Common Impact Offers Free Pro Bono Program Consulting for Pro Bono Week 2013
Common Impact provides pro bono program design consulting to companies and nonprofits looking to build and expand skills-based volunteer programs
Boston, Mass., September 26, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Common Impact announced this week that it is offering free one hour consulting sessions to companies and nonprofit organizations looking to build skills-based volunteer programs during Pro Bono Week 2013 (October 21st through 25th).
Common Impact is a national nonprofit organization that accelerates the solution to social problems through innovative cross-sector program design. A pioneer in skills-based volunteerism, its programs and research unlock this critical resource for both companies and nonprofits - strengthening the talent and leadership of the corporate sector while addressing key business challenges at nonprofit organizations.
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“We are honored to be taking part in Pro Bono Week and thank Taproot Foundation for its stewardship of this important event. Over the past two years, we have witnessed more and more companies and nonprofits using skills-based volunteerism as a strategic, mutually beneficial approach to corporate community engagement. Since 2000, Common Impact has been designing customized programs that develop the leadership and functional skills of corporate employees at any stage in their career, while addressing critical social sector needs. We are eager to share our expertise, experiences, and resources with organizations that are thinking about expanding their skills-based strategies” said Danielle Holly, Executive Director, Common Impact.
Holly emphasized that new approaches to strategic philanthropy, such as FSG’s Collective Impact, have supported innovation in skills-based service. In the past year, Common Impact has been working to convene multiple corporate, nonprofit, and public sector experts and investors to use skills-based volunteerism as a way to address the most critical challenges facing municipalities. “By identifying the unique expertise each actor brings to bear on a challenge, and matching that with a shared strategy and operational plan, you quickly see how organizations can work together to inform large scale change. It’s an exciting time for skills-based volunteerism.”
Companies and nonprofits interested in signing up for a free consulting session or learning more can email info@commonimpact.org for more information.
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