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Weiser Burns (BWB) is a management consulting firm that utilizes
business tools to facilitate social change. Founded in 1984, BWB
specializes in developing corporate-community partnerships that
create business value and improve the lives of low-income individuals.
BWB also develops business plans for nonprofit ventures, and advises
private placement social investors.
BWB helps foundations and corporations to make social investments
and program-related investments (PRIs) in the form of loans, equity
investments and recoverable grants to nonprofits or social purpose
businesses committed to social change. BWB has developed tailored
PRI approaches, evaluated the merits of potential investments, and
developed investment structures to minimize financial risk. BWB
also provides strategic planning assistance to corporate-community
partnerships, foundations, nonprofit organizations, social-purpose
business ventures, and government agencies.
John Weiser, BWB founding partner, co-authored with the Institute
for Social and Ethical AccountAbility's Simon Zadek, an innovative
book entitled “Conversations
with Disbelievers: Persuading Companies to Address Social Challenges”.
The book brings together much of the available quantitative evidence
about how investment of corporate resources in the community can
boost the bottom line. The research findings from the book serve
as a foundation for the work that BWB conducts in the areas of strategic
planning, stakeholder engagement, and program design for corporations,
foundations, and leading nonprofit organizations.
Check out BWB's newest project at www.economicfootprint.org,
an innovative new site designed to enhance the profile and ability
of companies to manage and demonstrably improve economic development
activities by assessing what motivates and shapes their approach.
Contact: John Weiser
Phone: (203) 481-4199
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