S1E14: Daniel Horgan, MENTOR
Now that I’ve worked in different sectors, I feel like I can play the role of helping to translate between the sectors…anything we are doing in the philanthropic space needs to be aligned to a business goal.
Topic: Team Building
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.
Celebrating Schwab’s Pro Bono Challenge in Indianapolis
The vibrant energy of the Charles Schwab Pro Bono Challenge makes it one of the Common Impact team’s favorite events of the year.
S1E12: Whitney Hampton, Gap Foundation
When I look back, the biggest theme running through my work is looking for opportunities where what I am doing is creating an environment for others to identify what they really care about so that they can give back.
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.
S1E10: Kathleen LaValle, Dallas CASA
[Skills-based volunteering] has really allowed us to move forward in ways I didn’t dream possible. I’ll say particularly in areas related to technology… It has been essential in where we are currently at in our history.
Common Impact, SVP Boston and Impact 2030 Post Strong Results from Citywide Day of Skilled Service
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).
S1E06: Rachel Hutchisson, Blackbaud
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.
Five Steps to Building a Healthy Relationship for Nonprofit and Corporate Partners
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.
S1E05: Harriet Harral, Leadership Fort Worth
I am so grateful that I have had the opportunity to live in different parts of the country because it has one: demonstrated clearly what good people there across all of the regions of this country and two: because I get to learn from different perspectives.