Impact at Work: Sustainable Food Center and the Charles Schwab Pro Bono Challenge
After one year implementing the strategies they learned at the 2017 Charles Schwab Pro Bono Challenge, the Sustainable Food Center is reporting some big impact.
Topic: Innovation
CityLink & Fidelity Investments Partner to Propel Cincinnati Workers into Living Wage Jobs
In April of 2018, Common Impact launched an exciting project between Fidelity Investments and CityLink Center that would support the nonprofit in propelling its clients into living wage jobs.
Skills for Cities team helps Boston Debate League build a fresh partnership strategy
The Boston Debate League joined the inaugural Skills for Cities seeking assistance in defining a partnership pricing strategy.
S1E15: Leigh Phillips, EARN
I’m inspired by trying to fix the things that are destructive to our communities.
S1E13: Krista Canellakis, City of San Francisco
The really exciting part of working in government is that we want people to steal our ideas. I love meeting with public servants in other cities to see how our work can be shared or replicated.
S1E11: 2019 Outlook – Building Nonprofit Capacity Through Pro Bono Service
The changing paradigm of business requires a changing mandate for leaders across all sectors. It has become increasingly important for leaders to develop cross-sector skills around building teams, solving problems and creating impact.
S1E09: Robert Lee, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
Every time I think about the statistics, the pure math of the problem, I always think about that if you take one third of the food that is going to waste and bring it to people who are food insecure, that is enough nutrition to eliminate food insecurity.
S1E08: Evan Goldberg, NetSuite
We’re not building these charities, we’re not solving the problems that they are solving, we’re bringing them up to do it more effectively, to grow faster. And the feedback I get that says that we have done that is certainly one of the most, if not the most rewarding part of my job.
Supporting Veterans Through Skilled Service
This week we celebrate Veteran’s Day and as a tribute to the people who serve in our military, we are showcasing a skills-based volunteer project that supports veteran-owned small businesses.
S1E07: Tim Smith, The Boston Foundation
I think there is more engagement, more folks joining boards, more folks wanting to volunteer, there are more folks wanting to work for social impact companies, whose business models are to give back.