Volunteering & Community

BCBS Companies Recognized for Leadership in Mentoring America’s Youth

For at-risk young adults, having a mentor can be the difference between going on to college and dropping out of high school. A mentoring relationship with a caring adult can encourage young people to participate in after-school activities, be leaders in clubs and teams, volunteer in their communities or even go on to be a mentor themselves.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Walmart | Made in America

Volunteering & Community

Keep America Beautiful Affiliate Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Launches Alleyway Mural Project

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful (KCB), known for helping to reduce blight, crime and graffiti through its public Arts Programs, is partnering with nonprofit ArtWorks, to create12 murals in the Over-the-Rhine (OTR) Main Street district alleys.

Research & Reports

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Invest Locally To Create A Healthier Nation

As part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) System’s ongoing commitment to improving the health of all Americans, employees of BCBS companies around the country collectively volunteered nearly 400,000 hours.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Work is a Beautiful Thing

Volunteering & Community

Walmart and the NW Arkansas Food Bank Partner to Fight Hunger

Events

Business Leaders Endorse Sustainable Development Goals as Framework for Shaping Corporate Strategies

At the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2016, more than 600 business leaders from 75 countries joined leaders from civil society, the UN and Government to advance private sector actions for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Opened yesterday at United Nations Headquarters by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the second day of the Summit focused on how companies can transform their business models to responsibly meet the needs of society, tap into new markets and achieve success.

Health & Healthcare

A Thin Line Between "Disabled" and "Abled"

One of the challenges that the disability rights movement has put before us all is to see disability in the context of how society has created a somewhat arbitrary “line” between ‘disabled’ and ‘abled’.

Volunteering & Community

Two Startups Addressing Digital and Financial Inclusion Each Receive $50,000 Investments from the Points of Light Civic Accelerator

ATLANTA, GA (June 22, 2016) – The Points of Light Civic Accelerator announced today that it will invest $50,000 each in New York On Tech and PYT Funds – one nonprofit and one for-profit startup. Both are creating greater opportunities for all to succeed in the digital economy by launching new models to increase financial and digital inclusion.

Philanthropy

How (and Why) to Sponsor Your Nonprofit Partner to Attend VM Summit 16

Your company’s volunteer program couldn’t exist without them.

I’m not talking about your employees — although that’s true, too. I’m talking about the nonprofits your employees dedicate their time to.

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