Responding to COVID-19 through effective partnerships
In December 2019, a new health concern began to spread within the city of Wuhan, China. The coming weeks would see a flu-like infection rippling out from its origin point to sweep through China before crossing borders and oceans onto foreign soil. Part of the coronavirus family, COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, is […]
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 […]
Move beyond charity fairs to create unique campaign events
Because Global Impact works directly with public and private sector – and in some cases manages entire campaigns for partners – we see firsthand the trends and impact of hosting meaningful campaign events. This year we saw a tremendous increase in the number of campaign events across the country, with campaigns hosting a wide range […]
The journey to social impact: What’s next for corporations.
This past fall, Global Impact attended many conferences, including Brands Taking Stands, Concordia, CEO Connection and the U.S. Chamber Corporate Citizenship Conference. Drawing from all sectors – corporate, nonprofit and government – conferences like these lay the groundwork for what we define as social impact. The presentations and speakers tell a powerful story that set the […]
Measuring what matters – why impact is about far more than outputs
This article first appeared in the European Fundraising Association blog on Dec. 4, 2019 The past twenty years have brought ‘seismic’ changes to the charity sector and the way it is perceived. Where the biggest brands had dominated the charity world, the public now wants to know more about what their money will get. Geneva […]
