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Hilton Champions Community with Global Week of Service

Fri, 2012-11-16 14:26 -- cmurphy
Today's post is written by Jennifer Nash, Points of Light’s senior manager for HandsOn Network affiliate-corporate engagement. Over the past week, Hilton Worldwide’s Global Week of Service has united Team Members and volunteers to extend the “light and warmth of hospitality” to the world. I was proud to join Hilton’s efforts and see our HandsOn Network affiliates working side by side with Team Members across the country; dedicating their time, talent and resources to make this a successful program.

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.

Points of Light Staff Partake in Summer Volunteering

Thu, 2012-08-09 08:00 -- cmurphy

Hammers and rakes and gloves! Oh My! Yes, these were just a few of the tools that Points of Light employees sorted, labeled, and painted on July, 25, 2012, when we volunteered to help with the Atlanta Community Toolbank. Upon entering the toolbank, Points of Light staff received a brief orientation and tour of the warehouse from the Atlanta Community Toolbank’s Master Tool Librarian C.J. Clark. From this orientation, staff members learned about how the toolbank is impacting the surrounding community with its tool loan system.

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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