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2020-2022 Common Impact Strategy Overview
Last year we worked through the “why” of our work, asking ourselves “so what?” until we hit our north star. We work towards alleviating inequality by building the capacity of social change organizations fighting for equity through skilled volunteerism by…
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Cruise is Driving Communities Forward
As the second wave of COVID-19 surges, so does the urgency of needs in our most vulnerable communities, which have been disproportionately impacted by the resultant economic instability. Basic needs – food, work, housing, health – are at risk for many.…
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Insights & Impact 2020: Measuring the Social Impact of Volunteerism
The private, public, and social sectors have long been stuck on how to define the value of donated time – the inspirational stories and output reporting we’ve all relied on just don’t tell the whole story. We were ready for…
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COVID-19 Nonprofit Impact Report: A Guide for Providing Philanthropic and Skilled Volunteer Support
In Common Impact’s effort to support and sustain its nonprofit partners during this crisis, we found ourselves spending a lot of time doing a lot of research in a lot of places. We imagine many of you are doing the…
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Effective Board Service: How to Identify and Train Executives
Recorded at the IPA Philanthropy Leads 2020 Conference, this session focuses on how to successfully train executives for nonprofit board service. CEO Danielle Holly shares insights and best practices from Common Impact’s two decades of experience in skilled volunteerism, including board…
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Fundraising Freedom Podcast with Mary Valloni
Fundraising Freedom host Mary Valloni interviews Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly on how she got her start in skills-based volunteering, Common Impact’s Disaster Resiliency initiative and how professionals can donate their talent to help nonprofits in this difficult time.
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Experts call for more skills‐based volunteerism in disaster philanthropy
Leading experts in the field of corporate volunteerism are calling for companies to leverage the skills and knowledge of their employees in the disaster philanthropy arena, an area where most companies’ giving extends only to cash and product. In a white…
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Insights & Impact 2019: Disaster Response – From Relief to Resiliency
The past several years have seen an unprecedented uptick in catastrophic natural and man-made disasters. In fact, 2017 brought the highest costs on record for U.S. weather and climate disasters, exceeding $306 billion. Additionally, man-made disasters such as mass shootings,…
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Hello World: Leaders in Service
Points of Light gathered volunteers from across the service movement to capture what they stand for, and our Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly was there.