Pro Bono Perspectives Rewind: Summer 2021
Catch up on our latest podcast episodes from Summer 2021!
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Navigating the Great Resignation
Companies are turning to skills-based volunteering to boost to employee engagement and retention amidst the Great Resignation.
Deliver on Employee and Community Engagement Goals with a Skilled Volunteering Pitch Competition
Our day of service model provides opportunities for professional development, team building, and nonprofit capacity building.
Asian American Leadership Spotlight: Stuart Shih, Fidelity Investments
Stuart Shih, a Fidelity Investments skills-based volunteer, shares about authentic leadership, active listening, and a workforce development project with Skills for Rhode Island’s Future.
Asian American Leadership Spotlight: Maria Kim, Cara Collective
Maria Kim, President & CEO of workforce development nonprofit Cara Collective, talks leadership during COVID-19, alleviating inequality, and racial justice.
COVID-19 and Corporate Social Innovation
The impacts of COVID-19 on basic needs organizations has sparked many companies to rethink and redesign their approaches to community impact, like San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle (AV) startup Cruise.
Keeping the Spirit of Volunteerism Strong
In celebration of Global Volunteer Month, we’re sharing some of our favorite volunteer interviews, articles, and resources to fuel you for what’s ahead!
Volunteer Spotlight: Victoria Lai, Verizon
Verizon’s Victoria Lai shares about her recent skills-based volunteer work through Skills for Cities and a web design project with technology education and entrepreneurship nonprofit Hopeworks.
Skills for Small Businesses: Common Impact commits to leveraging skills-based volunteering to help small businesses recover and thrive for the long-term
Common Impact and NYC Service pilot program Volunteers for Small Business Recovery matches skilled corporate volunteers with NYC small business owners affected by COVID-19.
Volunteer Spotlight: Melissa Myers, Berkshire Bank
“In a pandemic in the midst of a lot of social unrest, volunteering really made me feel like I was able to make a difference, to be a better person, and offer something of value to a very deserving nonprofit.”