Pro Bono Week 2020 came at a time of unprecedented difficulty, but in spite of that, it produced some of the most inspiring – and most necessary – cross-sector collaborations we’ve ever witnessed.
In the middle of COVID and post-COVID, we have to have a lens of racial and social equity. We have to recognize the gaps and imbalances that exist in our community, the misdistribution of resources, and how that has disproportionately impacted the places and spaces where Black and Brown communities live and struggle to thrive.
This free virtual event is designed to help CSR leaders build employee engagement and corporate philanthropy programs in response to changing community needs.
What we’ve seen certainly in 2020 is that there has been a need for us to really open the door to these courageous conversations and talk about some of the challenges that we’re all facing, and for managers and leaders to be more vulnerable and to listen more.
We’re really excited that we have been able to create an ecosystem of women working in sustainable fashion and becoming leaders in their community and in developing a sisterhood that they direct.
Skills for Cities 2020 is a national, virtual volunteer effort centered on sustaining and scaling racial justice and BIPOC-led nonprofits.
In another five, ten years, the companies that survive and thrive and emerge from this crisis in a stronger position are ones that have purpose truly integrated within what they are doing.
You don’t have to have the leading voice on a social issue. Just being at the table and having your brand be present goes a long way.
Leaning heavily into the unique skill sets and interests of your employees, thinking about where that can be deployed and applied to have the greatest impact, and staying true to your core competencies and mission as a company is really important.
In the face of COVID-19 and a spike in unemployment, the mission of workforce development nonprofit Custom Collaborative took on a new level of urgency.
