Archive for July, 2010
Conducting the successful board retreat
By Pete Parker Strong organizations are governed by outstanding leaders. Fueled with passion, experience, and commitment, the board members of community organizations play vital roles in the direction, management and impact of these groups. However, the strength of this leadership…and engagement…isn’t always immediately felt upon creating the board or recruiting the new board member. As [...]
July 29, 2010
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Tags: board, community organization, leadership, non-profit, philanthropy, retreat, success · Posted in: Latest News
Newsletter #2 – Making Community Involvement work in businesses and families.
Welcome to the second newsletter from Parker Development Services, a small company focused on creating and leveraging opportunities for non-profit and corporate growth. http://www.parkerdevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july2010newsletter.htm In this issue you’ll find interesting articles about: Realizing corporate growth through community investments of capital and volunteerism (click here for the article); and, Recognizing the impact people can [...]
July 12, 2010
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Tags: charitable giving, citizenship, community, corporate giving, corporate giving program, CSR, employee volunteerism, individual giving, non-profit, philanthropy, social responsibility, volunteer · Posted in: Latest News
What’s Your Philanthropic Footprint?
By Pete Parker Do you or your business follow a charitable giving “plan”, or similar strategy, to make donations of time and dollar to charitable organizations? If you do, is it working for you…for your business…for the community? Could you (or your business) be leveraging your giving to generate positive awareness, seek new customers, [...]
July 7, 2010
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Tags: business giving, charity, community, corporate citizenship, corporate giving, CSR, individual giving, non-profit, personal giving, philanthropy, quality of life, social responsibility · Posted in: Latest News