When a company takes the time to understand how its employees of different ages and backgrounds need to feel recognized, it increases its chances of engagement and retention. Engagement and retention however, can’t be forced or bought.

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit which envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, is mobilizing Americans to bolster their local ecosystems by planting native species of trees, shrubs and plants for its fourth annual National Planting Day.

Subaru of America and the Center for Pet Safety offer practical safety tips for pet parents traveling with their four-legged friends from the results of the 2015 Crate and Carrier Crashworthiness Studies - a collaborative initiative to examine the effectiveness and safety of pet crates and carriers in the event of a crash.

Asli Canyurt, marketing manager for AECOM in Turkey, volunteered her time to renovate the basement of a children’s orphanage. In a recent AECOM Impact blog post, she discusses the impact the event had on her, and why she will never forget this experience.

For the wood products industry, it is paramount that our natural resources are used sustainably. Wood supplies the bulk of renewable energy that drives our mills, and cellulose fibers comprise the primary ingredient in our paper and pulp products, making healthy and abundant forests critical to the long-term viability of each of our core businesses.

If your organization has more than one giving initiative, you know how complicated it can be to manage and report on results. Sequoia Healthcare District was drowning in paperwork and didn’t have enough time to effectively engage with grant partners to increase their community impact. Fast-forward 90 days and they’re on their way to running like a well-oiled machine and spending quality time with grantees, thanks to a partnership with Versaic. Here’s the backstory.

Corporate executives want to speak about return on investment, yet companies struggle to speak about the value of community investment. A tool increasingly considered is a social return on investment (SROI) analysis.