Pro Bono Perspectives Rewind: Summer 2021
Catch up on our latest podcast episodes from Summer 2021!
Topic: Digital Inclusion
S3E16: Lina Klebanov, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Bridging the digital divide requires action and collaboration across an entire ecosystem – government, private sector, nonprofits – and most importantly, passionate and committed people driving change.
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.
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?
Black Leadership Spotlight: Jerelyn Rodriguez, The Knowledge House
As part of our series spotlighting remarkable Black nonprofit leaders, we speak with Jerelyn Rodriguez of The Knowledge House, a tech education and career development nonprofit.
Common Impact Recruiting Partners for Cross-Sector Collaboration to Support Midwest Nonprofits
Skills for Cities Spring 2021 is dedicated to building the capacity of Midwest nonprofits as they continue to respond to COVID-19, racial inequity, and the digital divide.
S2E27: Reflections on a Challenging, Clarifying, Transformative Year
There’s been an intense focus on getting back to normal, but what this year and our Pro Bono Perspectives guests have highlighted is that normal is not okay and we don’t want to go back there. That to me is the light that is shining through the cracks: we are coming out of 2020 with a new and clear mandate for social and racial justice and a renewed sense of purpose.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Common Impact Present the Third Annual Making Good Happen at Work Conference
This free virtual event is designed to help CSR leaders build employee engagement and corporate philanthropy programs in response to changing community needs.
The Deepening Digital Divide: Consequences and Cross-Sector Solutions
The digital divide is not simply a technology issue. It’s an issue of equity, education, healthcare, and employment – one that we can only solve together.
S2E20: Dana Castro, HP & Justin van Fleet, GBC-Education
If we want to solve this public health crisis, we need to invest in education. If we want to solve the climate crisis, if we want to promote peace and security, economic growth, job creation – education is the key to unlocking all of these different social issues.