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3 Ways For Non-Profits to Get the Most from Corporate Volunteer Programs // 07.09.2012
by Ryan Scott
Sometimes they’re a true blessing. Other times, well, not so much.
Hopefully your non-profit’s experience with corporate volunteer programs has been nothing but positive. The program was...
10 Employee Engagement Ideas for Skills Based Volunteering // 06.29.2012
by Ryan Scott
Charities rely on charity, and most nonprofits will take whatever volunteer help they can get. But what if you’re a busy professional with more useful skills than dumping this week’s lasagna on...
In a Tough Economy, Pro-Bono Volunteering Takes on New Importance // 06.14.2012
by Ryan Scott
The grim jobs report in May has riveted the nation like a slow-motion train wreck, confirming our darkest fears about a sputtering economy that may be stuck in a stall or, worse, falling. We’re a country...
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From Green to Budget // 07.06.2009
by Alan Baker
According to the Guardian, many UK shoppers are switching to budget products in an effort to cut costs in this recession. In looking at sustainable and eco-friendly products, the price premium for such...
Webcast with Tim Sanders // 01.13.2009
At 12:00 PM Eastern Time today, I will host a 30 minute webcast with Tim Sanders at www.brighttalk.com. During the webcast Tim will talk about Saving the World at Work.
To sign up for the webcast click here. It will be recorded for you to watch...
Fed Up With Phone Books Loitering In My Driveway // 12.22.2008
As I am near completion of Tim's book, the idea of social innovation has really been striking home with me, to the point now that any severe lack of social innovation just flat out ticks me off. And boy...
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In a Tough Economy, Pro-Bono Volunteering Takes on New Importance // 06.14.2012
by Ryan Scott
The grim jobs report in May has riveted the nation like a slow-motion train wreck, confirming our darkest fears about a sputtering economy that may be stuck in a stall or, worse, falling. We’re a country...
Animal Matters - Reflections of Ourselves (debuted 11/16/08) // 12.15.2009
Debut Show on Health and Harmony Radio Network (HHRN) on Sunday November 16, 2008...
Animal Matters ~ Reflections of...
Volunteering promoted on TV networks // 10.30.2009
by John Livesay
All the networks in October agreed to make volunteering part of the plot of their shows to "make it cool." This is really using the power of the media and celebrity for a great cause that transcends...
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Need Pro Bono? Start with "Why" // 05.19.2013
Tomorrow I have the privilege of serving as the keynote speaker at the Youth, I.N.C. 2013 Venture Forward Conference in New York City. In preparing my remarks, I’ve been thinking about how pro...
Catchafire & Taproot Share Best Practices for Pro Bono // 05.19.2013
On the heels of the Taproot Foundation Global Pro Bono Summit, Rachael Chong, CEO and Founder, Catchafire and Aaron Hurst, President and Founder, Taproot Foundation realized that between them, their ...
Why Hire People with Nonprofit Experience? // 05.10.2013
by Ryan Scott
There are plenty of reasons employees jump from nonprofits to work in the private sector. While the benefit of improving a community through a nonprofit’s work is unparalleled in the corporate space,...
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Who's Responsible for the Oil Spill in the Gulf...You? A Case for Socially Responsible Investing // 07.01.2010
U.S government officials are estimating that up to 60,000 barrels of oil are still pouring into the Gulf of Mexico daily since the tragic oil rig explosion on April 20, with little that can be done about it...
creative ideas needed for climate control // 11.14.2009
by John Livesay
Geo-engineering which works on lowering the heat from the sun as well as reducing CO2 with innovative ideas like mechanical trees are now being considered by our...
Is the Answer to Fixing Health Care in Impoverished Nations? // 06.05.2009
by Alan Baker
Physician and anthropologist, Dr. Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to curing infectious diseases in some of the most destitute places in the world. It's his crusade, to transform and reinvent the global...
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Gratitude on the launch of Spring Reins of Hope... // 12.15.2009
On Wednesday, November 11, 2009 we officially launched SPRING REINS OF HOPE / Getting to the Horse of the Matter.
It is all starting to sink in and so I wanted to take a moment to let everyone know that it...
Is the Answer to Fixing Health Care in Impoverished Nations? // 06.05.2009
by Alan Baker
Physician and anthropologist, Dr. Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to curing infectious diseases in some of the most destitute places in the world. It's his crusade, to transform and reinvent the global...
Philanthropy: When Economics Don't Work and You Don't Care // 06.04.2009
by Alan Baker
People engage in philanthropic endeavors because it's the right thing to do, and sometimes when we're lucky, the causes we care deeply about have an economic incentive. But what about when philanthropy...
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