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How Dollars For Doers Programs Bolster Fundraising
 By Adam Weinger From holding doors open to leading mobility-impaired persons across streets, people reach out and help strangers every day. What do these good-doers receive…
SPLC: Working Towards a Day When Equal Justice & Equal Opportunity Become Reality
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society.…
Junior Achievement Teams-up With AT&T to Mentor Teens on Career Goals and Choices
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Such a simple question that is so hard to answer. Did you know what you wanted…
With So Many Options Available, Why is Giving at the Workplace Important?
(This post is from the Charities@Work blog series) By Gina Rude, Accenture When I was growing up, my dad kept a pen and paper ledger…
Project Scientist Girls Learn STEM: From Roller Coasters To Cable Jewelry
By Nichie Wilson, Events Manager On January 23, Time Warner Cable partnered with Project Scientist to teach more than 50 young girls about the science…
Lack of CSR & Employee Engagement Program Alignment Can Hinder Your Growth & Success
I look forward to Fridays. Not for the obvious reason working a 9-5 M-F. It’s the day I start getting excited about my Saturday routine.…
Professional Development: How Pro Bono Makes You Better at Your Job
Ed Kamrin, a communication manager at Wordwright Communications and vice president of operations for the San Francisco chapter of IABC, wrote a wonderful piece on IABC titled Why…
50 Companies That Crush Giving Back
By Ryan Scott Every year, The Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, honors the 50 most community minded companies.  Determined via…
Charting Your Employee Volunteer Program Roadmap
By Ryan Scott The recession forced Corporate America to do more with less. As such, new innovations in employee volunteering developed out of necessity, and…
Corporate social responsibility activities serve as effective IT retention tool in India
Cognizant, the Teaneck, NJ-headquartered IT services firm with 200,000 employees and the bulk of its development operations in India, found that its corporate social responsibility…
Dollars for Doers Programs are NOT an Incentive, but Still Essential
Most mature employee volunteering programs now include employee volunteer grants commonly known in North America as Dollars for Doers. Companies position the programs as an incentive to…
Another Data Point for Performance Reviews: Employee Volunteering
By Ryan Scott As corporate volunteerism becomes an increasingly important part of the work experience, companies are coming up with new ways to embrace volunteering and tie…