It’s been 11 years since we’ve opened the doors at Strategic Philanthropy (gasp!). I remember that 29 year old fondly. She was tough (or so she thought), a go-getter and felt like she had to do it all on her own. This past year, my husband and I welcomed our second child to this world…
Jake Allen with the Podcast, Lesson with Leaders, recently had the opportunity to sit down with me to discuss my upbringing, the initial stages of founding my own business and the unique value that my company provides. Here’s what he said: It was interesting to hear how Kelly created her own company and became her boss to…
Meet Kelly Alvarez Vitale CanvasRebel Magazine reached out to interview me on lessons I’ve learned being a business owner. One of the questions I found interesting was what lessons my parents had taught me that help shaped me and my career (among many other personal questions). As a mom to two small children, I…
The world continues to be plagued with not only Covid-19, but with natural disasters. California has been ravaged by wildfires, Ida has hit the US, Haiti has recently had another devastating earthquake, and storm season is in full swing for coastal states in the US. Despite volunteers constituting for 94% of the total workforce to…
As of June 2021, only 46% of Americans are vaccinated, which is a ways away from the 70% we were hoping to achieve as a country. Continuing to navigate Covid-19, a year and half later, has been an ongoing battle for many corporations. We’ve spent most of this past spring on Zoom calls and conference…
We are well over a year into the pandemic (are you still counting days?) and while there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, no one is really sure when we’ll return back to normal or what the “new normal” will actually be like. And while there are a million questions that still need answers,…
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit back in March, I truly thought I would be hunkering down for 2 weeks (and sending my loveable, yet energetic 4 year-old back to school). When my husband suggested it might be 4 weeks, this extravert panicked. With each passing week, I thought, “okay, I can do one more week.” Four months…
During these uncertain times, how can you help? I’ve been on a handful of calls with community relations and corporate philanthropy experts to talk through how we can continue to give employees and teams a safe outlet to volunteer and give back to help their communities during these uncertain and unprecedented times. As the pandemic…
In 2013 corporate philanthropy accounted for five percent (or $16.76 billion) of the total giving in the U.S. While corporate giants account for millions in giving, the vast majority of the U.S. is made up of small businesses, those with less than 500 employees that also generously give. More importantly, small and medium businesses are…
6 National Corporate Volunteering Programs Employee engagement programs come in several forms based on a company’s goals and objectives as well as which employee engagement program best fits a company’s culture. Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO): Companies allow employees time off to volunteer during the workweek by setting a designated number of hours a year (such…