Volunteering & Community

Skills-Based Volunteering: A Game Changer for Corporate Philanthropy

New research from Common Impact, a nonprofit that pioneered corporate skills-based volunteering (SBV), demonstrates the sustained impact that SBV has on the social sector by creating transformational partnerships between nonprofits and companies.

Awards & Rankings

Friendship Inspires One Girl to 'Light Up the World' for SMA Awareness

“In elementary school, my best friend, Kale, was in a wheelchair and I didn’t know why,” said Bailey Walter, of North Tonawanda, New York. “It took me a long time to ask about it, but in fourth grade I talked to his mom and found out he was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 18 months old.” Bailey told her mom she wanted to help Kale. Her goal? For them to dance together by the sixth-grade dance.

Volunteering & Community

Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s to Host Annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood Event in Baltimore, Md.

Rebuilding Together, a leading national nonprofit that rebuilds homes and communities for people in need throughout the country, will join together with its affiliate, Rebuilding Together Baltimore, to lead its seventh annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood community revitalization project in Baltimore, Md.

Corporate Responsibility

CEOs Respond to Charlottesville

Along with so many across the nation, CECP was shocked by the events in Charlottesville earlier this month and yet encouraged by the actions of the CEOs of many of world’s largest corporations – most affiliated with this CECP network – that demonstrated that the courage and conviction of business can and should be a force for good.

Philanthropy

Whirlpool Corporation and Habitat - Building a Brand, New Home and a Stronger Community

Executive Dir. of Habitat for Humanity in Cleveland, Tenn., Chip Willis, celebrates a years-long relationship with Whirlpool Corporation, recalling the visible impact that the company has made on the local community.

Volunteering & Community

Volkswagen Group of America Gives Back at 2017 National Urban League Conference

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) employees and interns journeyed to St. Louis for four action-filled days to volunteer their time to support empowering causes at the 2017 National Urban League (NUL) Conference.

Volunteering & Community

Apache Junction ‘Water for Living’ Drive Tops 10,000 Bottles Donated

The fourth annual Water for Living drive has collected more than 10,000 bottles of water to help those in need in our community.
The drive, spearheaded this year by the United Way of Pinal County, is held each summer at several locations throughout the city with donations being distributed to area agencies.

Philanthropy

How Data Has Transformed Social Good: A Conversation with Steve MacLaughlin, VP of Data and Analytics at Blackbaud

Steve MacLaughlin, VP of Data & Analytics at Blackbaud, discusses how data has tranformed social good by removing guesswork.

Volunteering & Community

Aflac | Doing Good for Our Communities and Our Planet

As a member of the company’s employee-led Green Committee, Susan Goodsell applies her communications skills to help promote Aflac’s environmental sustainability initiatives and activities. This chapter showcases our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint through education, community activities and volunteerism.

Volunteering & Community

Statement by Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford on the Violence in Charlottesville, Virginia

We don’t have answers as to why the kinds of evil and hatred experienced in Charlottesville this week exist in the world, but we do know these three things: People who are swinging a hammer are not swinging a stick or a flag pole. When we are given the opportunity to work side by side with someone from a different background, we inevitably replace fear with a shared sense of purpose and humanity. And when we commit to listening without judgment, we all inspire people to be guided by their better angels.

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