Standards for Child Sponsorship Agencies (B) Case Solution And Analysis, HBR Case Study Solution & Analysis of Harvard Case Studies

In the spring of 1998, non-profit institution known as "child sponsorship" organizations have been on the defensive. Institutions dedicated to raising charitable funds in the U.S. to support children and their communities in poor, developing countries, has been the subject of sharp criticism, two-part series in the Chicago Tribune accusing them, in fact, misleading donors. Series claimed that the organization did not live up to the promise implied in the collection of advertising: specific children will directly benefit from the contributions of individual authors. Institutions established vigorous and largely successful public defense of their approach in which aid was aimed not only at individual children, but also in the communities in which they lived. At the same time, however, they were looking for new ways to reassure the public about their effectiveness. This case in detail the subsequent efforts of the group of six institutions sponsor a child agree on the "industry" standards, which would make them clear goals and methods. The case describes the different situations of the various organizations in order to provide a basis for discussion of possible difficulties in reaching agreement on standards, and extrapolation and what standards can be as a team consensus among agencies and to satisfy public demands for "transparency." Case serves the broader goal of development issues and the dynamics of self-regulation of the industry in general, especially in the non-commercial terms. See also Part B (1665,0). HKS Case Number 1665.0 "Hide
by Esther Scott, David Brown, 15 pages. Publication Date: 01 Oct 2002. Prod. #: HKS080-PDF-ENG