Celebrating a Successful Pro Bono Week
Pro Bono Week 2019 was an action-packed stretch of flash consulting events with skills-based volunteers across the nation supporting local nonprofits.
Topic: Business Case
Tackling Local Issues through Citywide Days of Skilled Service
Common Impact is facilitating lasting social good partnerships through Skills for Cities, a skills-based day of service that brings companies and nonprofits together to solve a common challenge.
S1E33 ENCORE: Amy Smith, TOMS
Entering humbly, surrounding ourselves with the experts, learning as much as we can and then putting our money where our mouth is, are those fundamental things that I think can apply to natural disasters, that can apply to manmade disasters, that can apply to issues where you’re taking a stand.
Addressing Complex Social Issues through Corporate Activism
Chief Giving Officer Amy Smith shares how TOMS approaches corporate activism and being a brand that takes a stand on controversial issues.
The Future of Pro Bono
Common Impact is kicking off Pro Bono Week with new podcast episodes and reports from some of the country’s largest skills-based volunteering programs.
Common Impact and Fidelity Investments Scale Impact Week to 9 Cities
This year’s Impact Week is one of the largest to date, pairing nearly 500 Fidelity Investments volunteers and 85 nonprofit teams for $650,000 in value.
S1E32 ENCORE: Rachel Hutchisson, Blackbaud
Philanthropy is something that really is for everyone. I didn’t realize that was the path until I was able to look back on it.
S1E31 ENCORE: Erica Tavares, International Medical Corps
To be able to make those connections between people who want to help and the needs on the ground really is some of the most exciting work I do.
S1E30: Amy Smith, TOMS
We knew that the world around us is changing and that there might be other things that not only mean a lot to our employees and to our customers, but that we can have real impact in.