Pivoting strategy and supporting employees: The corporate response to COVID-19
Here at Global Impact, we stand at the ready during times of crisis to facilitate global employee assistance and charitable aid funds, as well as deploy a range of advisory work to augment corporate philanthropic efforts. As a philanthropic intermediary, we have the privilege of working closely with our partners across the private sector to […]
How to engage employees during COVID-19
Key takeaways from our April 23 webinar Global Impact recently hosted a webinar exploring ways that organizations can connect with employees, support their stakeholders and approach engagement programs – all through a COVID-19 lens. In case you missed it, below are some key takeaways from the discussion. Reach out to our team with any questions […]
ALIMA: Innovating to boost morale for isolated patients
Overcoming COVID-19 is on everyone’s mind. When will things go back to normal? How could this have happened? What can we do to prevent future outbreaks from occurring? This is the first time since the 1918 Spanish Flu that the U.S. has experienced a pandemic of this proportion. Unfortunately, that is not the case for […]
WEBINAR: Employee Assistance Programs
Date: March 25, 2020 Time: 2-3 p.m. EDT As companies seek to address the impacts of COVID-19 on their business and employees, Global Impact has received an unprecedented number of requests for employee assistance program support. This webinar will answer all questions on the capabilities of our platform, including how we can support the quick […]
COVID-19: What can your company do to help?
On March 11, 2020, nearly two months after announcing a global health emergency, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, the disease originated in China and has spread to every continent except Antarctica. With this disease being so widespread and an increasing number of cases being detected […]
From CARE® Packages to helping make #WomenEqual
If you have spent time away from friends or family, you may have been sent a “care package.” It probably included some comfort items from home like your favorite foods and needed supplies. It is likely that the care package also brought you the feeling of being loved, or being thought of, or it served […]
Refugees International – opportunity in the face of opposition
Worldwide, 70.8 million people have been displaced by war, conflict and persecution. Millions more are displaced by climate-related events. For reasons outside of their control, these individuals are forced to leave their homes in order to survive; these people are termed refugees and forced migrants. But they are much more than these words – before […]
The journey to social impact: Find balance in the tensions.
Continued from Part 1 – The journey to social impact: What’s next for corporations. As companies seek to identify a stronger purpose and achieve social impact, they face distinct tensions. Determining the roadmap for making progress under competing objectives can inhibit corporations from ever getting started. But managing and embracing these tensions can achieve incremental […]
Are you forgetting about your workplace giving donors?
Global Impact has been working with Vicki Ebert and the Operation Smile team over the past few years to develop a strategy for engaging with workplace giving donors. Since this type of fundraising can seem to have a low return and it often requires some hoop jumping to identify donors, acquire donor data, and understand […]
Why you should hike 200 flights of stairs this April
If you’re like me, you aren’t even close to accomplishing your new year’s resolutions yet. True, we are only one month in to 2020, so there’s still plenty of time. But, if you resolved to increase your physical fitness and make the world a better place, then boy – do I have a great idea […]
