Business Civic Leadership Center

The Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) is a 501(c)3 affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.^[1] Originally founded as the Center for Corporate Citizenship (CCC) in 1999, BCLC is focused on promoting corporate citizenship and developing partnerships among the private sector, government, and non-profit community. BCLC has four core programs - the Business & Society program, the Global Corporate Citizenship program, the Corporate Community Investment program, and the Disaster Assistance and Recovery program. BCLC also holds an annual Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner and Gala honoring businesses, local chambers of commerce, and trade associations "that have demonstrated ethical leadership and corporate stewardship".^[2][3]

Mission statement

"To promote better business and society relations and improve long-term social and economic conditions by:

• Communicating the U.S. private sector's unique and valuable contributions
• Cultivating strategies and practices that achieve positive results
• Coordinating public-private partnerships and coalitions ." ^[4]

See also

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

References

1. ^ About BCLC [1] Business Civic Leadership website, retrieved November 15, 2009
2. ^ June/July 2004 The Corporate Citize, [2] Business Civic Leader website, retrieved November 23, 2009
3. ^ 2009 Corporate Citizenship Awards [3] Business Civic Leadership website, retrieved November 19, 2009
4. ^ About BCLC [4] Business Civic Leadership website, retrieved November 15, 2009

External links

• Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC)
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce