“There’s an enormous opportunity to leverage this financial activity to bring new funding to critical nonprofits addressing the most pressing issues of our time.” In my conversation with Givewith founder and CEO Paul Polizzotto for You’ve Got This, we discussed quantifying the impact of making a difference as well as key learnings from Paul’s 32 years of social entrepreneurship.
Last year marked the dawn of stakeholder capitalism as the world’s largest, most powerful businesses acknowledged the vital importance of their employees, investors, suppliers and ecosystem partners.
#GivingTuesdayNow is an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. It’s an opportunity to give back to communities in safe ways that allow for social connection; to support the critical work of the nonprofit sector; and perhaps more importantly, to redefine the role of business.
The UN Global Compact invites CEOs to record and submit a video sharing what your company is doing in response to COVID-19 giving examples of efforts to recover from, and support resiliency in the face of this global crisis.
There’s a massive price tag on solving society’s most pressing challenges. In fact, achieving all 17 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 will require an annual investment of $5-$7 trillion. Traditional philanthropy nor government spending alone will solve it. We need companies to play a bigger role in addressing these issues. https://thriveglobal.com/stories/social-impact-heroes-how-givewith-ceo-paul-polizzotto-is-enabling-more-businesses-to-create-compelling-social-impact-programs-with-fotis-georgiadis/
The global COVID-19 pandemic — and its economic consequences — are quickly reaching every corner of the world; generating a series of complex, interwoven challenges that governments cannot solve alone.
