Evaluating my progress

The three goals I had set for myself as a CSR intern at ON Semiconductor a few months ago were as follows:

1. Further understand the relationship between the for profit and not-for-profit sector.
2. Strengthen my ability to be a good team player.
3. Provide informative yet concise presentations.

In regards to my first goal, I believe I've learnt a significant amount about the intersectional relationship between businesses and nonprofits both through my internship but also MPA program. Sustainability reporting through the GRI requires me to understand the requirements on the GRI, which was initiated by the nonprofit sector. Furthermore, in developing a corporate giving program and volunteer time off policy, I've also had to learn more about nonprofits. In relation to giving, one area that is important is overhead ratio. Nonprofit organizations strive to lower overhead in order to attract giving from donors. This aspect was especially evident when attempting to devise thresholds for giving from a corporate perspective. With volunteering, I needed to learn more about the different types of opportunities afforded by nonprofits and how well they match with the core values of ON Semiconductor along with their business goals.

In regards to my ability to become a strong team player, I definitely believe I've made progress. Two projects that I worked on, namely EcoVadis and GRI, required a high level of collaboration between various departments and team members. For EcoVadis, I worked with a team of approximately four employees and collaborated with various departments in order to provide the necessary information. The results of the teamwork were evident through our score which improved significantly from the previous year we completed the same assessment. In regards to the GRI, I am still working with various departments and learning how better to improve processes in order to make sustainability reporting an easier endeavor for the company.

Lastly, I believe I have taken a step in the right director to provide informative, yet concise presentations. I've given a series of presentations, often on the same topic. This has allowed me to tweak presentations to ensure that I am improving on the content I provide. Over time, I've also become more comfortable with one-on-one presentations, small group presentations, and conference presentations.

Overall, I have made progress on each of the goals I set during at the start of my internship. In the future, I aim to keep improving in each of three aforementioned goals while also developing new goals that I can work toward.