Impact at Work: Sustainable Food Center and the Charles Schwab Pro Bono Challenge
After one year implementing the strategies they learned at the 2017 Charles Schwab Pro Bono Challenge, the Sustainable Food Center is reporting some big impact.
Audience: Companies
CityLink & Fidelity Investments Partner to Propel Cincinnati Workers into Living Wage Jobs
In April of 2018, Common Impact launched an exciting project between Fidelity Investments and CityLink Center that would support the nonprofit in propelling its clients into living wage jobs.
Skills for Cities team helps Boston Debate League build a fresh partnership strategy
The Boston Debate League joined the inaugural Skills for Cities seeking assistance in defining a partnership pricing strategy.
S1E15: Leigh Phillips, EARN
I’m inspired by trying to fix the things that are destructive to our communities.
S1E14: Daniel Horgan, MENTOR
Now that I’ve worked in different sectors, I feel like I can play the role of helping to translate between the sectors…anything we are doing in the philanthropic space needs to be aligned to a business goal.
S1E13: Krista Canellakis, City of San Francisco
The really exciting part of working in government is that we want people to steal our ideas. I love meeting with public servants in other cities to see how our work can be shared or replicated.
Nonprofit Quarterly: Google.org’s Fellowship Program Doubles Down on Skilled Volunteering
CEO Danielle Holly comments on Google.org’s announcement of the expansion of its pilot fellowship program deploying 40–60 of its technologists in three-to-six-month stints with nonprofits in need of concentrated support from computer engineers, data analysts, and artificial intelligence experts.
Celebrating Schwab’s Pro Bono Challenge in Indianapolis
The vibrant energy of the Charles Schwab Pro Bono Challenge makes it one of the Common Impact team’s favorite events of the year.
S1E12: Whitney Hampton, Gap Foundation
When I look back, the biggest theme running through my work is looking for opportunities where what I am doing is creating an environment for others to identify what they really care about so that they can give back.
S1E11: 2019 Outlook – Building Nonprofit Capacity Through Pro Bono Service
The changing paradigm of business requires a changing mandate for leaders across all sectors. It has become increasingly important for leaders to develop cross-sector skills around building teams, solving problems and creating impact.