S2E13: Natalye Paquin, Points of Light
People still want to help. They want to be involved. The love for humanity shines through in this instance where people who are used to volunteering and those who are not want to be involved.
Audience: Companies
S2E12: Jim Alvey, Good360
Everybody’s got to be more flexible, figure out how we can help our communities in ways we never did before… The flexibility that we maybe didn’t think about before has got to be part of our day-to-day moving forward.
The Time to Act Has Always Been “Right Now”
The careless, continued murdering of Black Americans demands our action. Now is the time to lean into discomfort, reflect on it, and act to change that which makes us uneasy.
S2E11: Chris Ide, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation
There is such a stigma still attached to these diseases that society hadn’t come to terms with and I think maybe if we’re looking for a silver lining in all this, people will better understand the impact that loneliness and isolation can have on people’s mental health.
New York Post: How you can donate time, skills and money to heroes on the front line
CEO Danielle Holly explains how individuals and corporate groups can support frontline workers during COVID-19 via skills-based volunteering and Capacity Commons, our pro bono resource hub.
S2E10: Nick Savarese, Flutie Foundation
Companies have to be seeking out ways to give back or else they’re not going to be able to keep their talent.
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs During COVID-19
You don’t always have to be physically present to do some good, but there are some things to consider before starting a virtual volunteering project.
Spotlight: S&P Global and Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center Day of Service Goes Virtual in Response to COVID-19
In March 2020, as the coronavirus situation was unfolding, S&P Global and the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center partnered for a day of virtual skills-based volunteering.
Skills-Based Volunteering Day of Service Goes Virtual in Response to COVID-19
In March 2020, as the coronavirus situation was unfolding, S&P Global and Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center (REC) partnered with Common Impact for a skilled volunteer day of service. The project was intended to be implemented in person, but the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic required Common Impact to help the teams quickly transition to a safer, remote format. Common Impact reconfigured the project into …
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S2E08: COVID-19 – Stories from Nonprofit and Business Leaders Fighting for our Communities
This public health crisis is already disproportionately impacting the populations that were facing discrimination, lack of access to services and economic hardship before this crisis took place. What COVID-19 has done is expose the fault lines that already existed in our society.