S2E21: Ngozi Okaro, Custom Collaborative
We’re really excited that we have been able to create an ecosystem of women working in sustainable fashion and becoming leaders in their community and in developing a sisterhood that they direct.
Audience: Nonprofits
The Deepening Digital Divide: Consequences and Cross-Sector Solutions
The digital divide is not simply a technology issue. It’s an issue of equity, education, healthcare, and employment – one that we can only solve together.
Skills for Cities 2020 Day of Service Event to Focus on Racial Justice and BIPOC-Led Nonprofits
Skills for Cities 2020 is a national, virtual volunteer effort centered on sustaining and scaling racial justice and BIPOC-led nonprofits.
S2E20: Dana Castro, HP & Justin van Fleet, GBC-Education
If we want to solve this public health crisis, we need to invest in education. If we want to solve the climate crisis, if we want to promote peace and security, economic growth, job creation – education is the key to unlocking all of these different social issues.
S2E19: Gregg Betheil, PENCIL
We need to be more explicit about understanding the systemic roots of these challenges and not just helping individual students beat the odds. Our work really needs to be about how do we contribute to changing the odds so that more students live in a city where their opportunities match their ambitions.
COVID-19 Nonprofit Impact Report: A Guide for Providing Philanthropic and Skilled Volunteer Support
In Common Impact’s effort to support and sustain its nonprofit partners during this crisis, we found ourselves spending a lot of time doing a lot of research in a lot of places. We imagine many of you are doing the same. How varied are the challenges that different types of organizations are facing? What kinds …
Common Impact Releases Insights on Pandemic’s Impact on Nonprofits, Grows Leadership Team to Meet Those Needs
This report analyzes the unique challenges and needs of nonprofits by issue area category and offers recommendations for companies, individuals, and other organizations to leverage their unique skill sets to meet those needs.
Common Impact and Fidelity Investments Expand Impact Week 2020 to Support COVID-19 Relief and Racial Justice Movement
The fifth annual Fidelity Impact Week will engage over 400 employees in 81 skills-based volunteering projects with nonprofits across the U.S.
S2E18: Ami Dar, Idealist.org
The COVID-19 pandemic and the response to it has shown people all over the world that dramatic change is possible – and it’s possible quickly.
S2E17: Balaji Ganapathy, Tata Consultancy Services
In another five, ten years, the companies that survive and thrive and emerge from this crisis in a stronger position are ones that have purpose truly integrated within what they are doing.