The Power of Partnership: Avnet Cares

Tue, 01/27/2015 - 13:35

VIDEO | Avnet 2015 Global Month of Service

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 16:25

Avnet Video | 2016 Serve-A-Thon

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 16:20

Scotiabank has Donated $20,000 USD to the Costa Rican Red Cross to Help With the Relief Efforts in Costa Rica Following Hurricane Otto

Thu, 12/15/2016 - 09:10

Scotiabank has donated $20,000 USD to the Costa Rican Red Cross to help with the relief efforts in Costa Rica following Hurricane Otto.

Epsilon Makes $350,000 Gift to Support Children’s Health and Development in Boston

Wed, 12/14/2016 - 09:00

Epsilon, an Alliance Data company that is a global marketing leader in creating connections between people and brands, recently announced two gifts totaling $350,000 in honor of its Boston-area associates to the Boys and Girls Club of Stoneham & Wakefield and the Boston Children’s Hospital.

Cargill Donates $3 Million Over Three Years to Feeding America to Support Nutrition Solutions

Tue, 12/13/2016 - 11:05

Today, Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization, announced a $3 million grant from Cargill to provide children and families with nutrition solutions. This three year gift will help food banks provide nourishing meals to people in need by increasing access to fruits and vegetables, providing nutrition education, investing in a diabetes prevention pilot program and funding food safety measures to ensure the highest qualities of food distribution.

Greater Impact Through Community and Collaboration

Tue, 12/13/2016 - 09:10

Michelle Disabato, Impact Market Executive at MicroEdge + Blackbaud, shares how Blackbaud OutcomesTM is bringing people together and unifying them around a common language, providing people with the ability to collaborate through software to help organizations across the sector to have greater insight, and greater impact.

Strengthening Communities Through Corporate Volunteerism: A Conversation with Danielle Holly of Common Impact

Mon, 01/09/2017 - 10:35

In this episode of the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Jamie Serino speaks with Danielle Holly (@dholly8), CEO of Common Impact (@CommonImpact), about the organization’s work to build corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee volunteer programs for companies that deliver real value to both the private and social sectors.

The Evolution of Community Foundations, a Conversation with Julie Cole Mecum of the Community Foundation of Boone County

Tue, 12/20/2016 - 09:15

In this episode of the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Jamie Serino speaks with Julie Cole Mecum, Chief Operating Officer at the Community Foundation of Boone County (@CFBooneCo), about how the Foundation has been evolving to adapt to the changing needs of its donor base and constituents.

From Military Service to Data Analyst

Mon, 12/19/2016 - 08:50

On Citizen IBM, Global Citizenship Initiatives Vice President Diane Melley writes about how IBM and our public- and private-sector partners are helping veterans successfully apply their technological and leadership-based skill sets to serve as data analysts within some of America's largest and fastest-growing industries.