Pro Bono Perspectives
Summary: Pro Bono Perspectives is a podcast about the power of a purpose-driven career. Join Common Impact CEO, Danielle Holly, as she interviews leaders from all walks of life to learn about their personal and professional backgrounds and explore what drives them to create positive change through their careers and daily lives. Common Impact is a national nonprofit focused on creating successful skills-based volunteer programs that build the capacity of the nonprofit sector. Hear from our network of everyday leaders working at both big companies and small nonprofits who are using their skills to support their communities and get inspired to use your own talents for good. Introduction music by George Miata, By George! Audio
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We're closing out Domestic Violence Awareness Month by putting the spotlight on host Danielle Holly's past conversation with Sarah Beaulieu, Founder of The Uncomfortable Conversation, a nonprofit that engages men in conversations about sexual harassment and violence. Sarah shares her experience as a survivor of sexual abuse and the process of sharing her story publicly, as well as commentary on the #MeToo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh hearing. Learn more at theuncomfortableconversation.org.
This Pro Bono Week bonus episode returns to Danielle Holly's conversation with Berkshire Bank's Gary Levante, now Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility & Culture. Gary leads community engagement and sustainability for Berkshire Bank and is one of the collaborators behind the Skills for Cities citywide day of skilled service model. To learn more about Berkshire Bank and its social impact work, visit berkshirebank.com/About.
In this Pro Bono Week bonus episode, we revisit Danielle Holly's interview with TOMS Chief Giving Officer Amy Smith, which focuses on the brand's decision to take a stand on gun safety following the tragic Thousand Oaks shooting. To learn more about TOMS’s gun violence prevention work, giving programs and other CSR initiatives, visit https://stories.toms.com.
In celebration of bbcon 2019, Pro Bono Perspectives is revisiting host Danielle Holly's conversation with Blackbaud Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy Rachel Hutchisson. Rachel is driven by the idea that "good is for everyone," a philosophy she brings to life through her work leading Blackbaud's global CSR efforts. To learn more about Blackbaud and its philanthropic initiatives, visit https://www.blackbaud.com/company/build-a-better-world.
To mark the end of Disaster Preparedness Month, we're revisiting Danielle Holly's conversation with Erica Tavares of the International Medical Corps (IMC) on the importance of cross-sector collaboration in responding to natural disasters. Common Impact recently released a Disaster Resiliency skills-based volunteering report featuring a case study on IMC’s partnership with JPMorgan Chase. To learn more about IMC, visit internationalmedicalcorps.org.
In recognition of National Disaster Preparedness Month and the launch of Common Impact’s Disaster Resiliency skills-based volunteering portfolio, CEO Danielle Holly sits down with TOMS Chief Giving Office Amy Smith to discuss how the company became a significant figure in gun violence prevention. To learn more about TOMS’s gun violence prevention work, giving programs and other activism initiatives, visit https://stories.toms.com.
In recognition of National Disaster Preparedness Month, Pro Bono Perspectives is revisiting Danielle Holly’s conversation with Facebook Director of Global Impact Partnerships Marcy Scott Lynn. In a world that is increasingly isolating, Marcy reflects, Facebook is uniquely positioned to bring people together in times of crisis and fortify communities against disasters. To learn more about Facebook’s CSR and social impact work, visit newsroom.fb.com/company-info.
Host Danielle Holly speaks with fellow local change-maker Gary Bagley, Executive Director of New York Cares, an organization that provides New Yorkers opportunities to give back to the community by supporting local schools and nonprofits. New York Cares works to break down barriers to volunteerism by providing a wide variety of projects encompassing different service types, geographic areas, languages and time commitments. To learn more about New York Cares, visit https://www.newyorkcares.org.
In honor of International Youth Day on August 12th, we’re revisiting a past episode with Kathleen LaValle, President & CEO of Dallas CASA, a nonprofit dedicated to recruiting, training and supervising community volunteers who advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children and help ensure they have safe, permanent homes where they can thrive. To learn more about Dallas CASA, visit https://www.dallascasa.org.
Martin Cominsky, President & CEO of Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, joins host Danielle Holly to share his organization’s messages of volunteerism, community building and respect for other faiths. Interfaith Ministries is known for bringing together members of different faiths in intimate settings as a means to overcome misunderstandings and generalizations and unite the community. To learn more about Interfaith Ministries, visit https://www.imgh.org.
Host Danielle Holly is joined by May Malik, Deputy Commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, to talk about how the city, local nonprofits and dedicated volunteers are working to promote the wellbeing of immigrant New Yorkers through programs such as IDNYC, We Speak NYC, ActionNYC and the Know Your Rights forums. To learn more about the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, visit https://www1.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/index.page.
In this episode, we turn back the clock to October 2018 when the world was recovering from several major natural disasters, including Hurricane Florence in the U.S. and the September earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. Host Danielle Holly and International Medical Corps (IMC) Sr. Director of Institutional Advancement Erica Tavares take this opportunity to explore cross-sector partnerships focused on disaster relief. To learn more about International Medical Corps, visit internationalmedicalcorps.org.
Host Danielle Holly is joined by Marcy Scott Lynn, Facebook’s Director of Global Impact Partnerships. Marcy scales Facebook’s social impact efforts through CSR projects such as the rollout of the Safety Check feature, the underlying intention of which was to find ways to bring people together and leverage human connection to build resiliency. Danielle and Marcy also discuss unlikely partnerships and what it truly means to “think global, act local.” Visit newsroom.fb.com/company-info to learn more
Host Danielle Holly speaks with Susan Portugal, SVP and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Director at Bank of America. Susan reflects on the challenges and excitement of integrating social purpose into existing business structures, making ESG sustainable and showing employees what’s in it for them in terms of their own work and priorities. To learn more about Bank of America and its social impact work, visit bankofamerica.com/about.
Pro Bono Perspectives host and Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly is joined by Two Sigma Data Clinic Director Rachael Weiss Riley to discuss the role of data in skills-based corporate philanthropy and how organizations can take small steps to create a data-driven strategy that they can build on over time. To learn more about how Two Sigma Data Clinic leverages research, models and metrics to bring people together to overcome societal challenges, visit twosigma.com/about/data-clinic.
