Love & Freedom: Commemorating Juneteenth
In today’s world of instant information, mobile access to the internet, and a constant barrage of social media updates, it seems hard to fathom that the news cycle was ever anything but 24/7. Yet we...
View ArticleCorporations and Pride All Year
Each June members of the LGBTQIA+ community celebrate Pride Month, which recognizes the history and future of the queer fight for recognition, rights, and equality. The roots of Pride Month stem from...
View ArticleStarting Your ESG Reporting Journey
Rachel Hutchisson, VP, Global Social Responsibility at Blackbaud If you’re a social responsibility professional like me, sustainability reporting is on your mind. I literally don’t go a day without...
View ArticleVirtual Volunteer: Go Big, but Stay Home
Pamella Rodrigues, Director, Global Corporate CitizenshipAIG ”Pandemic time” has been a blur, but most of us likely remember the day Covid-19 disrupted our lives 15 months ago. For me, it was the day...
View ArticlePride Month is Over but LGBTQIA+ Support Must Not Stop
ACCP Staff As June ends, we see rainbow company logos reverted to standard colors, Pride flags taken down from company windows, and parade accessories in sale aisles. Corporate celebrations of Pride...
View ArticleVolunteering With ACCP
ACCP, as a career-long resource for corporate citizenship professionals, is very familiar with the importance and value of volunteer support as both an employee engagement strategy and a resource for...
View ArticlePurpose Awards Judging Committee
ACCP Staff In 2016, ACCP launched the Purpose Awards to celebrate the work being done by corporate citizenship professionals as they created social impact in their communities. Unlike other awards...
View ArticleDisability Pride Month and Recognizing Differently-Abled Employees
ACCP Staff July 2021 marked the 21st annual Disability Pride Month. July 26, 1990 became known as Disability Independence Day, as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed. The ADA provides...
View ArticleVolunteer with ACCP as a Member Group Co-Lead
ACCP Staff If you are an ACCP member looking for more ways to get involved, look no further! There are many ways to volunteer with ACCP, including as a Member Group Co-Lead. Member Groups are a great...
View ArticleStrategic Disaster Giving in the Face of Competing Demands
Patricia McIlreavyPresident and CEOCenter for Disaster Philanthropy The strong need for disaster relief and recovery efforts has continued this year. Between the humanitarian crisis caused by the end...
View ArticleMetaBank’s ESG Endeavors
Catherine McGlownVice President of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)MetaBank Tell us about MetaBank and your role? MetaBank was founded in 1954 with...
View ArticleVolunteer with ACCP as a Member Group Co-Lead
ACCP Staff If you are an ACCP member looking for more ways to get involved, look no further! There are many ways to volunteer with ACCP, including as a Member Group Co-Lead. Member Groups are a great...
View ArticleHispanic Heritage Month 2021
ACCP Staff Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM), which runs from September 15 to October 15, was first observed in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson as Hispanic Heritage Week. In 1988, President Ronald...
View ArticleCara Garcia-Bou: 2021 Rising Star Purpose Award Recipient
Cara Garcia-Bou of the T. Rowe Price Foundation is the 2021 recipient of the ACCP Rising Star Purpose Award, which is given to a junior or mid-level professional in corporate citizenship whose work...
View ArticleUshering in a New Era of CSR
Common Impact “Pro Bono Perspectives Podcast” with Danielle Holly The corporate mandate has changed, and companies must focus on stakeholder – not shareholder – capitalism. But what does this look...
View ArticleLaura Nieto: Trailblazer Purpose Award Recipient
Laura Nieto, the Director of Community Outreach at Southwest Airlines, is the 2021 recipient of the ACCP Trailblazer Purpose Award, given to a senior CSR practitioner whose leadership, strategy, and...
View ArticleStanding with Indigenous Canada: Benevity Embarks on the Journey for...
Background As a leading provider of global corporate purpose software, Benevity is passionate about infusing a culture of Goodness into the world. We’re also founded and headquartered in Canada, so...
View ArticleVeterans Mental Health
ACCP Staff This Veterans Day provides an opportune time to focus on veterans’ mental health issues. As the U.S. ended its 20-year war in Afghanistan earlier this year, many veterans were left with...
View ArticleHow Companies Can Leverage Giving Tuesday To Drive Their Impact
Giving Tuesday was introduced in 2012 as a day of generosity for individual donors. But in recent years, it has grown and evolved to include corporations as well. With Giving Tuesday – November 30,...
View ArticleBuilding Transformational (Not Transactional) Community Partnerships
Teresa Pelletier, Vice President of Community RelationsFidelity Investments At Fidelity, we are committed to the financial health of communities. In recent years, our community relations strategy has...
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