Charitable efforts carried out by companies may have honourable intentions. However, in our U.K pilot study, results showed that companies can actually cause more strain on charities’ limited resources than benefit. While a ‘fun company team day out’ of volunteering may be welcomed by HR teams or top-level executives, 40% of charities admit that they
Why aren’t we all volunteering in some way or another? With proven benefits of volunteering extending from the inside-out, we all have something to gain from offering our services to others. The personal benefits of volunteering A productive use of your time. Worrying about whether or not you’re reaching your full productive potential as an
The world around us is becoming an increasingly paperless one. Having a digital presence and using technology in the right way can make a huge difference in the third sector. It can help to increase presence and awareness, help promote events and campaigns more efficiently and much, much more. Pairing the fact that 57% of
Confused about what kind of a social responsibility strategy your company should build? Or, are you already supporting your local communities, but unsure of the value it brings to society and to your company? Are you delivering more ‘random acts of kindness’ rather than building mutually beneficial collaboration models with charities and social enterprises? Let
A modern company is one that is good for business, planet, nation and community – but what does company citizenship mean exactly? Tom Levitt is an active advisor for whatimpact, who has collaborated with us over the past 3 years of our existence. In conversation with the former BBC journalist Linda Lewis, this podcast explains
A few years ago, one of the best poker players in the world, British Liv Boeree and three of her professional poker-mates founded an organisation called Raising for Effective Giving. The organisation applies the philosophy of effective altruism to charitable giving. Effective altruists say that some charities are far more effective than others because of variability