Skills for Cities 2018 delivered an estimated $80,000 in pro bono service to Boston nonprofits helping to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Later, looking back I realized I was kind of raised to be aware of the environment, sustainability, volunteerism, giving your skills – that 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.
The Knitting Factor explains how skills-based volunteering knits together the expertise from the corporate and nonprofit sectors to create sustainable solutions that don’t come undone when partners part ways.
Exploring the Knitting Factor, we take a look at the sticky relationship component as a way to describe meaningful partnerships between companies and nonprofits that sustain far past an initial volunteer opportunity.
for skills-based volunteering to become truly transformative, organizations need to find the “sticky” relationships that enable companies and nonprofits to drive progress on both mission and business-related goals.
When partners recognize the knowledge and expertise that both sides bring to the table, it creates an opportunity for real talent development and long-term, sustainable partnerships.
That’s the stuff that inspires me. It’s the people around me who have had challenges, who have persevered, who are purpose-driven and don’t give up.
I think folks have also realized when we talk about the way people learn it’s through hands-on real-world experiences and that is true of children, it’s also true of adults.
Common Impact, Social Venture Partners Boston, and Impact 2030 launch Skills for Cities, a new model for citywide impact through a day of skilled service.
Skills-based volunteering can bridge the STEM education divide by developing multi-sector solutions that ensure the workforce of the future is set up forsuccess.
