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Welcome to the “Business-NGO-Interaction” site

This site offers a beneficial and user-friendly tool aimed at optimising collaborative activities between the business and NGO sectors.
  • The BNI tool provides a clear overview of the mutual expectations and experiences of the NGO and business company;
  • Use of the tool is free of charge;
  • By using the BNI tool you support academic research in the field of CSR

The business company

You are actively seeking to expand activities with an NGO. You are convinced of the added value that would result, but you seem to speak a different language that makes collaborating difficult. If this is the case our BNI tool can help you structure your activities with the NGO you are dealing with. If you wish to view the BNI tool, please click here.

The NGO

You regard projects in the business sector as a major opportunity to achieve your goals but dialogue with business partners present dilemmas that are hard to overcome. Promises/Some business promises, for example, tend to be empty in practice. If this is the case our BNI tool can help you structure your agenda for dialogue with the business company you are dealing with. If you wish to use the BNI tool please click here.

The BNI tool

The BNI tool provides a clear overview of the bottlenecks that can occur and negatively affect interaction with your partner. This will help you proactively manage such dilemmas and establish a firm basis for collaborative activities.
The BNI tool has been developed by researchers from the University of Twente in collaboration with the University of Nijmegen. The research project is financed by the department of Economic Affairs. If you wish to view the BNI tool, please click here.

For background information on the use and development of the BNI tool, please click here.