If companies were to move too quickly, it might do more harm than good. Companies really shouldn’t just throw resources at something without the depth of understanding. I don’t think that’s an excuse, but I do think it is a reality.
More over the last three years than any time in my tenure, people reference their service as activism… It’s led people to have a broader social justice or racial justice framework in their service that directs where they want to serve and the context around their service.
I’m careful not to hold companies to too high a standard because it takes time for [them] to actually move. They’re cruise ships, not row boats… We have to do everything we can to encourage these companies to do more.
Companies are turning to skills-based volunteering to boost to employee engagement and retention amidst the Great Resignation.
Bridging the digital divide requires action and collaboration across an entire ecosystem – government, private sector, nonprofits – and most importantly, passionate and committed people driving change.
Common Impact announces the election of Dorri McWhorter as a member of their Board of Directors, to bolster the organization’s national presence and mission of aligning business and social purpose to create more equitable communities.
A year after COVID-19 first hit the U.S., nonprofits were ready to return to the promising capacity building projects they had to put on hold during the worst of the pandemic. At the same time, companies were seeking creative ways to boost collaboration amongst employees who had been working apart from their colleagues for an unprecedented stretch of …
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We cannot unsee what we saw [during the pandemic]. We can’t just paper over differences and do things that feel good because that’s what’s most comfortable. We need to be uncomfortable in a way that gives us urgency to impact folks [who] are caught in these disparities.
Pay equity is critical and – I’d argue – one of the first things companies need to be thinking about if they’re truly wanting to commit to racial equity.
