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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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
Community Investments as Vehicles for Corporate Growth
By Pete Parker As a business leader, what is your impression of the non-profit community? Do you view the organizations within the sector as always seeking support in their attempt to create impact? Or, do you look at community organizations as vehicles of opportunity; vehicles of performance; vehicles of growth? As a leader of your [...]
June 17, 2010
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Tags: charitable giving, community investment, community organization, community-benefit, corporate donor, corporate philanthropy, CSR, donor, employee volunteerism, giving strategy, non-profit, philanthropic plan, philanthropy, volunteer · Posted in: Latest News
Call for Community-Benefit Organization Information
By Pete Parker It’s no secret that building community strength lies at the heart of my personal and professional missions. I’ve sought to accomplish this by creating opportunities for both community members and organizations, linking organizations to resources (and vice-versa), and opening doors of possibilities. While I continue working to strengthen community organizations, I actively engage [...]
May 13, 2010
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Tags: charitable giving, community organization, community-benefit, corporate donor, donor, giving strategy, major giving, non-profit, organization profile, volunteer · Posted in: Latest News
Corporate Giving Programs Can Give Businesses a Boost
By Pete Parker. Creating corporate giving programs can be both exciting and challenging. There are many opportunities associated with advancing the greater good. Taking the first step towards developing the plan might just be most difficult, yet empowering step taken. Do you hire staff…a consultant…or do it yourself? How much time, energy and funds do [...]
April 27, 2010
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Tags: corporate citizenship, corporate giving, corporate philanthropy, giving strategy, non-profit, philanthropy · Posted in: Latest News
Getting the most from personal and corporate giving
By Pete Parker If you’ve read my blogs or consider me a friend or acquaintance, you quickly recognize that my passion lies within philanthropy…particularly building community strength. In a simple, single term, the word “giving” is central to the impact people can make within their communities (both locally and globally). And, while there are numerous [...]
April 20, 2010
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Tags: community, community impact, corporate giving, donate, non-profit, personal giving, volunteer · Posted in: Latest News
Corporate Success Can Be Found Through Community, Citizenship
By Pete Parker Running a business during these economic times has been and will continue to be extremely challenging. Whether it’s managing a large corporation or small business, today’s business leaders must change as the overall business environment changes. While there doesn’t appear to an ideal formula for success, corporations are beginning to take greater [...]
April 5, 2010
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Tags: business, community, corporate citizenship, corporate donor, corporate growth, corporate social responsibility, CSR, non-profit, philanthropy, socially-responsible · Posted in: Latest News
Young leaders ready for community boards
By Pete Parker It’s time to prepare our Generation X & Y counterparts for community leadership. I’ve read recent blogs addressing young leadership and their roles or, lack thereof, on non-profit boards. In Emily Heard’s “Why Don’t More Members of Gens X and Y Join Boards”, she reminds us that only 2% of board members [...]
March 25, 2010
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Tags: board involvement, board leadership, community, community organization, generation x, generation y, non-profit, service, volunteer, young professional · Posted in: Latest News
Networking Presentation at Parasol
I gave another presentation on Networking this past Tuesday to roughly 70 non-profit leaders at the monthly Parasol Community Collaboration meeting. I was supposed to give a 40-minute presentation, but speaking to the captivated audience lasted one hour. I wanted to focus on face-to-face (or traditional) networking, because I believe we, as non-profit leaders, [...]
June 12, 2009
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Tags: networking, non-profit · Posted in: Events, Latest News