Volunteering as a Means to an End, Pt. 1: My Disorienting Dilemma
The following is part 1 of a 2-part blog. Click the link at the bottom to see part 2. A little over a year ago, our…
Spring Conferences (2017)
If you found our master list of 2017 conferences overwhelming, then this post is for you. We’ve done the painstaking work of consolidating all the…
Work-Life Balance? 3 Tips for Bringing Who You Are to Work
The array of languages humans use to communicate with each other is vast. Across cultures and experiences, language gives way to expression of our experience…
Mapping Human Capital as Part of a Blended Capital Approach to Community Investment
Readers of our blog know that we believe that employee volunteering has tremendous potential to be a positive vehicle for business involvement in local and…
From Tourist to Guide, It’s the Journey that Matters
Employee volunteers are on a journey. As a tourist, traveler, or guide, your volunteers are each at a different stage of this journey. They need…
6 (More) Reasons Empathy in Motion is the Right Online Course for You
The following is RW co-founder Angela Parker’s followup to Empathy in Motion: 6 Reasons It’s the Right Online Course for You. Read it here. By…
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose: Framing the Volunteer Experience
If you’re ever feeling down or lost or just plain tired, Google “most inspirational pregame speeches“. You’ll soon enter a YouTube rabbit hole, with tears…
Survival of the Empathic Machine
Editor’s note: For those of our readers who are curious about how we learn what we learn, the scholar of our team, Kelly Lynch, has…
Empathy in Motion: 6 Reasons It’s the Right Online Course for You
What does volunteering have to do with empathy? By Angela Parker 1. You believe volunteering is generally a good thing, but deep down you think:…