Volunteering & Community

AkzoNobel and MasterPeace Join Forces to Color 100 "Walls of Connection"

People living in more than 40 countries around the world are to benefit from a partnership between AkzoNobel and global peace movement MasterPeace which will involve painting 100 walls.

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.

Education & Workforce Development

Nurturing a Lifelong Learning While Empowering Women

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.

Environment

Musicians Go “Live” in Global Rally to Fight Climate Change

This Saturday, World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour will sweep across the globe as skylines from Sydney to San Francisco go dark as a symbolic call for urgent action in the fight against climate change.

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.

Awards & Rankings

Keep America Beautiful Crowns 2016 Recycle-Bowl Champion

Bon Air Elementary School of Kokomo, Indiana, was crowned today as the national champion of Keep America Beautiful’s Recycle-Bowl, the national recycling competition for elementary-, middle- and high-school students, teachers and school communities.

Volunteering & Community

Imagine Canada and LBG Canada Partner to Strengthen Corporate Impact on Communities

Imagine Canada, a national advocate on behalf of a strong charitable sector, has joined forces with London Benchmarking Group (LBG) Canada, a resource for companies seeking to impact community through community investment, employee volunteering and giving programming.

Volunteering & Community

Barclays Pioneers: Helping People Move Forward

As Community Banking Director for South London, looking after 44 branches, Paul Turpin knows first-hand about the challenges his customers face. From helping former prisoners open their first bank account to protecting the elderly from fraudsters, he explains why he is so passionate about helping his local community.

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.

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