Volunteerism

[Editor’s Note: BCLC and Richard Crespin will be continuing the discussion on non-profit capacity building at the upcoming Weekend in Boca VI. To learn more, visit www.officedepotfoundation.org/weekendinboca.]

BCLC just launched the nomination and application cycle for its 2013 Citizens Awards. These are important awards for the field; companies, local Chambers, and NGO partners are well served to go through the submission process.

[Editor’s Note: BCLC and Richard Crespin will be continuing the discussion on non-profit capacity building at the upcoming Weekend in Boca IV. To learn more, visit www.officedepotfoundation.org/weekendinboca.]

With the launch of IBM’s Corporate Service Corps in 2008, IBM combined the vision behind President Kennedy’s Peace Corps with the philosophy of corporate social responsibility—developing an even more global workforce in the process.

In this week's Points of Light "NewsFlash" e-newsletter, Points of Light's Disaster Services Director, Kellie Bentz, shared the following message. We thought you would find helpful it helpful as the response to Hurricane Sandy continues to unfold. 

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, volunteers are stepping up to help those who have lost so much.

To find leading examples of the innovative and diverse ways business makes a difference in society, look no further than the Corporate Citizenship Awards. Since 2000, the “Citizens” Awards have spotlighted successful, inspired, and replicable models of positive business impact on people, communities and the environment.

It’s been 11 years since the tragic incidents of 9/11, a day that brought sorrow to the country but yet managed to unite many. In the wake of the disaster Americans came together to show support for each other in any way that they could - donating money, goods, and services and volunteering.

By Amanda Ponzar, Director, Global Corporate Leadership, United Way Worldwide

What do P&G, Bank of America, Deloitte, Publix Super Markets, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, General Motors, Wells Fargo and ITW have in common? When it comes to CSR, these companies are all in and going all out. Beyond just philanthropy, these innovators are leveraging all their assets – employees, marketing channels, products and more – to engage employees and customers, impact communities and solve social problems. 

As you know from this post, while in Rio for Rio+20 last week I visited all three of the International Business Corps' NGO partners to see and hear the impressive impact that's happened during the first six months of the Business Corps work there.