Related Articles

Rate This Article

Average: 0/5

Advertisement

Points of Light Institute

Points of Light Institute

Published:
Updated: June 16, 2011, 5:10 pm

POINTS OF LIGHT INSTITUTE RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING CHAMPIONS OF SERVICE

June 9, 2011

New Orleans, June 8, 2011 – Points of Light Institute celebrated Champions of Inspiration during the closing session of the 2011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New Orleans, the world’s largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, corporate and government sectors.

Points of Light Institute presented...

National Conference on Volunteering and Service Moves from New Orleans to Chicago

June 9, 2011

New Orleans, June 8, 2011 – More than 4,000 leaders from the service sector came together this week to share solutions, best practices and lessons for achieving greater community impact at the 2011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) in New Orleans. Building on the excitement and momentum in New Orleans, it was announced today the 2012...

POINTS OF LIGHT INSTITUTE RECOGNIZES EXTRAORDINARY CORPORATE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

June 8, 2011

New Orleans, June 7, 2011 – Points of Light Institute today honored three companies for their extraordinary employee volunteer efforts to address and solve community challenges. Cisco, IBM and McKesson each received a 2011 Corporate Engagement Award of Excellence for building strong and effective volunteer programs that build healthy communities and...

HANDSON NETWORK ANNOUNCES FIRST INNOVATION HUBS

June 6, 2011

ATLANTA – June 6, 2011 – The volunteer sector is evolving rapidly with dramatic changes in how people live, work and interface with technology and therefore how and why people engage. To keep up with these changes, HandsOn Network has launched a focused investment strategy called the Innovation Hub initiative. The goal of the initiative is to help...

POINTS OF LIGHT INSTITUTE NAMES STARBUCKS EXECUTIVE CHAIR OF CORPORATE SERVICE COUNCIL

June 6, 2011

New Orleans, June 6, 2011 — Points of Light Institute today announced that Cliff Burrows, president of Starbucks Coffee U.S., has been named chairman of its Corporate Service Council (CSC), which leads and inspires the business community to increase civic impact through innovation, sharing of best practices and the application of human capital and...

“CITIZEN SOLUTIONS FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY” HELPS COMMUNITIES EXTEND RESOURCES

June 6, 2011

New Orleans, June 6, 2011 — Fostering economic opportunity in cash-strapped communities is a constant challenge. At the 2011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS), Chase is sponsoring the “Citizen Solutions for Economic Opportunity” forum and presentation track for communities to share their best practices in leveraging the power of...

National Conference on Volunteering and Service Showcases Innovative Solutions to Community Challenges

June 1, 2011

New Orleans, June 1, 2011 – As communities across the country face challenges ranging from the dropout crisis to childhood hunger to natural disasters, and as Americans look for ways to give back, volunteer service has become an essential strategy for solving community challenges. Leaders from the service sector will come together to share solutions,...

HandsOn Network, Google Team to Boost Effective Use of Technology by Nonprofits

May 24, 2011

ATLANTA – May 23, 2011 – HandsOn Network, the volunteer arm of Points of Light Institute, announced today that it is partnering with Google to create HandsOn Tech Corps, an initiative designed to increase the nonprofit sector’s effective use of technology.

HandsOn Tech Corps will activate 24 AmeriCorps VISTA members in communities across the...

Luminaries from Service, Government, Business, Entertainment Gather for National Conference on Volunteering and Service

May 10, 2011

The National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS), convened by Points of Light Institute and the Corporation for National and Community Service, is the world’s largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, corporate and government sectors. This year’s event provides attendees with an opportunity to learn, connect and be...

HandsOn Network Receives Funding from UPS to Support Gulf Region, Mobilize Service Leaders and Expand Internationally

April 21, 2011

ATLANTA – April 21, 2011 – HandsOn Network, the volunteer arm of Points of Light Institute in the United States, announced today that it is activating two grants from The UPS Foundation designed to support its affiliates in areas directly impacted by the Gulf oil spill and build its capacity in the U.S. and internationally.

“UPS is a long-time...

0 Comments

Add Comment

You must be logged in to post a comment. Click here to login