Volunteering & Community
Volunteering & Community
Proud to Serve
There have always been female warriors, and Women’s History Month is an appropriate time to remember them. While many civilians are aware that the number of women on active duty in all branches of service has risen dramatically, few know the extent of women’s service to our country, particularly in combat roles.
Sodexo, Inc.
Awards & Rankings
Awards & Rankings
‘Xploration Station’, Fox’s Three-Hour Block of STEM Programming for Kids, Earns Seven Daytime Emmy Nominations
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has recognized four of the six series composing Xploration Station, the three-hour block of STEM programming for kids and teens airing weekend mornings on Fox TV Stations, with a total of seven nominations for the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. DIY Sci, Xploration Awesome Planet, Xploration Outer Space, and Weird But True were all nominated across a range of categories, including Outstanding Children’s or Family Viewing Series for DIY Sci. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Sunday, April 30, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California.
21st Century Fox
Volunteering & Community
Volunteering & Community
Impact at Work Partnership Spotlight: PENCIL and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase has partnered with Common Impact since 2014 to develop and implement the Virtual Service Corps (VSC), a skills-based volunteering program where employees utilize their talents and expertise to virtually support JPMorgan Chase’s nonprofit grantees in building capacity to serve the community. Through the VSC, JPMorgan Chase has deepened its relationship with its grantee partner, PENCIL, who is the leader in creating innovative and impactful models of collaboration between the business and education communities. This quarter, Common Impact is highlighting the JPMorgan Chase and PENCIL partnership to showcase how skills-based volunteering engagements can deepen a cross-sector relationship. Gregg Betheil, President of PENCIL and three-time VSC participant, shares his perspective.
Common Impact
Education & Workforce Development
Education & Workforce Development
Do I Help My Students or Do I Help My Family? A Reality Many Teachers Face
Imagine that you’re a fourth grade teacher at a public school in Orange County, Florida, the tenth largest school district in the United States. You have twenty-one students in your class and resources are tight.
America's Charities
Environment
Environment
EHSxTech Perspectives: The Changing Landscape of Tech Mergers and Acquisitions
In 2016, the tech industry had a record 1,613 deals valued at $323B, including a number of high profile transactions such as Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn. The pace of these transactions is only expected to increase. Read how Antea Group’s new blog series will explore the range of risks and expectations associated with the myriad types of tech industry transactions and provide insights into ways that a company’s EHS function can bring value to the transaction process.
Antea Group
Volunteering & Community
Volunteering & Community
Mapping Human Capital as Part of a Blended Capital Approach to Community Investment
Employee volunteering goes beyond typical efforts of CSR strategies in its unique utilization of social capital. Corporate volunteering programs enable employees to mobilize their personal resources for broad social benefits. The employees not only leverage the assets of the business, but combine these assets across broader social networks, utilizing trust and localized norms of cooperation.
Realized Worth
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter’s Story Comes Full Circle
When Edna Green walked into a Wendy’s Restaurant for her first job more than 20 years ago, she never could have guessed how the restaurant company and its founder Dave Thomas would change her life and the lives of dozens of children in foster care.
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Corporate Responsibility
Corporate Responsibility
Celebrating World Water Day: Companies Making Waves in Water Stewardship
As World Water Day approaches this Wednesday, March 22, it is an important moment in time for both individuals and businesses alike to take a step back and reexamine water’s interconnectedness with broader environmental and human rights challenges. Thankfully, more companies are making strides in offering real solutions to many of the planet’s most challenging water issues, partly in response to the water-related Sustainable Development Goal (Goal #6).
Porter Novelli
Inclusion & Opportunity
Inclusion & Opportunity
The Importance of Global LGBT Inclusive Initiatives
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees constitute a sizeable global workforce population, and more than ever, leading companies are acknowledging their contributions.
Sodexo, Inc.
Environment
Environment
World Water Day: Lessons from A Water Expert
Whether at the General Motors’ headquarters in the Great Lakes State or an assembly plant in a water-stressed area of Brazil, GM is consistently looking for ways to conserve water. In honor of World Water Day, here are five tips for industrial water conservation from Todd Williams, GM’s senior project engineer for water and wastewater treatment.
General Motors

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