Although Florida winters are a little warmer than the rest of the country, Fort Lauderdale doesn’t let that stop it from embracing the holiday spirit. For many, the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year and many nonprofits and neighborhoods take pride in making our world a prettier place during the holiday season.…
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I recently wrote a blog on how volunteering can be the secret to happiness. In that blog, I shared that altogether, 64.5 million Americans volunteered nearly 7.9 billion hours last year and of those, a third volunteered for more than a hundred hours each year (which requires just two hours each week). The estimated value of…
So it has happened. My 18-year-old self would have never believed it. I have fully integrated into being an online shopper. Christmas shopping…done all online. In need of daily household items, no problem, my husband and I order it all online. My last clothing shopping spree, you guessed it, I did it all online. The…
With the recent release of Giving USA’s philanthropy report, which indicates that companies gave over$18 billion to charities in 2012, companies and nonprofits can reflect on all of the good work done by corporate philanthropy. Instilling a culture of corporate philanthropy often takes time, however these three philanthropy initiatives show how companies have turned “doing…
If you’re reading this, we can both agree you’re probably a Type A personality and are looking to do things right (you’re not alone….I’m right there with you!). In working with some of my clients, I often get asked what are some of the best practices in corporate philanthropy. What I found was that the…
After a natural disaster strikes, there is only a tiny window of opportunity to rally effective recovery efforts before the world turns their attention elsewhere. While donations to major nonprofit organizations are always helpful and needed, companies have the opportunity to maximize and allocate their resources, products/services and staff to lead in a big way.…