Volunteering & Community

A truly inspiring event took place in Washington, D.C. a few weeks ago – the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 27th Annual Awards Gala, themed “Developing Minds... Delivering Dreams.”

Donating used clothes is not just a philanthropic act, but also extends the life of clothing and helps keep clothes out of the landfill. Major clothing companies can play a vital role in popularizing the idea of donating used clothes and make recycling clothing as natural for the consumer as recycling a can or bottle.

This past Thanksgiving holiday, a number of Major Leaguers joined forces with their local Action Team schools in Florida, Maine, and New Jersey as they combined to give back to their neighbors in need.

The 2016 Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Film Festival, sponsored by Mary Kay, provides your company with a platform to share your CSR story with thousands of viewers.

Since 1995, the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship has studied how companies invest in communities and how these efforts connect to their businesses—and has published the findings in the Community Involvement study. Over the past 20 years, we’ve witnessed the role of community involvement evolve to become a strategic component of business.

Republic Services is collecting teddy bears for donation in Bellevue, Washington, in cooperation with the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce. The teddy bears will be given to traumatized children in the local area.

From fundraising for cancer, to facility improvement and cybersecurity training, Symantec employees around the world have accepted the Take 5 challenge and are making a difference in their communities.

For World AIDS Day 2015, Out@TWC – the LGBT Employee Network of Time Warner Cable – will partner with AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) to collect non-perishable food donations and personal hygiene items for persons living with HIV/AIDS. The principal components of this campaign are donation bins which Out@TWC has placed in seven of our Southern California offices. At each site employees can easily drop-off any of the necessary items vital to the health and support of those living with HIV/AIDS.

To take advantage of our most discounted rates for the 2016 International Corporate Citizenship Conference, please register before December 18. We invite you to join us in Atlanta this March 20-22 as we exclusively bring together corporate citizenship leaders and practitioners from around the world to share insights into their innovative new programs, partnerships, and solutions that are driving positive change across the globe.