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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
If you have put your feelers out to explore doing something that makes a difference and loved it, and/or you've reached the point where you want to take the plunge and walk away from your profession for a role in a charity, or in Corporate Social Responsibility, you might be interested in some of lessons… Continue reading What #difference does it make? (2)
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
I have been asked about what makes a good corporate sustainability or CSR programme. I think it is one which is sustainable by the organisation. What do I mean by that? I mean it is one which can withstand the test of time. Ideally, in my opinion, one which will be followed through in the… Continue reading Sustainable sustainability
Loads of successful professionals have reached out to me over the years with the same problem. They've dedicated years to qualifying and building careers, but find themselves feeling unfulfilled. People want to feel like they are 'making a difference'. This is something I struggled with personally. Much psychological energy went into questioning the 'why' of… Continue reading What #difference does it make?