Cross-Sector Skill Sharing in Action
Skill sharing is a two-way talent exchange where both pro bono professionals and their nonprofit partners learn from each other.
Skill sharing is a two-way talent exchange where both pro bono professionals and their nonprofit partners learn from each other.
A growing number of conveners are bringing cross-sector leaders together to develop their people, improve their performance, and deepen their community impact.
Over 50% of companies are developing programs to support philanthropy, employee engagement, and leadership development goals.
The Knitting Factor brings together three key conditions that enable skills-based volunteering to create strengthened, sustainable solutions that don’t come undone when partners part ways.
Common Impact’s Professional Development Wizard is a great starting place to learn how skills-based volunteering can reinforce your unique goals for professional growth. What are you looking to develop in yourself? Take this short “quiz” and meet your skills-based volunteer project match.
Measuring and understanding impact and outcomes is key to communicating the social and business value of skills-based volunteering. Common Impact’s measurement framework outlines our approach to defining and analyzing metrics to ensure the greatest results.
Research shows that skills-based volunteering delivers real upskilling and gives employees an opportunity to flex their expertise in a totally new context. Common Impact’s Talent Development Toolkit is a how-to guide for corporate leaders thinking about developing or transforming a skills-based volunteer program into a meaningful talent and leadership development initiative.