By Nikke DeYear Recently, a team of John Hancock volunteers completed a Salesforce implementation project with the Urban Farming Institute (UFI), a social innovation organization that supports the development of
Keep readingAs we kick off National Volunteer Week, we want to take the opportunity to thank all of our incredible skilled volunteers who support our work. While this week is centered
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Keep readingWe're excited to highlight an inspiring project with a talented team from Charles Schwab and its nonprofit partner, New Pathways for Youth (NPFY), who empower youth to fulfill their
Keep readingMost of us in and around the social sector have been exposed to the capacity gap that nonprofits confront. On average, nonprofits spend less – often far less –
Keep readingOne of the Common Impact initiatives that intentionally works to engage a global and remote workforce is our program with Fidelity Investments Enterprise Infrastructure (EI). Fidelity has created the LEAP
Keep readingWe all recognize that today’s workforce is increasingly virtual and global. Indeed, up to 90% of the US workforce reports working out of the office at least part
Keep readingOne of the Common Impact initiatives that best exemplifies shared value is its program with the Fidelity Investments Workplace Investing (WI) business. The program offers a unique experiential learning and
Keep readingWe have all seen corporate community engagement undergo a transformation in the past 20 years. Through the 1990’s a company’s engagement strategy was largely driven by compliance,
Keep readingA belated happy International Women’s Day to all! As I reflect on an inspiring two days at the 2016 International Women’s Day forum last week, The Business
Keep readingOver 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 and
Keep readingWe’re excited to bring you a brand new blog series Impact Inspirations, where we will be spotlighting our most inspiring skills-based volunteering projects! To kick us off, we
Keep readingTis' the season! In light of the holidays and the last few weeks of 2015, we've put together a new type of reading list to get you through those cold
Keep readingAs we head into the final stretch of summer, the Common Impact team is picking up the last of the books on our summer reading list. Check out how
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An Afternoon’s Potential What do you typically accomplish in a single afternoon? Perhaps digging yourself out of your inbox absorbs half the day. Or preparing for a meeting
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Posted by Pamela Paton, Financial Services Executive and Common Impact Board Member After 30 years of managing people in the corporate world, I've learned that the best employees are happy
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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
Keep readingPosted by M.D., a VP of Information Technology at a Boston-based financial services company Our company, partnering with Common Impact, was soliciting skill-based volunteers to field small teams to
Keep readingThe air is getting crisp here at Common Impact's home base in New England, and it's starting to be that time of year where there's nothing we
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While the ideas of cross-sector collaboration and shared value have been popular for a while -- indeed, so popular that they are in danger of being oversubscribed and overused
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(Originally posted to Business Doing Good, 4.10.14) What image comes to your mind when you think of employee volunteerism? Perhaps a team of smiling people at a local shelter in
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