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Tapping the Power of Virtual Volunteers
As the pandemic forces everyone to work remotely, employees are taking their activism and volunteerism online.
Tag: Volunteering
Innovative programs to attract and manage volunteers
Philanthropy & Funding
Inclusive Philanthropy
Limiting what counts as philanthropy has curtailed our understanding of its scope and social value. A more expansive approach shows how it is essential for creating a more equitable and democratic society.
Open-access to this article made possible by Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Arts & Culture
Smart Tourism
Global Himalayan Expedition turns adventure seeking into sustainable giving, creating electricity and employment in remote Indian villages.
Business
Four Ways Corporations Can Achieve Authentic Social Impact
How corporate leaders can strike a balance between business success and genuine social impact that also inspires others to act.
Collaboration
How New Technologies and Alliances Are Transforming Corporate Volunteering
Corporate America has never been more committed to volunteering, but connecting the talent of the private sector with the needs of the social sector—at scale—can’t happen without a network to bring them together. Here is how an unlikely coalition of CSR leaders is opening up closed platforms to create better cross-sector solutions.
Civic Engagement
Codesigning Better Futures With Citizens
By opening space for public discussion where people can feel heard and respected, democratic societies can not only achieve better results, but also restore a level of trust in institutions and a sense of belonging to communities that are dangerously crumbling. A Viewpoint from the Spring 2020 issue.
Collaboration
Becoming Unstuck With Relational Activism
At a time when division seems like the only thing we all have in common, two “relational activists” describe how building person-to-person connections can keep us from being paralyzed by recalcitrant and complex social problems.
Social Services
People-Powered Trauma Care
The chaos of Dhaka's roads inspired Jon Moussally, a physician in Massachusetts and instructor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to cofound a volunteer-based emergency response system aimed at reducing death from road traffic injuries. A Field Report from the Fall 2019 issue.
Health
Seeing a New Horizon
The international nonprofit Orbis' investments in cutting-edge technologies have revolutionized its telemedicine capabilities by expediting two-way communication between ophthalmologists in the United States and Europe and their counterparts in Asia, Africa, and South America.. A Field Report from the Fall 2019 issue.
Social Services
Empathy Through Service
Programs like Teach for America can help participants take on the perspectives of those they seek to help.