TransCanada Stands Strong with Fort McMurray

From providing fuel to desperate evacuees, to shelter at work camps for displaced residents of Northern Alberta communities and fundraising for short- and long-term relief efforts, TransCanada is there.

Inclusive Employment is a Team Effort

Inclusive employment is a team effort between the person, their parents, residential specialists, employment specialists, and businesses. In this blog post, we’re going to focus on teamwork between employment specialists and residential specialists.

Aramark Kicks Off Summer Travel Season with New Partnerships, Upgraded Amenities, Centennial Celebrations

With travelers finalizing their summer vacation plans, Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), the award winning food and hospitality partner for national and state parks and other leading leisure and cultural attractions across the country, is kicking off the travel season by celebrating new and continuing partnerships, debuting enhancements to its portfolio of properties and attractions, and introducing promotions to celebrate the National Park Service’s Centennial.

VM Summit 16 to Bring Good Companies and Causes Together in Chicago, IL

VolunteerMatch, the web’s largest volunteer engagement network, announced today that it has opened registration for VM Summit 16, which will be held on October 25, 2016 in Chicago, IL.

VolunteerMatch’s annual conference, officially known as VM Summit, brings companies and nonprofits together in one place to learn and collaborate on how to create better, more impactful partnerships, and harness the power of corporate volunteering for real community impact.

Dare to Be Yourself: Lily Chang

No matter the role, level within the organization, or location in the world, our people are empowered to lead at VMware. And for Lily Chang, VP of R&D – Central Engineering, harnessing her platform as a leader is inspiring people across the globe to grow as leaders and is helping redefine how people view making an impact at work and in the broader community. Discover how a defining moment in Lily’s life sparked her drive to lead in life.

Businesses Expected to Excel and Grow in Infrastructure and Innovation (SDG 9)

This week, Global Sourcing Council's 17 Weeks for 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explores SDG 9 with examples of corporate action for building resilient infrastructure, promoting sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation.

The Charge Ready Program Pilot is Increasing the Availability of EV Charging

To encourage SCE customers to use electric cars, the company has launched Charge Ready, a program to expand the infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations. The program targets locations where vehicles are parked for four hours or more.

TOMS and AT&T Help Consumers Take a “Walk in Their Shoes”

TOMS has given more than 60 million shoes to children in need, but as a consumer buying a pair of TOMS shoes, it can be hard to feel the real impact of each purchase. To solve for that, TOMS enlisted the help of AT&T to create "A Walk in Their Shoes," a story of a TOMS customer who travels from California to Colombia to meet the child who benefited from his purchase.

Can One Organization Democratize Design Thinking for Everyone?

Tyson Weinert is a lively and ingratiating veteran trainer, who after 18 years of service, separated from the U.S. Coast Guard last year. Since then, he has traveled the country training groups of people from all walks of life to embrace the application and benefits of human-centered design. He had come to D.C. with a simple mission: to induct our group of 18 wannabe designers into the discipline of developing solutions in the service of people.