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When choosing a community partner for corporate volunteering, here are a few tips to keep in mind. It is difficult to build and maintain momentum in corporate volunteering for the long-term. To attract time-poor professionals to volunteer, you need something as easy and taking up as little time as possible. In particular, adding travel time… Continue reading Practical tips for establishing volunteering partnerships
As someone who had the benefit of a privileged upbringing and world class education opportunities, I am passionate about empowering others and helping them get access to similar quality opportunities. As part of my previous CSR role, I worked in embedding and deepening the impacts of a social mobility/youth development programme. In order to bolster… Continue reading Using social media to deepen the impact of youth social mobility programmes
If you've ever tried to organise volunteering in the community, you'll know it's difficult to get people to turn up. Even with good intentions, numbers often drop at the last minute. This can happen for a variety of reasons, it can be frustrating and puzzling. During my five years focusing on engaging all the people… Continue reading Levers and barriers for corporate volunteering