Volunteering & Community

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today announced plans to encourage citizens to register to vote in conjunction with National Voter Registration Day. UCI is leveraging all of its media assets across all broadcast and digital, across its 126 local television and radio stations, including all Entravision-operated stations, to guide Hispanics and diverse communities through the voter registration process. Additionally, as part of its nonpartisan, multiplatform “Vote for Your America” initiative, UCI is collaborating with leading, national organizations to amplify their existing tools and strategies to motivate and activate voters across the country.

Do you think that there’s a “talent gap” in the nonprofit sector? If so, what’s the nature of it? If not, why do you think there’s a misconception in the field?

Collaboration and partnerships are essential to sustainability goals, but collaboration with competitors, NGOs and governments is tough. Getting this right can help your business - and more importantly your industry - to create that bigger overall change.

Driving Your Health (Manejando tu Salud), a mobile health program that deploys medical teams to communities in Mexico City with limited access to health services, was launched today by The Baxter International Foundation and the global humanitarian organization Direct Relief.

Corporate responsibility professionals who are looking to learn how to grow engagement in workplace giving and volunteering programs — and create strong business and social impact — are invited to join Benevity and Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals (ACCP) in a webcast on Oct. 5 at 1:00 pm ET.

Building a content calendar and publishing press releases and smartly produced blog posts is no guarantee your corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability stories will be seen by critical audiences, even for organizations that are used to attracting attention.

3BL Media, a corporate communications platform for CSR and sustainability content, will host a webinar focused on distribution, measurement and best practices for enhancing the visibility of brand content.

The webinar, “Digital Storytelling for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Communicators,” will be held on Oct. 20 at 2:30 PM BST / 3:30 PM CET. Attendance is free and questions will be answered live during this 45-minute event.

George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis estimates that Fairfax County will need 83,000 new housing units by 2032 to accommodate the influx of workers.

Technology can play a critical role in a nonprofit organization’s ability to raise awareness for its cause, inspire and attract staff and volunteers, and serve its constituents. In Citizen IBM, the President & CEO of Stop Hunger Now writes about how an IBM Impact Grant helped his organization develop a strategic roadmap for its technology solutions and services. Read the full story here.

ATLANTA, September 22, 2016 – The Points of Light Civic Accelerator – the first national accelerator dedicated to investing in civic ventures – announced today the 15 ventures selected to participate in its Fall 2016 program. These civic start-ups include for-profits and nonprofits focused on increasing educational outcomes and workforce success for youth in the Detroit and Great Lakes region.

Adan Torres has always wanted to help people. That’s why it was a natural fit for the Chicago native to get involved with the AmeriCorps program, a national service organization that offers financial education awards in exchange for community service work.