S1E31 ENCORE: Erica Tavares, International Medical Corps
To be able to make those connections between people who want to help and the needs on the ground really is some of the most exciting work I do.
Audience: Nonprofits
S1E30: Amy Smith, TOMS
We knew that the world around us is changing and that there might be other things that not only mean a lot to our employees and to our customers, but that we can have real impact in.
Insights & Impact 2019: Disaster Response – From Relief to Resiliency
The past several years have seen an unprecedented uptick in catastrophic natural and man-made disasters. In fact, 2017 brought the highest costs on record for U.S. weather and climate disasters, exceeding $306 billion. Additionally, man-made disasters such as mass shootings, the expanding lead water crises, and the detention of immigrant communities on the southern U.S. …
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Common Impact Launches Disaster Response Program
A new Insights & Impact report details how companies can leverage skills-based volunteering to proactively respond to natural and man-made disasters.
S1E29 ENCORE: Marcy Scott Lynn, Facebook
I was motivated by the idea [of] social connections being an important component of bouncing back. That’s what resilience is: bouncing back and being stronger the next time.
S1E28: Gary Bagley, New York Cares
I enjoy enabling others to fully engage in their talent and their skills… and really mobilizing people [on] an issue… I love letting everybody else shine in a way that is good for them and their audience, whoever that may be.
S1E27 ENCORE: Kathleen LaValle, Dallas CASA
You don’t have to wait to do this kind of volunteer work… and there’ll be different points in your life when this opportunity is something that’s practically available to you.
S1E26: Martin Cominsky, Interfaith Ministries for a Greater Houston
Knowledge and understanding is key to helping people understand their differences and then be able to respect those differences.
S1E25: May Malik, NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
Relationships are the through thread of meaningful work. In order to really identify and create change that is lasting and sustainable and meaningful, you have to lean on one another, trust one another, depend on one another and work together collaboratively, openly, in a way that is not assumptive.
S1E24: Erica Tavares, International Medical Corps
As a private sector company or as an NGO, how you’re going to respond, what that’s going to look like and having those partnerships in place prior to a disaster happening is probably one of the most important aspects of making sure that you have a successful partnership response.