South Florida Ranks Worst for Volunteer Rate, Florida Trend, June 12, 2014
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Manufacturing a ‘Sweet’ Community Relations Plan Case Study, PR News, May 5, 2014
Nipro Diagnostics Manufactures a Sweet (“but sugar free”) Community Relations Plan By: Kelly Alvarez Vitale In 2012 corporate philanthropy, also referred to as community relations, accounted for six percent (or $18.97 billion) of the total giving in the U.S. While corporate giants account for millions in community relations efforts, the vast majority of the…
Volunteerism in South Florida
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…
Companies Reflect on Doing Good and Doing Well, Go Riverwalk Magazine, March 2014
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…
Best Practices of Corporate Philanthropy – What’s the Right Amount of Money to Give to Charities?
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…
5 Way Companies Can Help When Disaster Strikes
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.…
New Generation of Service, Go Riverwalk Magazine, May 2013
The New Generation of Service Baby boomers, millennials, corporate employees, executives and students are responding to the national call for a new generation of service: Skilled-Based Volunteering (SBV). SBV is when company employees and/or individuals offer nonprofits their personal talents or professional competences to help organizations meet their demands. From the COO offering free strategic…
Kelly Alvarez Vitale Named 40 Under 40, Gold Coast Magazine, January 2013
Kelly Alvarez Vitale was named as one of Gold Coast Magazine’s “40 Under 40.” Photographed in downtown Fort Lauderdale, these movers and shakers are innovators, leaders and impact players who are shaping are city. To see the full article, please visit here, pages 41-45.
The New Generation of Service
Baby boomers, millennials, corporate employees, executives and students are responding to the national call for a new generation of service: Skilled-Based Volunteering (SBV). SBV is when company employees and/or individuals offer nonprofits their personal talents or professional competences to help organizations meet their demands. From the COO offering free strategic planning advice to the millennial…