S2E27: Reflections on a Challenging, Clarifying, Transformative Year

S2E26: Tom Crohan, John Hancock

Vice President & Counsel, Corporate Responsibility & Government Relations, John Hancock

John Hancock is dedicated to providing innovative life insurance, investment, retirement & advice to help customers reach their goals.

S2E25: Shalu Umapathy, IDEO.org

Managing Director of New Ventures, IDEO.org

IDEO.org designs products and services alongside organizations that are committed to creating a more just and inclusive world.

S2E24: Edgar Villanueva, Schott Foundation

Senior Vice President, Schott Foundation

The Schott Foundation for Public Education is a grantmaking, educational advocacy organization that aims to address disparities amongst lower income students and students of color.

S2E23: Chris Tyson, Build Baton Rouge

President & CEO, Build Baton Rouge

Build Baton Rouge, the Redevelopment Authority of East Baton Rouge Parish, brings together people and resources to promote equitable investment, innovative development, and thriving communities across all of Baton Rouge.

S2E22: Wendy John, Fidelity Investments

Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Fidelity Investments

Fidelity Investments helps over 32 million people feel more confident in their most important financial goals, manages employee benefit programs for over 22,000 businesses, and supports more than 13,000 financial institutions with innovative

S2E21: Ngozi Okaro, Custom Collaborative

Executive Director, Custom Collaborative

Custom Collaborative is a New York City-based entrepreneurship and workforce development program that trains and supports women from low-income and immigrant communities to launch fashion careers and businesses.

S2E20: Dana Castro, HP & Justin van Fleet, GBC-Education

HP is one of the world's leading technology companies and has a portfolio of education products, partnerships, and programs that enable better learning outcomes for millions of people worldwide. GBC-Education

S2E19: Gregg Betheil, PENCIL

President, PENCIL

PENCIL is a non-profit connecting students to success by engaging a thriving network of business professionals and educators in tailored, hands-on programs that make a real difference. PENCIL matches talent

S2E18: Ami Dar, Idealist.org

Founder & Executive Director, Idealist.org

Idealist is a nonprofit organization based in New York. Working with others, in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect, Idealist strives to build a world where all people can

S2E17: Balaji Ganapathy, Tata Consultancy Services

Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Chief Social Responsibility Officer, Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a global leader in IT services, consulting and business solutions with 149 locations across 46 countries.

S2E16: Antony Bugg-Levine, Nonprofit Finance Fund

CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund

Nonprofit Finance Fund promotes the success of nonprofits by providing capital and strategic consulting and using our knowledge and influence to transform the funding and financing landscape.

S2E15: Derrick Feldmann, Ad Council Edge & INFLUENCE|SG

Managing Director, Ad Council Edge & INFLUENCE|SG

Ad Council Edge is a strategic consultancy that designs purpose-driven marketing campaigns that inspire action and engage the public on today's most pressing social issues. INFLUENCE|SG is a movement

S2E14: Lacy Caruthers, Google.org

Director of Global Employee Programs, Google.org

Google.org brings the best of Google to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges - combining funding, innovation and technical expertise to support under-served communities and provide opportunity

S2E13: Natalye Paquin, Points of Light

President & CEO, Points of Light

Points of Light is an international, nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to engaging more people and resources in solving serious social problems through volunteer service.

S2E12: Jim Alvey, Good360

Director of Partnerships, Disaster Recovery, Good360

The global leader in product philanthropy and purposeful giving, Good360 partners with socially responsible companies to source highly needed goods and distribute them through its network of diverse nonprofits that

S2E11: Chris Ide, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation

Vice President of Corporate & Community Partnerships, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation

CAMH is Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centers in its field. The Foundation drives change for mental health by inspiring philanthropy that

S2E10: Nick Savarese, Flutie Foundation

Executive Director, Flutie Foundation

The Flutie Foundation is dedicated to helping people and families affected by autism live life to the fullest.

S2E9: Margaret McDonnell, UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets

Executive Director, Nothing But Nets

The UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign is the world’s largest and most powerful community of supporters and advocates committed to saving lives and defeating malaria.

S2E8: COVID-19 - Stories from Nonprofit and Business Leaders Fighting for our Communities

S2E7: Cheryl Timoney, Salesforce.org

Senior Director of Tech for Social Impact, Salesforce.org

Salesforce.org is the social impact center of Salesforce dedicated to creating solutions for nonprofit, educational and philanthropic organizations so they can have greater impact.

S2E6: Janelle Woods-McNish, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation

Director of Service and Giving, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation

The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation supports Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s mission to improve the quality and value of health care for the people and communities it serves by

S2E5: Cecily Joseph, Net Impact

Chair, Board of Directors, Net Impact

Net Impact is a nonprofit membership organization for students and professionals interested in using business skills in support of various social and environmental causes. It serves both a professional organization

S2E4: Jeff Senne, PwC

Responsible Business Lead, PwC

With offices in 157 countries and more than 276,000 employees, PwC is among the leading professional services networks in the world. PwC helps organizations and individuals create the value they’re looking

S2E3: Rita Houston, WFUV

Program Director, WFUV

WFUV (90.7 FM), New York’s source for music discovery, is a non-commercial, member-supported public media service of Fordham University that has received national recognition for its unique weekday format of

S2E2 Bea Boccalandro, VeraWorks

President & Founder, VeraWorks

VeraWorks is a global consulting firm that helps managers and companies implement "job purposing," a practice that enables employees to do societal good through their everyday jobs.

S2E1: David Shapiro, MENTOR

CEO, MENTOR

With the vision that every young person must have the supportive relationships they need to grow and develop into thriving, productive and engaged adults, MENTOR’s mission is to fuel

Welcome to Season 2 of Pro Bono Perspectives

Danielle Holly, CEO, Common Impact

Danielle Holly is the CEO of Common Impact and the host of Pro Bono Perspectives, the podcast that explores the lives and careers of social impact leaders across sectors, industries

Episode 39: Celebrating a Year of Social Impact Conversations

CEO, Common Impact

Common Impact envisions a society in which all individuals and businesses invest their unique talents towards a shared purpose: strengthening the local communities in which we live and work.

Episode 38: Tim Smith

Senior Director, The Boston Foundation & Pledge 1% Boston

Episode 37: Robert Lee

Co-Founder & CEO, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine

Rescuing Leftover Cuisine strives to become the leading source for food waste solutions, using methods to curb hunger and make unused food available to all.

Episode 36: Myung Lee

Executive Director, Cities of Service

Cities of Service is a nonprofit organization that helps mayors build stronger cities by changing the way local government and citizens work together.

Episode 35: Sarah Beaulieu

Founder, The Uncomfortable Conversation

The Uncomfortable Conversation is a nonprofit that produces short-form videos that normalize conversations about consent and healthy relationships in an effort to engage men in conversations about sexual harassment and

Pro Bono Week Bonus Episode: Gary Levante

Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility & Culture, Berkshire Bank

Berkshire Bank is a regional bank headquartered in Boston that operates 132 branches in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Berkshire Bank is driven to build a successful and meaningful culture by

Pro Bono Week Bonus Episode: Amy Smith

Chief Giving Officer, TOMS

Through its One for One model and other giving programs, TOMS helps provide shoes, sight, water, safe birth and bullying prevention services to people in need.

Episode 32: Rachel Hutchisson

Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy, Blackbaud

Blackbaud is the world's leading cloud software company powering social good for the entire social good community: nonprofits, foundations, companies, education institutions, healthcare organizations and individual change agents.

Episode 31: Erica Tavares

Senior Director of Institutional Advancement, International Medical Corps

Episode 30: Amy Smith

Chief Giving Officer, TOMS

Through its One for One model and other giving programs, TOMS helps provide shoes, sight, water, safe birth and bullying prevention services to people in need.

Episode 29: Marcy Scott Lynn

Director, Global Impact Partnerships, Facebook

Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover

Episode 28: Gary Bagley

Executive Director, New York Cares

New York Cares is the largest volunteer network in NYC offering thousands of volunteer opportunities with nonprofits and schools in all five boroughs.

Episode 27: Kathleen LaValle

President & CEO, Dallas CASA

Dallas CASA is a non-profit organization of volunteers who are voices for abused children in court in Dallas county.

Episode 26: Martin Cominsky

President & CEO, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston

Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston brings people of diverse faith traditions together for dialogue, collaboration and service, as a demonstration of our shared beliefs.

Episode 25: May Malik

Deputy Commissioner, NYC Office of Immigrant Affairs

The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs promotes the wellbeing of immigrant communities by recommending policies and programs that facilitate the successful integration of immigrant New Yorkers into the civic,

Episode 24: Erica Tavares

Senior Director of Institutional Advancement, International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global, nonprofit, humanitarian aid organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering by providing emergency medical services, as well as healthcare training and development programs,

Episode 23: Marcy Scott Lynn

Director, Global Impact Partnerships , Facebook

Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family,

Episode 22: Susan Portugal

SVP and ESG Director, Bank of America

Bank of America provides people, companies and institutional investors the financial products and services they need to help achieve their financial goals at every stage of their lives.

Episode 21: Rachael Weiss Riley

Director, Two Sigma Data Clinic

Two Sigma Data Clinic harnesses the power of data and technology to help nonprofits, government agencies and academic institutions have a greater impact on the communities they serve.

Episode 20: Farron Levy

Founder & CEO, True Impact

True Impact promotes more - and more successful - social investment by enabling donors and service providers to determine what works and how to do things better through shared measurement

Episode 19: Colleen Olphert

Director of Membership and Member Services, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship

Since 1985, BCCCC has been helping companies align corporate citizenship objectives and business goals to create a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.

Episode 18: Greg Baldwin

CEO, VolunteerMatch

VolunteerMatch matches inspired people with inspiring causes. It's how volunteers and nonprofits connect to achieve remarkable outcomes.

Episode 17: Syretta Hill

Executive Director, StepUp Durham

StepUp Durham empowers adults and children to transform their lives through employment and life skills training.

Episode 16: Sarah Beaulieu

Founder, The Uncomfortable Conversation

The Uncomfortable Conversation is a nonprofit that produces short-form videos that normalize conversations about consent, healthy relationships, and advocacy.

Episode 15: Leigh Phillips

CEO, EARN

At EARN, a national, award-winning nonprofit, Leigh helps low-income Americans achieve financial security through innovative technology and community-driven savings programs.

Episode 14: Daniel Horgan

Senior Director, Corporate Engagement, MENTOR

Daniel uses his experience in the private and social sector to develop unique and impactful partnerships that engage corporate volunteers as mentors and champions of the mentorship movement.

Episode 11: 2019 Outlook - Building Nonprofit Capacity Through Pro Bono Service

Honoring MLK Day by launching new service initiatives

Join Common Impact's CEO, Danielle Holly and Associate Director of Field Building, Molly Weinstein as they honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by sharing new initiatives to make

Giving Tuesday Special! Episode 10: Kathleen LaValle

President and CEO, Dallas CASA

Dallas CASA is dedicated to recruiting, training and supervising community volunteers who advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children under the protective care of the state, so

Thanksgiving Special! Episode 9: Robert Lee

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer , Rescuing Leftover Cuisine

As a child of Korean immigrant parents who once struggled to provide food security, Robert learned the importance of food waste prevention early on in life.

Episode 8: Evan Goldberg

Founder and Executive Vice President of Development, NetSuite

Since NetSuite's inception, Evan has made sure to integrate social impact into the company's DNA and it remains a huge focus on the business, even 20 years later.

Episode 7: Tim Smith

Senior Director, The Boston Foundation and Head of Pledge 1% Boston

In his day-to-day work with The Boston Foundation, Tim advises individuals and companies in the region on a variety of philanthropic offerings including Donor Advised Funds.

Episode 6: Rachel Hutchisson

Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy, Blackbaud

In her day to day role, Rachel is responsible for global corporate social responsibility, leading the company’s 3,300 associates in efforts to serve and give professionally and personally.

Episode 5: Harriet Harral

Executive Director, Leadership Fort Worth

Under Harriet’s leadership, LFW’s programs develop promising and diverse people for leadership roles, enabling the community to plan for the future.

Episode 4: Dave Armon

CMO, 3BL Media and Publisher, CR Magazine

Dave is a digital media executive who is known for partnering with progressive brands dedicated to making a positive difference through their environmental, social, and governance initiatives.

Episode 3 - Emily McCann

CEO, Citizen Schools

Emily leads Citizen Schools, a national education nonprofit that works primarily in low-income communities that need additional support and resources.

Episode 2: Gary Levante

Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, Berkshire Bank

Gary leads community engagement and sustainability for Berkshire Bank and under his leadership, Berkshire has earned more than two dozen accolades for its work, recently highlighted by a 100% participation rate

Episode 1: Carol Cone

Founder, Carol Cone ON PURPOSE

Carol Cone, a name many of you may recognize as she has been called "arguably the most powerful and visible figure in the world of Cause Branding."

Welcome to Pro Bono Perspectives

Join Common Impact CEO, Danielle Holly as she interviews everyday leaders who are using their skills to support their communities and get inspired to use your own talents for good.