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Wayfair Workers Plan Job Action Over Partnership With U.S. detention centers
Hundreds of employees of the online home goods company Wayfair plan to walk out of their jobs Wednesday to protest against its investment in furnishing border camps where migrant children are detained, The Guardian reported. At company headquarters in Boston, employees demanded the company stop its partnership with a government contractor to provide beds for detained migrants, the report said. “We believe the current actions of the United States and their contractors at the Southern border do
Six Tips for Attracting Millennial Workers to the Construction Industry
Jobs in construction are growing, as is the number of new entrants to the workforce. Companies can narrow the gap by adapting new approaches for attracting millennials. By focusing on the millennia…
Fresh Ideas To Keep Your Corporate-Cause Partnerships Thriving
A top factor that leads to the end of corporate-nonprofit partnerships is a lack of fresh ideas. Don’t let your partnership fizzle out!
Council Post: Building Mutually Beneficial Partnerships: 11 Tips For Nonprofits
Knowing how to build and maintain relationships with other organizations is vital to sustaining long-term partnerships.
Save the Children: Why the SDGs rely on business partnerships
NGOs and companies have a lot to offer one another when it comes to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
Four Tips to Build Stronger Subcontractor Partnerships
Successful construction projects are built on the foundation of great subcontractor partnerships. The more complex the job, the more subcontractors needed to get it done. How a contractor handles the important task of scheduling and working with these professionals can set them project up for success—or failure. General contractors depend on these specialists to get jobs done well and on time, but managing subcontractors is difficult, time-consuming work.
How to Use Local Business Partnerships to Grow Your Donor Base Affordably
How to Use Local Business Partnerships to Grow Your Donor Base While big grants and major donors shimmer like gold on the horizon, the reality for most small nonprofits is that sustaining revenue through large gifts is a mirage. Fortunately, there’s a solution: individual giving. And this solution is a reliable one. According to Giving
How to Drive an Action-Oriented Event-Driven Architecture
Application leaders should strategically assess their event-driven architecture in three key areas: event-driven action, low latency first, and real-time analytics.
Where are all the women? Why 99% of construction site workers are male
We must challenge the stereotype of a builder as a man and help women thrive in careers in construcion
Why Partnering With Nonprofits Helps Your Business
Through corporate giving and nonprofit partnerships, a company can raise its profile, increase employee motivation, and inspire positive change locally.
Is Your Nonprofit in Donor Retention Detention?
As Network For Good University continues, we’re moving onto an important course: donor retention. Acquiring new donors is a top priority for many nonprofits. From sending appeals to hosting events, the ongoing goal is to get more people caring about and giving to your organization. But when it comes to donor retention, many nonprofits aren’t
How OFN is using partnerships to champion community development
Opportunity Finance Network's corporate partnerships are moving community development forward
How Partnerships Can Turn Food Loss Into Gain
Public-private partnerships are referred to as P3s. At Concordia, we believe that collaboration is the key to solving the world's greatest challenges. P-...
Four Steps to Find and Maintain Event Industry Partnerships
It's true--who you know in events matters as much as what you know. Here are four tips for getting to know the right people.
Homebuilders are desperate for construction workers
Builders can't buy enough workers to get the job done.
How Your Business Can Build Lasting Partnerships With Nonprofits
Building a long-term partnership with a nonprofit can be great for your business and the community but a lasting, meaningful alliance can't be bought with a large check.
Why corporate-NGO partnerships are now as much about knowledge as cash
Corporate-NGO partnerships are becoming increasingly strategic as brands look to gain insight about new markets and charities want more than financial investment.
How grassroots partnerships are working toward long-term food security
In other parts of the state and country, civically minded people have created models that are small, local and committed to relationship.
How to Find and Maintain the Right DMC Partnership for Your Company
Financial and insurance services meetings professionals should all know how valuable DMCs can be, having all worked with them countless times to create great events and meeting experiences. But if you want to take your meeting planning work to the next level and create truly unique and unforgettable meeting experiences for your attendees (and, yes, …
Where are the Construction Workers?
The reported lack of construction workers is one of the more interesting developments in recent years. At first blush this seems implausible. The U.S. is still more than a million construction job…
Putting Knowledge Into Action: Grant Writing
Putting Knowledge Into Action: Grant Writing Welcome to the Grant Writing and Fund Development workshop, led by Jaime Love! The purpose of this one-day workshop is to provide a thorough introduction into the knowledge and skills necessary for the development of successful proposals for competitive funding. Particip...
