Around the world, employers are seeking highly-skilled workers to take on existing and emerging roles in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, also known as STEM. Workforce development and education, particularly…
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YWCA Metropolitan Chicago impacts more than 200,000 individuals annually through programs focused on safety and wellness, education and training, and economic sustainability. They provide career, financial management, digital literacy and…
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The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention & Prevention (CHIP) mobilizes, advocates, and empowers community collaboration towards ending homelessness and fosters an effective system of homelessness prevention and intervention in the greater…
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We are excited to announce the launch of Common Impact’s Skills-Based Volunteering (SBV) Toolkit! Since 2000, Common Impact has supported nonprofits in effectively utilizing SBV to build internal capacity to…
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Boston, MA, September 26, 2017 -- Common Impact, a nonprofit that pioneered corporate skills-based volunteering, teamed up with longtime partner John Hancock to design its inaugural skills-based flash consulting event…
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Originally published by Idealware How valuable are volunteers to your organization’s technology infrastructure? Believe it or not, this question actually sparks some controversy. Not all nonprofits are comfortable engaging volunteers…
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Over the past ten years, the private sector has vastly increased their investment in communities. In 2015, 75% of companies were engaged in corporate citizenship activities[1]. Those activities include philanthropic…
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We all know that skills-based volunteering is a great idea for companies, its people and, most importantly, the nonprofits that deliver critical services every day to our communities. Still, whether…
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Common Impact’s IT Associate Consultant, Patricia Vaccaro-Coburn, is guest writing this week’s SCOOP, with a special focus on how digital technologies create a foundation for cross-sector collaboration and social innovation. At…
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An Afternoon’s PotentialWhat do you typically accomplish in a single afternoon? Perhaps digging yourself out of your inbox absorbs half the day. Or preparing for a meeting occupies your entire…
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What an incredibly inspiring and super-charged #GivingTuesday we had! Common Impact hosted its first Salesforce “Speedforce” event on #GivingTuesday at General Assembly in Boston, with 30 nonprofits digging into free…
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Pro Bono Week, the annual weeklong celebration of pro bono and volunteerism that takes place in late October, raises awareness and recognition for the value created for individuals, companies and…
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I’m always interested in learning different perspectives about skilled volunteering and the value that is defined and delivered by these programs. For a view from the corporate executive perspective, I…
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Skills-Based Volunteering has gained wide popularity among nonprofit organizations, companies and individuals. For nonprofits, skills-based service offers a new way to build the capacity and talent at their organizations. For…
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