In 2020, corporate volunteering and giving witnessed a great leap in its evolution. The pandemic led to a period of corporate and personal introspection, resulting in greater empathy, more understanding, and a positive bias for action. Virtual volunteering was at the forefront of this paradigm shift, allowing for employee engagement while adhering to lockdowns and social distancing norms.
Team Consulting with America Needs You and Fidelity Investments
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This is the final installment in a series of blog posts tracking a Common Impact long-term skills-based volunteering project with America Needs You and Fidelity Investments to upgrade the nonprofit’s website. Catch up on the project progress by reading the first and second posts in the series.
YouGiveGoods virtual drives raise new toys, food, and supplies for nonprofits this holiday season
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December 1, 2021 /3BL Media/ - YouGiveGoods, the e-commerce platform that enables corporations, groups and individuals to run virtual drives to raise brand-new items for nonprofits, kicks off the holiday giving season stocked and ready to deliver support to nonprofits across the U.S.
This is the second in a series of blog posts tracking Common Impact's long-term skills-based volunteering project with America Needs You and Fidelity Investments to upgrade the nonprofit’s website. Read the first post here.
One-day skills-based volunteer event will bring nonprofits together with their corporate peers to create actionable solutions for capacity-building challenges
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NEW YORK, October 21, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Among the many consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is the outsized negative impact it has had on communities of color and the organizations that serve them. Pre-existing challenges like the digital divide have been exacerbated, with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) facing less access to reliable internet service and the devices needed to access digital work opportunities, online education, and, increasingly, essential needs like healthcare.
Common Impact and The Allstate Foundation bolster nonprofits across the U.S. during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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NEW YORK and NORTHBROOK, Ill., October 19, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Today, in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Common Impact, a nonprofit pioneer in skills-based volunteering, and The Allstate Foundation are collaborating on a day of service focused on increasing domestic violence awareness and prevention through local nonprofits.
Join Taproot Foundation's goal of forging 100+ pro bono connections
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Pro Bono Week is almost here! It's a special time of celebration when the impact of pro bono service is recognized globally. The week allows Taproot Foundation the opportunity to recognize the commitment of the volunteers sharing their skills, as well as the social change organizations harnessing that talent to move their missions forward.
After two decades of serving nonprofits, Taproot Foundation is poised for greater impact.
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September 15, 2021 /3BL Media/ - Taproot Foundation was founded on a core belief: that greater change can be achieved in the world when we help to strengthen the organizations that are tackling society’s greatest challenges. After two decades of learning, growing, and adapting to serve nonprofits, we are now poised to have a greater impact than ever before.
