Business
Big Blue Volunteers
From Mumbai, India, to Mérida, Mexico, IBM employees are applying
their professional skills to a wide range of social challenges.
Tag: Volunteering
Innovative programs to attract and manage volunteers
Leadership
Jugaad Leadership
How to turn frugal thinking into a crowd-rewarding, sustainable business model and culture.
Organizational Development
Optimizing International Corporate Volunteer Programs
Four steps to making a positive difference in the field—and developing valuable leadership skills along the way.
Civic Engagement
Pro Bono Goes Global
Some big law firms are venturing into developing regions to offer voluntary services and to advance the rule of law.
Business
The Role of Business in Collective Impact
A new report highlights how the business community’s support and expertise can greatly enhance the odds of success for collective impact efforts in education.
Social Entrepreneurship
Bringing Social Entrepreneurship into the Classroom
Why we must leverage hands-on experience and service learning to encourage the next generation of social innovators.
Civil Society
Slowly Strangling Civil Society
How donor funding distorts civil society goals and priorities.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy’s New Release
Reflections on the changing philanthropic landscape in Silicon Valley.
Review
Philanthropy
How Giving Keeps on Giving
Those who engage in altruistic behavior reap benefits that are significant and measurable, two sociologists argue.
Civil Society
Taking Charge of Scaling Well
Tensions at the heart of the scaling process demonstrate the critical part that practitioners’ goals, values, and motivations play in any scaling story.