Topic: Talent Development

Training Magazine: Skills-Based Volunteer Programs Engage Employees and Support Professional Development

Skills-based volunteerism is an excellent way to connect employee engagement and talent development with corporate community goals and values. Pro bono programs are extraordinarily successful due to the combination of experiential learning and learning in a new environment. Plus, they allow employees who want to bring their own personal values to work to meaningfully contribute to their local …

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Episode 39: Celebrating a Year of Social Impact Conversations

S1E39: Celebrating a Year of Social Impact Conversations

In the season 1 finale of Pro Bono Perspectives, host and Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly looks back on more than a year of social impact conversations with insightful, inspiring change leaders across sectors and industries. A few key trends emerged, which Danielle explores further in this episode: the expanding definition of philanthropy, new approaches …

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Episode 38: Tim Smith

S1E38 ENCORE: Tim Smith, The Boston Foundation

There is more engagement, more folks joining boards, wanting to volunteer, wanting to work for social impact companies whose business models are to give back.

Episode 36: Myung Lee

S1E36: Myung Lee, Cities of Service

What we need to get better at is asking people to help us and telling them how they can help us.

Celebrating a Successful Pro Bono Week

Article / By Common Impact

Pro Bono Week 2019 was an action-packed stretch of flash consulting events with skills-based volunteers across the nation supporting local nonprofits.

Tackling Local Issues through Citywide Days of Skilled Service

Article / By Common Impact

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.

Pro Bono Week Bonus Episode: Gary Levante

S1E34 ENCORE: Gary Levante, Berkshire Bank

People are our most powerful asset.

Common Impact and Fidelity Investments Scale Impact Week to 9 Cities

Article / By Common Impact

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.

Episode 32: Rachel Hutchisson

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.

Episode 28: Gary Bagley

S1E28: Gary Bagley, New York Cares

I enjoy enabling others to fully engage in their talent and their skills… and really mobilizing people [on] an issue… I love letting everybody else shine in a way that is good for them and their audience, whoever that may be.