Volunteerism

05 Jun 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs. This working breakfast will focus upon best practices in aligning...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

06 Feb 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, February 6, 2014 -

7:45am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York

Strategic volunteerism, when carefully designed to match expertise to need, is a critical component of supporting nonprofit partners. Join corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer coordinators for a peer-to-peer conversation about harnessing...

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Network Building

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Volunteerism

Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies

Publication date:

03/2011

This report analyzes how the humanitarian community and the emerging volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and recommends ways to improve coordination and strengthen collaboration between the humanitarian and technology communities during future emergencies.

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Report

Topic(s)

Information Technology

Volunteerism

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Technology

American Express Awards $5 Million to Boost Volunteering

Release Date:

03/18/2015

The four-year program will increase volunteerism in national parks and on public lands.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

Related Organizations

American Express

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism

Release Date:

03/06/2015

The study found that volunteers can boost reading proficiency in low-income schools.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

Education

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Bank of America Among Organizations Supporting Giving Tuesday

Release Date:

10/16/2014

Charities, foundations, businesses and community centers will all give back on December 2 as part of the #GivingTuesday initiative.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Volunteerism

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bank of America [Corporate]

Young Professionals, Get On Board

Release Date:

10/07/2014

Erin J. Law, Vice President at Morgan Stanley, urges young professionals to get involved in their community.

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Insights

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

Morgan Stanley

United Way of New York City

Citi Foundation Backs Second Annual Pro Bono Day

Release Date:

10/06/2014

Pro Bono Day returns on October 23 after successful 2013 launch.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Volunteerism

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Citi Foundation

A Year of Service

Release Date:

07/23/2014

Tim McClimon, vice president for corporate social responsibility at American Express and president of the American Express Foundation, writes about a new national effort that envisions a future in which young people spend a year in service to the...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort

Release Date:

07/17/2014

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Shriver Corps, an initiative to train volunteers to help connect poor Americans with programs they may not know about but that could help lift them out of poverty.