Today we hear from Anna Verdiyan Chief Operating Officer (COO) at America Needs You an organization that “fights for economic mobility for ambitious, first-generation college students by providing transformative mentorship and intensive career development.”
Post-holiday season fatigue. Coming back to work after the holiday break is tough for us all.
But the sluggishness we associate with the first weeks of the new year can extend long into January and beyond if left unchecked. Learn how skills-based volunteering can provide your employees with the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to do their best work – now and all year long.
Oftentimes Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and Corporate Social Responsibility strategies (CSR) exist in different silos. Yet, they have common causes such as increasing employee engagement and workplace satisfaction and building brand loyalty with their customers.
Today, the impulse to create social change is felt far beyond the legal profession. People everywhere are demonstrating a renewed commitment to dismantling the social and racial inequality that destabilizes our societies and the environmental emergencies that threaten our planet, among other pressing community causes.
Employees, customers, and shareholders want to see the companies they support championing social causes they care about, such as sustainability, equitable healthcare, and community development. CSR (corporate social responsibility) programs is one way businesses meet this need.
Skills-based volunteering programming can be a great way to invest in talent without having to seek funding for it. Learn how to develop nonprofit leadership through skills-based volunteering program manager opportunities!
Hispanic Heritage Month is also a time to re-examine the issues and struggles of marginalized communities, affirm their contributions, and recommit to championing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in our communities and workplace.
Young Chicago Authors is dedicated to empowering young people from all backgrounds to understand the inherited value of their stories and experiences while reimagining their possibilities through the power of words and language. YCA operates on the premises that unlocking the potential of young people will lead to more inclusive and equitable communities.
“Skills-based volunteering gives me another opportunity to explore who I am in a professional context. It allows me to bring more of myself to work, stretch my skills in new areas, and gain confidence in areas outside my core expertise.”
Increasingly, employees choose to work for companies with robust Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies and programs. Inclusive work environments promote employee satisfaction and better work culture, leading to positive outcomes such as hitting business goals, faster innovation, and outperforming KPIs.
