MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, announced the launch of a new multi-media initiative in Japan called “Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for Families.”
One year ago this month, the United Nations adopted a new group of 17 global goals – the Sustainable Development Goals. To say that the goals are ambitious is an understatement. Goals like “no poverty,” “zero-hunger,” “ensure inclusive and quality education for all,” and “take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts,” target some of the most significant challenges of our time.
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.
The U.S. House of Representatives' overwhelming bipartisan vote to reauthorize the Perkins Act (which funds Career and Technical Education) signals to the Senate that education reform must top the national agenda.
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.
“Where do we even start?” “How can we expand access when we don’t have good quality?” “How do we build a skilled workforce when we can’t pay them what they deserve?” “How do we reach the informal providers who are caring for half of our community’s children?”
