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Kohler and World Vision Bring Safe Water to Thousands in Honduras

Mar 22, 2019 12:45 PM ET - Nearly 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed water worldwide*. To encourage positive change and create meaningful impact, a combination of partnership and innovation is imperative to address pressing water and sanitation issues. Since...

El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Graduates Women Business Owners from the Dreambuilder Program

Mar 22, 2019 10:20 AM ET - Entrepreneurs from Calama, Alto El Loa, María Elena and Tocopilla in Chile recently finished the Dreambuilder training program and received their diplomas.

50 Ideas to Do Good Year-Round (With and Without Opening Your Wallet!)

Mar 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET - The key to engaging more employees in Goodness is empowering them to give in personal and intentional ways. Here are 50 creative ideas to help you provide a little something for everyone in your workplace giving program.

Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations

Mar 22, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced the launch of the 11th annual U.S. Strategy Challenge, the Firm’s signature pro bono volunteer program. The Strategy Challenge is in its sixth year in London. Over the next 10 weeks, teams of Morgan Stanley...

Last Chance to Register! Employee Giving is Growing at an Unmatched Pace - Learn Why March 26th!

Mar 21, 2019 12:45 PM ET - Have you ever wondered what real difference it makes when employees give through workplace giving programs as opposed to other fundraising methods like Facebook, GoFundMe, or Text2Give? Or maybe you've questioned what makes payroll deduction...

Impact Measurement is a Work in Progress

Mar 21, 2019 11:35 AM ET - As the field of pro bono service continues to grow, companies increasingly identify pro bono programming as a critical element of their overall social impact objectives. Taproot Foundation conducted an inaugural survey of companies doing pro bono to...

Timberland Celebrates Employee Service Champions with Annual “40s Club” Breakfast

Mar 21, 2019 10:00 AM ET - Timberland recently celebrated 128 global headquarters employees who served all of their available volunteer hours in 2018. Through the brand’s Path of Service™ program, employees are given up to 40 paid hours each year to serve in the community...

National Urban League: Dedicated to Economic Empowerment

Mar 21, 2019 10:00 AM ET - ‘Viewpoints’ invites guest authors from outside of Wells Fargo to share an important perspective related to their work. Today, we welcome Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League.

Aligning Resources for Good: Incorporating SRI Into a Philanthropic Framework

Mar 21, 2019 8:35 AM ET - As interest in SRI investing continues to grow in the philanthropic sector, we’ve given much thought to how a foundation can apply the Framework to strategies that use all of its capital in order to create positive impact. Each of the three...

The Significant and Cyclical Literacy Crisis Facing America Today Begins With Our Children

Mar 20, 2019 3:35 PM ET - It’s a startling fact that 25 million children in the U.S. cannot read proficiently and by the fourth grade, 63% of children are reading below grade level. There is a significant and cyclical literacy crisis facing America today and it begins with...

Millions of Volunteers Will Transform Public Spaces Into Beautiful Places During the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup

Mar 20, 2019 12:50 PM ET - It’s the first day of spring, which means it’s time to kick off the annual Keep America Beautiful® Great American Cleanup®, the nation’s largest community improvement program. Through this far-reaching effort, which takes place from March 20 through...

How Hallmark Has Been Supporting Strong Women for 40 years

Mar 20, 2019 9:05 AM ET - For 40 years, Hallmark supported the Girl Scouts in their mission to build “girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.” In 2017, Hallmark was humbled to receive the Girl Scouts’ Corporate Philanthropy Award in...

Montana Teen Digs Healthy Soil

Mar 20, 2019 8:15 AM ET - Kate Indreland from Big Timber, Montana, is featured in this post. She was a finalist in our inaugural General Mills Feeding Better Futures Scholars Program, which encourages youth ages 13-21 to nominate their in-action solution or idea that tackles...

Hear Her Story: Q&A with Karina Valenzuela, Manager of Organizational Development at Gildan

Mar 20, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Meet Karina, manager of organizational development in the Dominican Republic. Karina shares with us her passion for developing people but also on her own self development. Here is her story:

7 Ways Volunteering Can Benefit Your Health and Well-Being

Mar 20, 2019 8:00 AM ET - We know it can be nerve racking starting something new or entering into unfamiliar territory, but there’s so much you get in return for doing something good. There are countless benefits to volunteering, and after reading this you are going to wish...

Pro Bono Perspectives Podcast: Episode 17 - The Impact of Female Leadership With Syretta Hill

Mar 20, 2019 7:00 AM ET - In recognition of Women’s History Month, Pro Bono Perspectives host and Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly teams up with Syretta Hill, Executive Director of StepUp Durham, to reflect on workplace power dynamics and how women are doing things...

Celebrating the Impact of Volunteers During National Volunteer Month This April - and All Year Round

Mar 19, 2019 3:30 PM ET - Each year in April, individuals and organizations across the United States and around the world celebrate National Volunteer Month to honor the important impact volunteers have in our communities, and to encourage even more people to start...

World Water Day 2019: Addressing Water Scarcity and the Need for Sanitation and Access to Clean Water Globally

Mar 19, 2019 1:40 PM ET - 783 million (1 in 9) people do not have access to clean water, and it is projected that two thirds of humanity will live in water-stressed areas by 2025. Nearly 1 out of every 5 deaths under the age of 5 worldwide is due to a water-related disease...

Discovery Education and LG Electronics USA Celebrate “International Day of Happiness” Discussing Science-Based Practices to Achieve Sustainable Happiness

Mar 19, 2019 1:35 PM ET - In celebration of the International Day of Happiness, LG Electronics USA and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, today...

P&G Sets New Goal to Deliver 25 Billion Liters of Clean Drinking Water to Families in Need Worldwide

Mar 19, 2019 1:00 PM ET - This World Water Day, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is celebrating the achievement of its 2020 goal of delivering 15 billion liters of clean drinking water through its non-profit Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program. P&G is now...

ACCP Celebrates Inaugural Purpose Awards Winners

Mar 19, 2019 10:15 AM ET - The Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals announced the winners of three major awards that recognize excellence among senior executives, leading practitioners, and growing talent within corporate citizenship.

Newark, Delaware’s Kirk Middle School Claims Keep America Beautiful Recycle-Bowl Title

Mar 19, 2019 10:15 AM ET - Kirk Middle School of Newark, Delaware, today was crowned national champion of the Keep America Beautiful® Recycle-Bowl, the national recycling competition for K-12 students, teachers and school communities. Recycle-Bowl engaged nearly 730 schools...

60 Cities Dine Out to End HIV

Mar 19, 2019 9:00 AM ET - Dining Out For Life® hosted by Subaru of America is an annual dining fundraising event raising money for community-based organizations serving people living with or impacted by HIV.

The Capacities Foundations Need to Embark on Place-Based Impact Investing

Mar 19, 2019 8:35 AM ET - In 2015, The Kresge Foundation committed to deploy by 2020 a $350 million pool of social investments (loans, guarantees and equity) to strengthen opportunities for low-income people in America’s cities.

Subaru of America Hosts Event to Save Lives of Pets in Need During 2019 Atlanta International Auto Show

Mar 18, 2019 3:40 PM ET - Subaru of America, Inc. today announced it will be hosting a pet adoption event during the 2019 Atlanta International Auto Show through a partnership with local animal shelter, Royal Animal Refuge. The 501(c)3 non-profit organization is dedicated to...

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