Social Services
Empathy Through Service
Programs like Teach for America can help participants take on the perspectives of those they seek to help.
Tag: Volunteering
Innovative programs to attract and manage volunteers
Philanthropy & Funding
How Nonprofits Can Help Donor-Advised Fund Philanthropists Listen and Learn
As donor-advised funds increase in popularity, the people who use them are poised to advance the practice of listening to the organizations and individuals they are trying to help. Part of a series produced for SSIR with the support of the Hewlett Foundation.
Organizational Development
Building Social Sector Capacity Through a Day of Skilled Service
Three models for day of service programs, sometimes referred to as hackathons or flash consulting, can deliver community and business impact, while increasing employee engagement and requiring less initial commitment.
Organizational Development
The Private Benefits of Corporate Social Incentives
Employees are willing to make sacrifices to participate in social-impact projects, partly because they see them as opportunities for career advancement.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Volunteerism and US Civil Society
Everyone in the public and nonprofit sectors has a role to play in fostering volunteerism, and engagement can pay dividends for all.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Aspirin and Democracy
With its professional management class and army of consultants, the nonprofit sector can sometimes seem isolated from the messiness of civil society, and a new Philanthropic Beltway may have sprung up. But it wasn’t always that way, and it may be time to reclaim an earlier identity as the “volunteer sector,” which is inherently democratic.
Business
A Surprise Benefit of Corporate Service
When Timberland began inviting its partners to join volunteer service days, the result was both good for local communities and good for business.
Organizational Development
Bottom-Up Corporate Social Responsibility
Employee-driven corporate social initiatives promise greater success than standard programs.
Business
Workplace Volunteering Culture
Companies that create a climate of volunteering can see benefits even among non-volunteers.
Review
Government
Organizations for All
When the rights and benefits of formal organization became available to all, it unleashed a new social order and greater economic dynamism.