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How This Software Architect’s Skills Helped a Startup Scale Smarter—And Transformed His Own Perspective

When Rohit, a Senior Software Architect at SAP, first heard about the opportunity to volunteer his skills through his company, he wasn’t sure it was for him. “Being a software developer, I was never so keen to clean lakes, streets, or teach in schools as

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Designing for Real Humans: How Behavioral Science Helps Scale Social Innovation

Social innovations often fail not because the ideas are bad—but because they ask too much of real people. If we want to close the gap between good intentions and action, we have to design our programs with human behavior in mind. Which, according to Dan

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From Do-Gooders to Ladder-Climbers: 5 Personas That Make or Break Corporate Volunteering Programs

Corporate volunteering isn’t broken—but the way we design for it often is. If you’ve ever launched a skills-based volunteering program and wondered why engagement plateaued after the first email blast, here’s a not-so-shocking truth: your employees aren’t all the same. Your employees have different motivations,

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9 Corporate Social Impact Initiatives Thriving in 2025 (And What They Reveal About the Future of CSR)

In a time when many corporate social responsibility programs are stalled, underfunded, or performative, a select few are thriving—and reshaping what’s possible. Earlier this year, we published a post about the 8 most common traps corporate social impact leaders fall into. At the top of

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The 8 Most Common Mistakes Corporate Social Impact Leaders Make (and how to avoid them)

How to stop checking boxes and start building the programs your company—and the world—really needs.

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11 Mental Models and Frameworks That Corporate Social Impact Leaders Use to Create Lasting Impact

Despite their best intentions, corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs start with good intentions — but far too many disappear within a few years. According to Harvard Business School: 📉 77% of CSR programs are not aligned with business goals ❌ Over 60% fail to achieve

Podcasts, Influencers, and News You Should Follow if Your Are Working to Create Purposeful and Impact-Driven Organizations

Curated resources to help you stay inspired, informed, and connected 📝 Bonus: Don’t forget to bookmark the public Google Sheet—a living resource for continual updates and crowd-sourced inspiration. 🎧 Podcasts Worth Your Time 🧠 Follow These Influencers 📰 Newsletters & Media Channels 🤝 Events, Communities

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Real Stories from Our Amazing Volunteers: How Skills-Based Volunteering Unlocks Talent, Innovation, and Impact

At MovingWorlds, we see the ripple effects that occur when people volunteer their skills. Our platform connects corporate professionals with social innovators in need of business support—and in doing so, it catalyzes change in every direction: for communities, for companies, and for the people who

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Corporate Skills-Based Volunteering: Purpose Without the Politics

Even in uncertain times, one powerful CSR strategy gaining traction is skills-based volunteering (SBV) – programs that enable employees to volunteer their professional skills to nonprofits and community initiatives. Unlike public political stances or polarizing ad campaigns, SBV programs are widely accepted and apolitical. They

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How to Help Employees Find Purpose—When Everything Feels Broken

If you’re a CSR leader at a global company right now, you’re probably feeling two things at once: The tension is real. You want to launch meaningful programs, but you’re navigating budget scrutiny, legal caution, and employee burnout. You want to inspire your colleagues to