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
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
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
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
Volunteerism…A Great Sport
Originally posted on 5/15/09 at http://parkerdevelopment.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/volunteerism-a-great-sport/. Volunteerism…A Great Sport I’m a sports fanatic, so am continually looking at the benefits of teamwork, strategy and “sports”manship and comparing it to the non-profit community. To me, there are a ton of similarities. The biggest, in my opinion, can be teamwork. Assembling a group of people, perhaps from [...]
May 24, 2009
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Tags: charity, community engagement, community involvement, non-profit, volunteer · Posted in: Latest News