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A Q&A with Catholic Relief Services on how best to evaluate and mitigate risk As COVID-19 dominates global headlines, vulnerable communities are often at higher risk where misinformation can stoke fear. Catholic Relief Services (CRS), a nonprofit committed to assisting the poor and vulnerable overseas, is on the frontlines of the global health crisis. CRS has been a voice … [Read more...] about A voice for the voiceless during the Coronavirus outbreak

By: Devi Thomas, Work-from-Home Pro & Jon Fee, Work-from-Home Novice Recently our work lives as we know it came to a grinding pause when our corporate policy called for the safety of our workforce as the #1 priority and we began reinventing office life. In the U.S. alone, 4.7 million or 3.4% of the population work remotely, according to FlexJobs. That number is expected … [Read more...] about Working Remotely for the Good of All

By: Charlotte Kirby, VP, Strategic Engagement, Salesforce.org and Nicholas Davis, Managing Director, SWIFT Partners Sarl The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting often serves as a bellwether for the year ahead. In the case of the 2020 Annual Meeting, which also marked the Forum’s 50th Anniversary, the fact that almost every session featured the 2030 Sustainable … [Read more...] about Towards a new model of partnerships

By: Dr. Matthew Hurwitz, Director of the River Hawk Scholars Academy at UMass Lowell This past fall, we launched a pilot mentoring initiative here at UMass Lowell to match 20 Salesforce employees working out of the Boston area with 20 students in our first-gen academic program, River Hawk Scholars Academy. Our objective was to create a space for first-gen students to receive … [Read more...] about Building a Mentoring Program for First-Generation College Students

Managing Philanthropic Giving in Higher Ed The more we know about individual donors, the closer we are to reaching our fundraising goals. Those working in Advancement know all too well how important alumni and donor engagement is to the success of solicitations and regular giving campaigns. In the end, these solicitations impact the wider goals of the institution and define a … [Read more...] about The Journey of a Donor: Digitally Transformed