Top 7 CSR and Employee Volunteering Trends & Challenges
Corporate volunteering and giving programs promise inspiring global impact, but the short-term can be wrought with challenges. One of those challenges is simply a sense that you’re…
Health Benefits of Volunteering for the Employee Volunteer
There are many well-documented business benefits that spring from employee volunteering programs (EVPs). The CSR industry is becoming increasingly familiar with the value of EVPs,…
The Story of Realized Worth, 10 Years in the Making
Today marks Realized Worth’s 10-year anniversary and it’s a day to celebrate! We’re a well-established small business now, but the days at the beginning were…
Capturing impact: What counts as volunteer time?
While the definition of corporate volunteering is constantly evolving, it can generally be defined as the encouragement and facilitation of volunteering in the community through…
Participation Rates and the Perils of Conformity
Employee volunteering programs with ambitious participation rates may not be generating value for the company. Worse, they may even be creating a negative culture. 1.…
Multi-Sector Partnerships – The Key to a Brighter Future?
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink wrote a letter this year that shook the business world. Fink, CEO of one of the most influential investment management companies…
Infographic: The Journey of the Volunteer
Volunteering is a safe space. First-time volunteers can interact with unfamiliar issues and with people(beneficiaries) they may not ordinarily cross paths with due to so-called “invisible”…
Pro Bono Today: What’s New, What’s Working
Not too long ago, LBG Associates and LBG Research Institute studied the challenges of pro bono from the nonprofit point of view. Since then, we’ve…
Your Summer CSR Conference: 5 Reasons to Attend Charities@Work
How many conferences have you attended hoping for great insight and inspiration only to find another panel where everyone talks a little too long about…
Investing Human Capital: A New Approach to Achieving the SDGs
The private sector has direct access to financial and human capital. With the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework to provide a shared…
Will Implicit Bias Training Solve the Starbucks Problem?
A barista calls the cops on two black men waiting for a friend and Starbucks responds with implicit bias training to help employees recognize subconscious…
Proofs and Research: Volunteering Benefits Individuals and Companies
Angela Parker, CEO We’ve gathered evidence that supports the business case for corporate volunteering from a talent, engagement and recruitment perspective, as well as from…