Offer ideas/feedback on company efforts *
75%
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Donate to company-identified nonprofit *
75%
66%
Advocate for an issue *
72%
64%
Volunteer *
72%
61%
Companies are looking for greater sophistication in understanding and communicating the outcomes of community investment initiatives.
Leading issues consumers think companies should address
2010
Economic Development *
77%
Health and Disease *
77%
Hunger *
76%
Education *
75%
Access to Clean Water *
74%
Disaster Relief *
73%
Environment
73%
Homelessness/Housing
70%
Crime/Violence Prevention *
69%
Equal Rights/Diversity *
66%
CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS In the 2010 Cone Cause Evolution Study, 72 to 81 percent of Americans reported that they want companies to give them opportunities to learn about a social or environmental issue, donate to a nonprofit, advocate for an issue, or buy a cause-related product. Further, causes like health, hunger, clean water, education, and disaster relief are among the leading issues consumers think companies should address. Increasingly, consumers, employees, and communities expect businesses to act philanthropically and engage socially. Choosing to invest socially is good business.
* Areas in which World Vision works or can support Source: 2010 Cause Evolution Study, Cone Inc., www.coneinc.com
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What are your objectives? The most successful business and nonprofit collaborations are based on the foundation of making significant and sustainable impacts that improve quality of life and our world—in ways that ensure alignment with high-level priorities of the business and the nonprofit.
The checklist below sets out recommendations to help businesses build internal support for partnerships and utilize international nongovernmental organization (INGO) expertise in multiple ways, helping to structure a flexible, mutuallybeneficial, and long-lasting partnership.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
VALUE CREATION OF A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Define your partnering strategy and approach Identify opportunities to build capacity with nonprofits Set realistic expectations about program objectives Engage nonprofits in business advisory roles Link philanthropy and employee engagement with strategic partnerships
Build brand trust – locally and globally Engage employees and customers
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND VALUE CREATION
Increase ability to attract and retain talent Improve customer loyalty Increase sales and market share Bolster new market entry Decrease operating costs Increase appeal to investors and financial analysts
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Where will you make an impact?
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World Vision serves millions of people in nearly 100 countries. Partnering with World Vision connects you with the people and causes you want to impact and provides tangible opportunities for you to build your business, engage your employees, strengthen your brand, and transform lives.
WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE
HEALTH & NUTRITION
Water-related illnesses kill 4,200 children every day— roughly one child every 20 seconds.
One of every seven children worldwide has no access to essential health services.
World Vision is accelerating its water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs with a focus on 16 countries in which sustainable impact can be achieved. We are seeking partners to invest in a five-year initiative to provide clean water and improved sanitation and hygiene to five million people.
World Vision’s global health strategy includes facilitating child immunizations and prenatal care, offering training in health care and hygiene, and distributing vitally-needed medicines and supplies to local clinics.
EDUCATION & LITERACY
FOOD & AGRICULTURE
Worldwide, approximately 67 million primary-school-age children are not enrolled in school.
Almost 1 billion people in the world do not have enough to eat.
World Vision works to provide access to education and improved learning outcomes for more children—including girls, who in many societies may be kept out of school to care for younger siblings or forced to work to support their families.
World Vision works to combat hunger by providing food aid, education in nutrition, agricultural assistance, and training in sustainable farming and animal husbandry.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MALARIA
An estimated 500 million people operate small businesses globally, but less than 10 million (2.5 percent) are able to obtain bank loans.
Malaria kills 1,800 children every day. That’s one child every 60 seconds.
World Vision is accelerating its economic development work in 16 countries where poverty is widespread and sustainable impact can be achieved. We are seeking partners to invest in a five-year initiative to provide 2.5 million microloans, create or sustain nearly one million jobs, and improve the lives of 1.6 million children.
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World Vision is fighting to eliminate malaria with an unprecedented focus on 10 countries in which sustainable impact can be achieved. We are seeking partners to invest in a five-year initiative to reduce malaria cases in the areas we work by 75 percent and cut malaria deaths to almost zero.
HIV and AIDS
CHILDREN IN CRISIS
68 percent of those with AIDS, approximately 22.5 million people, live in sub-Saharan Africa.
An estimated 150 million children are currently exploited as child laborers, millions more are reported sex workers.
World Vision works to support community and homebased care to people living with the virus, access to nutritional food, healthcare, and safe water for impacted children and communities, and education to help stop the advancement of the disease.
World Vision is accelerating its child protection work in six target countries where the need is significant and sustainable impact can be achieved. We are seeking partners to invest in a five-year initiative to protect children from child labor, sexual exploitation, and life on the streets.
DISASTER RESPONSE & REBUILDING
EMPOWERMENT & ADVOCACY
Worldwide each year, thousands of people are killed and millions are affected or displaced by natural disasters.
World Vision encourages the voice of young people growing up in vulnerable communities and provides transformational experiences, tutoring, and life skills training through the Youth Empowerment (YEP) and Vision Youth programs.
World Vision mobilizes resources quickly and efficiently. The support of partners enables us to deliver effective relief where needed within 24 to 72 hours. And, our reputation as “first-in, last-out” means that we are both an early responder, and an ongoing partner as communities recover and rebuild.
In Washington D.C., World Vision actively promotes critical child-focused legislation such as the Youth PROMISE Act.
EDUCATION IN THE U.S.
CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE U.S.
One in 5 children in the United States lives in poverty. Often, these families cannot afford the basic supplies they need for school.
World Vision works to strengthen the effectiveness of existing community organizations by providing needed resources and building their capacity.
World Vision operates Teacher Resource Centers (TRCs) in some of the most under-resourced regions in the country. TRCs provide school supplies and teaching resources for teachers in low-income schools.
In addition to leadership development, training, and coaching, World Vision’s warehouses provide access to essential supplies like building materials, personal care products, clothing and shoes—donated by generous corporate partners.
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How will you engage? Businesses have the unique ability to provide support in multiple ways, with volume and scale. As a result, when corporations truly engage with World Vision, lives change in significant ways. Our vision and the needs of the children we serve, drive our work. Your vision and your objectives will determine the ways you choose to engage. How can we make an impact together?
FINANCIAL SUPPORT World Vision’s technical expertise, deep local knowledge, and highly-developed global networks are strong assets to companies desiring to make a significant impact. Direct financial support enables World Vision’s work in water, health, education, hunger, economic development, and humanitarian and disaster response in nearly 100 countries, including the United States.
IN-KIND PRODUCT & SERVICE DONATIONS World Vision receives, sorts, ships, and distributes critically-needed products directly to development programs in more than 30 countries including the United States. From pharmaceuticals to basic hygiene products, clothing and shoes to education supplies, therapeutic food to building materials, World Vision shipped over 34,000 pallets of donated products around the world in 2010. With excellent supply chain management, strong logistics infrastructure, and last-mile delivery, World Vision is a preferred partner for businesses’ produce-to-give and repurposed inventory initiatives.
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PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS World Vision delivers dynamic development interventions working with the private and public sectors in joint equity partnerships. As one of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) top-ten nonprofit implementing partners, World Vision currently manages a U.S. government grant portfolio valued at more than $750 million.
CAUSE MARKETING & CO-BRANDING Corporations ready to think outside the box in their social responsibility efforts are turning to World Vision. With a strong brand, global infrastructure, well-developed networks, and specialists in marketing, social media, and traditional media, World Vision is well positioned and welcomes your creative partnership ideas for helping families in need.
WORKPLACE GIVING & MATCHING GIFTS Allowing employees to make donations to nonprofits directly from their payroll gives them a convenient way support the causes and communities that are important to them. This is also known to increase employee morale and workforce pride. With its strong reputation for life-changing work, World Vision is a highly desired charity for employees to support. For businesses, workplace giving, and matching gift programs help make philanthropy and social responsibility a viable part of their corporate cultures.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES With locations throughout the United States, in high-need rural and urban hubs, World Vision offers a variety of organized volunteer opportunities. Volunteering in a World Vision facility or activity makes a difference—not just in the lives of children and families in need—but in the lives of the volunteers themselves. U.S. hubs include: Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, and Washington D.C.
KIT BUILD EVENTS & COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTIONS World Vision’s Kit Build Events are designed to get people moving, build camaraderie, and provide a high-impact experience for employees, customers, and stockholders. Once assembled by your group, these kits—packed with critical supplies and a personal note of encouragement— are distributed to people in need in the U.S. and around the world.
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Strong partnership
where our world vision meets yours
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“We are so grateful that World Vision is a TOMS Shoes Giving Partner. Their commitment to responsible, community-based development and ability to integrate TOMS Shoes into their programs is remarkable. They bring longlasting, sustainable change to the communities they work in, and we are honored to give new shoes to the children they serve.” Blake Mycoskie Founder and Chief Shoe Giver TOMS Shoes “After the devastating earthquake in Haiti, our hotel owners, guests and corporate staff wanted a way to give back. Our ongoing partnership with World Vision—one of the first organizations to respond—allowed us to organize a meaningful response just days after the disaster, with the security of knowing that our donations were going to a trusted partner.”
Invest. Impact. Transform. World Vision is humbled to be a trusted partner for hundreds of companies who desire to strengthen the communities in which they do business. Our strong brand, experience, reputation, global capabilities, and stewardship assure corporations that the lives of people will be impacted in significant and measurable ways when they join forces with World Vision. Corporate partners have contributed more than $1.6 billion in combined resources through direct financial support, product donations, sharing of services and expertise, employee engagement, volunteering, and cause marketing efforts. But there is much more to be done.
Will you join us? A FEW OF OUR VALUED CORPORATE PARTNERS
Marie Yarroll Senior Communications Manager Best Western International “We choose World Vision because they’re effective, they’re efficient, they’re trustworthy, and they operate all around the world...we have worked with them for almost a decade through a variety of different projects, geographies, locations, times of year, you name it, and it’s always been successful.” Scott Welch Global Corporate Relations Manager, Columbia Sportswear
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World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
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