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No matter what stage your volunteer program is in, focusing on accessibility and inclusivity is a smart move. Because true accessibility doesn’t just give more people a way into your program, it actually improves the experience for everyone.
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Wesco International
Wesco International (NYSE: WCC) On June 22, Wesco hosted inaugural Day of Caring events for employees at sites around the globe to celebrate its commitment to communities and achieving its goal of 100 home builds with Habitat for Humanity.
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Henkel
Henkel's volunteering initiative “Make an Impact on Tomorrow” (MIT) celebrates its 25th anniversary. The aim of the initiative is to promote the voluntary engagement of employees and retirees in social projects.
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Paramount
We use our content platforms to represent, explore, and champion issues that align with our values and impact our viewers.
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The goals and outcomes of corporate social responsibility programs and DEI efforts aren’t exactly the same, but they’re closely related. Often what’s good for volunteering programs is good for DEI efforts and vice versa.
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Entergy Corporation
This May, Entergy launched a series of measures to help its low-income and senior customers “Beat the Heat” and save on their utility bills during the hot summer months.
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Regions Bank
Jericho Road Episcopal Housing and the Regions Foundation, a nonprofit funded primarily by Regions Bank, organized this day of giving back called Bling Your Block.
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National Parks Conservation Association
There’s something in our national parks for everyone, from visitors looking for an adventure to those who simply enjoy taking in the sights. NPCA and Travelodge® by Wyndham's new Park Pairings video guide series is designed to inspire visitors…
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When it comes to providing funding for nonprofits, many funders have let their desire to track impact override the needs of the organizations they support.
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Bayer
Smallholder farmers say livelihoods have improved after participating in initiatives led by life sciences company Bayer. This is the result of research by independent social impact measurement company 60 Decibels on four Bayer smallholder projects.
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Whirlpool
Today, Whirlpool Corporation is hosting a “Day of Impact” employee volunteer day of service to make improvements to Broadway Park in Benton Harbor. The selection of Broadway Park and revitalization planning was done with the City of Benton Harbor…
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Duke Energy Corporation
Community has always mattered to Amy Strecker, so when she was promoted to president of the Duke Energy Foundation, she was excited to lead the team from Charlotte, N.C., and continue making a difference.
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Kaleidoscope Futures
Another reframing of value was introduced by Harvard professor Michael Porter and management consultant Mark Kramer in Harvard Business Review in 2011. The basic idea is to reconnect company success with social progress.
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Georgia-Pacific Corporation
When a powerful tornado struck the small, rural town of Hosford, Florida on April 27th the team at GP Hosford OSB immediately stepped up to help.
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Though finding the time and resources to innovate can be tough, it’s worth doing. Grantmakers need to continue to evolve if they want to improve equity, center the communities they serve, build programs for the long term, and make a lasting impact.
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DraftKings
From the support of our DraftKings S.E.R.V.E.S. program, together we successfully built 50 beds for Las Vegas families in need with Sleep in Heavenly Peace and did it in record time!
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Cadence Design Systems
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not just words but values that are exemplified through our culture at Cadence. In the DEI@Cadence blog series, you’ll find a community where employees share their perspectives and experiences.
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The Consumer Goods Forum
Officials from leading businesses, the Japanese government, and the United Nations met in Kyoto for a roundtable discussion to strengthen collaboration and accelerate respect for human rights in Japan’s consumer goods value chains.
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KeyBank
On Tuesday June 13, 2023, thousands of KeyBank teammates across the country will leave their bank offices to volunteer for various local community organizations, projects, and causes for Neighbors Make the Difference Day.
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Suncor Energy
A welder by vocation, Ron Janvier was always more comfortable working with metal than words.
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Keysight Technologies
During National Volunteers Week at headquarters in Santa Rosa, California, we organized a Keysight Gives Back Day and encouraged employees to utilize their four hours per month employee volunteer time off benefit to support the local community.
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Paramount
Impact initiatives were plentiful in 2022 for Paramount Global and its subsidiary brands. From community investment to sustainability efforts to employee volunteerism and more, Paramount’s commitment to DEI efforts were a continuous highlight…
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Sappi North America
This year, Ideas that Matter tracked how projects align with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which Sappi has embraced globally as part of our sustainability initiatives.
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Clorox Company
As Clorox continues to celebrate Earth Month, we’re taking the opportunity to reflect on an important issue that sits at the intersection of sustainability and racial inequity: environmental justice.
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Fifth Third Bancorp
On Fifth Third Day, or 5/3 on the calendar, and throughout the month of May, Fifth Third Bank employees deploy into the communities they serve to provide 10 million meals across the Company’s retail footprint.
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