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Helping Children Succeed in School with “SchoolTools”

March 14, 2014

Source: Charities@Work By Natasha Hjelm, Global Impact For children everywhere, education is the best hope for breaking free from poverty. Yet even school supplies are…

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3M Employee Engagement Program Touches Local Nonprofits across the Country

March 11, 2014

Source: Good360 ​By Tara Laskowski With more than 80,000 employees around the world, 3M’s culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies…

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Why Millennials Are Not Interested in Your Corporate Service Program

March 11, 2014

Source: Charities@Work By Derrick Feldmann When a Millennial employee swipes their card to gain access to the company’s building, their interests, networks, and personal passions…

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CSR is More Deeply Embedded in Business According to New Research

March 6, 2014

Source: CSRwire When it comes to corporate citizenship, above-average industry performers are more likely to have a formal corporate citizenship department, a program led at…

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Nonprofit Performance & Effectiveness Are Not Mutually Exclusive

March 4, 2014

This week The Chronicle of Philanthropy published an article by Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, called, “Unlike For-Profits, Nonprofits Succeed by…

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Microsoft’s Six Recommendations to Increase Employee Engagement in Your Next Workplace Giving Campaign

February 26, 2014

Source: Charities@Work The real question: October has become the month of corporate giving in North America. If you’re one of those companies looking to break the…

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Progress Comes Through Collective Action

February 26, 2014

Source: Charities@Work By Scott Jackson, Global Impact I have worked in the international philanthropic sector for more than 20 years. Each day, my colleagues and…

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Volunteerism is a Core Competency

February 7, 2014

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek ​By Diane Brady Whether it’s FedEx (FDX) delivering emergency medicine to disaster areas or Aetna(AET) tackling the health ailments of underserved communities,…

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PwC Study: Don’t Ask Millennials To Participate In Traditional Check-The-Box Employee Giving Campaigns

February 6, 2014

Source: 3BL Media Blog Post By: Heather Lofkin Wright Heather Lofkin Wright is the US Director of Community Service at PwC. Heather focuses on developing strategies…

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America’s Charities Joins Cross-Sector Collaboration Project, Ideagen

February 5, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Lynne Filderman, America’s Charities: 703-674-5346, lfilderman@charities.org Chloe’ Kerr, Ideagen: 202-347-2500, chloe@axelallc.com           America’s Charities Join…

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Can Community Involvement Boost Your Bottom Line?

January 21, 2014

Source: Entrepreneur.com By Lindsay Lavine  Companies that encourage community involvement distinguish themselves from their competitors, and see many benefits, including loyal customers and happier employees.…

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Inside Look at PwC’s Best Employee Engagement Program: Project Belize

January 21, 2014

Source: TriplePundit.com By Raz Godelnik Two months ago I wrote here about IBM’s triple-benefit employee engagement programs. I thought it would be difficult to find a…

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