Common Impact and Fidelity Investments Scale Impact Week to 9 Cities
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.
Topic: Team Building
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.
S1E30: Amy Smith, TOMS
We knew that the world around us is changing and that there might be other things that not only mean a lot to our employees and to our customers, but that we can have real impact in.
S1E29 ENCORE: Marcy Scott Lynn, Facebook
I was motivated by the idea [of] social connections being an important component of bouncing back. That’s what resilience is: bouncing back and being stronger the next time.
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.
Impact at Work: FNA Partners with JPMorgan Chase to Double Membership in Two Years
To achieve its ambitious goal of doubling its membership base in just two years, the Florida Nonprofit Alliance partnered with the JPMorgan Chase Virtual Service Corps and Common Impact.
S1E22: Susan Portugal, Bank of America
Find a way or make a way. If you can get through the established ways of doing it, great – and if not, make a way.
Making Long-Term Impact through a Day of Skilled Service
A new case study on the Charles Schwab Pro Bono Challenge is available to help organizations find new ways to engage volunteers in shorter-term skills-based engagements that provide measurable longer-term results.
S1E19: Colleen Olphert, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
“We’re all in this together and we’re only going to succeed if companies, governments, nonprofits – we’re all working in the same direction.
S1E18: Greg Baldwin, VolunteerMatch
I’m always delighted and surprised by the breadth and depth of opportunities out there for people to get involved… There’s just so much more variety for people to find something that’s a real fit with their own interests and passions than there was 20 years ago.