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Turning Good Intentions into Greater Impact
Reimagining Service, a national organization that believes volunteerism can help solve some of society's most pressing problems, recently published TCC Group's new research that correlates strong volunteer management practices with overall organizational effectiveness in its Resource Guide on Volunteer Management Funding.
Reimagining Service has articulated four core principles around these ideas:
- Make volunteering fundamental, not an add-on.
- Volunteering changes the core economics of organizations
- Don't let supply dictate your volunteer programs
- In order to get a return, you have to invest
Click here to learn more about increasing the impact of volunteering and become a signatory to these principles. |
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Building a Strong Corporate Reputation 
Corporate grant-making can have a huge impact on meeting local community needs as well as addressing major problems facing society. But many companies struggle with tying their good works to reputation management efforts. On July 22, TCC Group Vice President and Director Tom Knowlton will lead a panel discussion that includes Deborah Patterson, President of the Monsanto Fund, and Bryan Dumont, President of APCO Insight, and focuses on how to build a strong corporate reputation through Corporate Community Involvement at the Conference Board's CCI Conference for corporate grantmakers in New York City. |
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Strengthening Organizational Culture
We talk about creating it, building it, and changing it, but why
is organizational culture important and how does it make an organization more
effective? An organization's shared values and beliefs shape its ability to
effectively carry out its mission. It helps staff and other stakeholders define
what the organization stands for. It provides a context, particularly for new
employees and volunteers, to understand what's going on and can often give
people a sense of belonging. While every staffer can contribute to building a positive culture, it is the
leadership that sets and re-sets the tone of an organization's culture.
Staff look to senior executives for cultural cues, such as how to behave in
meetings, how to interact with others, and how to carry out the business of the
organization in general. Having a values statement is key, but without
leaders holding staff - and themselves - accountable, it is unlikely that the
values will be lived. Learn more from
our webinar on Leadership and Organizational Culture . |
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Fund Raisers Offer Tips for Using Data Better
TCC Group Associate Director Anne Sherman recently moderated a panel discussion on using data in fundraising at the 2010 meeting of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in New York. The panel included, Gary Bagley, executive director of New York Cares, Lisa Mueller, director of development and communications, at Sanctuary for Families, and Julia Jean-Francois, co-director of the Center for Family Life, and focused on how information can combine with appealing stories to boost fundraising.Read further coverage of the event in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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their programs, understand the strengths and weaknesses of the organization, and recognize how organizational capacities work behind the scenes to enhance programmatic success.
