by Ryan Scott | Sharing Economy, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Volunteerism
A recent report by America’s Charities (an exclusive partner of my company, Causecast) puts to rest any doubts about the link between employee volunteering and employee engagement. Companies prioritize employee engagement as a way to attract and retain employees, and...
by Ryan Scott | Lifestyle, Noble Profit, Non-Profit, Sharing Economy, Socially Responsible, Sustainability
Last Fall, social innovation went to Geneva to attend the global prom. That’s how I looked at The Social Innovation and Global Ethics Forum (SIGEF), an international event organized by Horyou that brought together nonprofits, renowned speakers, social entrepreneurs...
by Ryan Scott | Lifestyle, Non-Profit, Sharing Economy, Sustainability
The old proverb about how to feed a man for a lifetime has us teaching him to fish. Matthew Manos thinks teaching also works for changing the world. The Founder and Managing Director of design-strategy consultancy VeryNice, Manos is a social entrepreneur par...
by Ryan Scott | Non-Profit, Sharing Economy, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Volunteerism
Pro bono service has experienced such an explosion of popularity in the last few years that it’s now the fastest growing employee engagement program. But is skills-based volunteering one of those gifts that givers like to offer more than recipients want to accept?...
by Ryan Scott | Noble Profit, Non-Profit, Sharing Economy, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Volunteerism
More data from the frontlines about the bottom line benefits of corporate philanthropy, this time with a focus on restaurants. The recent No Kid Hungry summit in Washington, D.C., which addressed how the restaurant industry can combat childhood hunger, also emphasized...
by Ryan Scott | Consumer Brands, Sharing Economy
If you see “Random Hacks of Kindness” on a bumper sticker, the answer is no: that is not a typo. Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is the name of an online community of volunteer developers, aka hackers, who create apps, interfaces, platforms and systems...