Remote Volunteerism: Driving Community Impact from Home – a Conversation with GivePulse
Brady Press With office closures and physical distancing restrictions still in effect across much of the country, many in-person volunteering efforts have been put on hold indefinitely, and nonprofits and companies alike are shifting to a remote volunteering model. What is remote volunteerism? To learn more about this transition, we spoke with GivePulse, an Austin, […]
Reporting Results: The Hartford Bishops’ Foundation
Changing Our World recently collaborated with The Hartford Bishops’ Foundation by leading an organized response to the COVID-19 pandemic, quickly setting up the Emergency Response Fund (ERF) to help offset the significant impact on parish life, Catholic schools, and social service programs that resulted when churches in the Archdiocese of Hartford were forced to close […]
The Purpose Compass: A practical guide to finding your social impact “north star”
Health. Education. Racial justice. Climate change. Basic human needs. Companies today are called upon to respond to and address a whole host of social and environmental challenges. Each is important. Most are urgent. And many do have some connection to the company, its social “license to operate,” and its long-term business viability. So how do […]
How America’s Largest Youth Development Organization is Fostering Change from Within to Promote Racial Equity
4-H and Top Universities Collaborate for the First Ever Pathways Leadership InstituteHow America’s Largest Youth Development Organization is Fostering Change from Within to Promote Racial Equity >>Click here to view this article as a pdf. THE OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER REACH AND INCLUSION With a rich 100+ year history, 4-H’s mission is to provide meaningful opportunities […]
VIRTUAL EVENTS: Success during COVID-19
THREE OF OUR FAVORITE VIRTUAL EVENTS A big topic of conversation in the nonprofit world is what to do with fundraising events during COVID-19. With many nonprofits deciding to push major fundraisers back to next fiscal year, and with restrictions on gathering size and timing still largely unknown, a lot of uncertainty remains. The decision […]
YOUR CONSTITUENTS DESERVE TO BE HEARD: A five-step plan to active listening
Action is important, but listening comes first, which brings me to the point. Organizations that have been listening all along are better positioned to start acting – now. Are you doing enough to listen to your constituents and providing venues for them to speak? Click here to read the five-step framework to understanding your donors’ […]
CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP: COVID-19 LESSONS FOR RESILIENCE
As companies begin to rethink citizenship programs in light of COVID-19, it will be imperative to take a fresh look at a landscape which has been drastically altered, both by the health crisis itself and by its economic and community-level repercussions, and consider lessons learned. In recent weeks, we have all looked with hope to […]
A PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP STRATEGY IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19
As companies begin to rethink citizenship programs in light of COVID-19, they will need to take a fresh look at a landscape which has been drastically altered, both by the health crisis itself and by its economic and community-level repercussions. Changing Our World has developed a series of key questions that provide a practical framework […]
A NONPROFIT’S GUIDE TO THE CARES ACT
You’ve likely seen the news about the new federal stimulus package – the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (S. 748) – but may still be asking yourself, what does it mean for my organization? Designed to provide relief to businesses, hospitals, schools, social service providers and individuals etc., this bill can […]
Companies Respond to COVID-19 – Philanthropic Response
Throughout March, as the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly evolved, and the scale and impact of this crisis has started to become apparent, companies have been readying their philanthropic response. With needs so vast and deep, how do companies determine where to focus their efforts? Of course, there are important calculations each company must make on […]