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KPMG Supports Family Volunteering with Family for Literacy

Thu, 2012-11-15 08:00 -- cmurphy

Today's guest post is written by Abby Fennewald, on the Corporate Institute team at Points of Light.

KPMG’s Family for Literacy program began in the same way Harry Potter did – scribbles on a napkin. Just like bestselling author J.K. Rowling, the idea for one of KPMG’s signature volunteer programs came to Beth Veihmeyer, spouse of KPMG’s current chairman and CEO, and her friend, Susan Flynn, spouse of then-chairman and CEO Timothy Flynn, as they brainstormed one afternoon in 2007. Today, KPMG’s family volunteering program is five years old and operating all around the globe.

From Charitable Giving to Strategic Philanthropy – The Advisory Board Makes An Impact

Tue, 2012-10-09 08:00 -- cmurphy

Today's post is written by Yvonne Siu, marketing manager, A Billion + Change.

Imagine receiving a new brand identity your nonprofit could use to launch a rebranding of your organization – for free. Or imagine engaging a team of your best and brightest employees to research and create a pitch presentation for a high-performing charter school – with 24-hours notice.

18th Annual Corporate Engagement Award of Excellence

Mon, 2011-02-07 08:00 -- Points of Light...
Applications are now being accepted for the 18th Annual Corporate Engagement Award of Excellence program. The awards are designed to honor those companies that have made a commitment to building strong and effective employee volunteer programs.  These programs are powerful examples of the Principles of Excellence for Workplace Volunteering. This year we launched new web pages that provide our customers with detailed information on the program.  We also introduced two new features for the program that have never been done before:
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