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.
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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.”
Women in Leadership Spotlight: Caroline Kim Oh, CKO Coaching & Consulting
Former President & Executive Director of iMentor Caroline Kim Oh talks leadership, career coaching, gender bias, and discrimination against the AAPI community.
Women in Leadership Spotlight: Lauren Banks, Creative Marketing Resources
Creative Marketing Resources VP Lauren Banks shares leadership lessons and thoughts on how the pandemic is impacting working women, especially moms.
Celebrating Women in Leadership
We’re proud to put the spotlight on women in leadership who are strengthening their communities, breaking barriers, and making strides for gender equality.
Black Leadership Spotlight: Lewis Spears, Kismet of Kings
As part of our series spotlighting remarkable Black nonprofit leaders, we speak with Lewis Spears of Kismet of Kings, a youth development nonprofit serving primarily Black and Brown young men from low income households.
How to Foster Digital Inclusion through Skills-Based Volunteering
Digital equity in education is no longer a “nice to have” – if it ever was – but an unquestionable essential. So how do we make it a reality?