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Your Company is Socially Engaged, But Do Your Employees Even Know?
Another year, another grim report on employee engagement. Gallup’s 2013 “State of the Global Workplace Report” reveals that only 13% of employees are engaged at work. That abysmal number is...
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There’s a New Sheriff in Town: Your Employees
If you’re involved in any activity related to managing employee volunteer programs, you need to know Chris Jarvis. As the co-founder of Realized Worth, Chris and his intuitive team have carved out a...
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Philanthropy Quotes to Keep You Inspired
According to the most recent Giving USA Foundation report, charitable contributions in the U.S. grew 4.4 percent in 2013 yet still haven’t rebounded to peak levels achieved before the economic...
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Increasing Participation in Your Volunteer Program
A question that corporate philanthropy leaders and volunteer program managers ask me all the time is this: “How can we increase and improve volunteer participation in our program?” Ensuring that your...
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Taking Skills-Based Volunteering Around the World
I’m always interested to see how companies are doubling down on their employee volunteering programs, and in the process reinventing the possibilities for what these programs can become. Symantec is...
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10 Companies Donating the Most Through Corporate Giving
With the recent annual Giving USA Foundation report revealing a decline in corporate giving last year, it’s time for Corporate America to regroup. Of four sources of giving that were assessed –...
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Pro Bono Week: A Time For Corporate Volunteering with Skill
What’s so special about pro bono? According to Taproot, the leading national advocate for pro bono service, pro bono has been a quiet partner in many of the key social movements in our nation’s last 75...
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#GivingTuesday: A Day to Flex Your Corporate Philanthropy Muscle
Can you hear it? The holiday drumbeat has begun. It’s a long march up the hill towards Halloween, straight to Thanksgiving, ‘round the curve past Black Friday, down the path by Cyber Monday, and then...
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B Corps, Corporate Philanthropy and Being the Change
B Corps? Don’t you mean C Corps? Nope, that isn’t a typo. Like Fair Trade certifications for coffee or USDA organic certifications for milk, B Corp is a voluntary certification for businesses that...
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Corporate Philanthropy 2.0: Ice Buckets, Mustaches and Skydiving in Costume
More than $100 million. That’s how much the ice bucket challenge has raised for ALS, courtesy of three million plus people. According to the ALS Association, that represents a 3,500% increase from the...
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Report: Pro Bono Now Prevalent in All Areas of Corporate Philanthropy
A forthcoming study from the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) finds that pro bono service has experienced an explosion of growth that is sweeping across Corporate America. As the...
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Charity is Contagious: How Corporate Philanthropy Spreads
Several years ago, renowned social scientists Nicholas Christakis and James H. Fowler wrote a book about the incredible power of social networks. The results were explosive. Connected: How Your...
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When Corporate Giving Means Donating Half Your Work
Giving away half of your work to nonprofits. For free. Nuts, huh? But it’s a trending business idea that reimagines what it means to be engaged in pro bono service. This innovative model was put on the...
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Super Service Challenge Gamifies Corporate Giving
I’ve said it many times: games can bring out the best in people. In case you haven’t noticed, gamification has become an important revenue tool that helps companies hook employees and customers into...
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‘Tis the Season for Giving Campaigns and Matching Gifts
The holidays are here (just about), and that means that seasonal giving campaigns are cranking into high gear. Before you know it, we’ll be bombarded with holiday viral campaigns like Office Max’s...
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Measuring the Community Impact of Your Pro Bono Program
Just because this year’s Pro Bono Week is behind us doesn’t mean that corporate volunteer leaders should shift their attention from pro bono service. Indeed, this form of employee volunteering has...
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How to Tell Staff About Your New Employee Giving Program
The wrong way: Email to employees that looks something like this: “Team: On behalf of [company name], I’m proud to announce the launch of our new employee volunteer program. We’re working with...
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Family Volunteer Day Connects Your Family To Community Impact
If you’ve got kids, mark November 22nd on your calendar right now. That’s the day that Points of Light has earmarked for Family Volunteer Day, a day of service that demonstrates and celebrates the...
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From Soup to Skills: The Best Ways to Volunteer on Thanksgiving
If giving back on Thanksgiving is something you consider a must-do, first let me tip my hat to you. Now let’s talk turkey. Most people think about soup kitchens on Thanksgiving, and there’s no doubt...
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Report Analyzes Corporate Philanthropy on a Global Scale
As the world grows more connected, global volunteering and giving is increasing as a priority for businesses. According to a 2013 study, nearly 60% of companies reported foreign charitable donations,...
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