Pro Bono Perspectives

Danielle Holly interviews fellow social impact champion Bea Boccalandro, President & Founder of VeraWorks. Bea coined the term “job purposing,” the concept of unlocking opportunities for employees to do societal good through their everyday jobs. She shares powerful stories of individuals finding purpose in their careers and tips on how to bring greater meaning to your workplace.

To learn more about job purposing, visit veraworks.com and beaboccalandro.com/blog.

In this uplifting episode celebrating National Mentoring Month, host Danielle Holly interviews MENTOR CEO David Shapiro about the compounding effects of mentoring. MENTOR promotes high-quality mentoring and provides an activation point for volunteers seeking to get involved.

This special form of volunteering is a great way to act on your values, David says, and you’re much more valuable as a mentor than you probably think!

To learn more about MENTOR and how you can get involved, visit mentoring.org.

Danielle Holly kicks off season 2 with a call to turn our aspirations into plans and impact. She introduces the first guest of the season, MENTOR CEO David Shapiro, and other upcoming guests who are changing lives for the better, including PwC Responsible Business Leader Jeff Senne and VeraWorks President & Founder and job purposing pioneer Bea Boccalandro.

In the season 1 finale of Pro Bono Perspectives, host and Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly looks back on more than a year of social impact conversations with inspiring change leaders across sectors and industries. A few key trends emerged, including the expanding definition of philanthropy, new approaches to disaster resiliency and the increase in corporate activism. Listen for clips from some of our favorite episodes, a recap of season 1 and the topics we look forward to exploring further next year!

Happy Giving Tuesday! In honor of this exciting day of charity, we're returning to host Danielle Holly's conversation with Tim Smith, Senior Director of The Boston Foundation and Head of Pledge 1% Boston. The two discuss the importance of strategic cross-sector partnerships and how philanthropy includes much more than just donating money, like volunteering and giving resources or expertise.

Visit tbf.org to learn more about The Boston Foundation and pledge1boston.org for the Boston chapter of Pledge 1%.

In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday this week, we're revisiting Danielle Holly's conversation with Robert Lee, Co-Founder & CEO of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, a national nonprofit that tackles the intertwined issues of food waste and hunger. Operating in 16 cities, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine provides services such as food waste consulting, excess food delivery, co-branding services and tax credit assistance.

To learn more about Rescuing Leftover Cusine, visit rescuingleftovercuisine.org.

Host Danielle Holly talks citizen engagement with Myung Lee, Executive Director of Cities of Service, a nonprofit that helps mayors build stronger cities by changing the way local government and citizens work together.

Cities of Service activates dormant civic engagement by helping local governments to partner with the community and get better at facilitating opportunities for citizens to get involved.

Learn more about Cities of Service programs and how you can get involved, visit citiesofservice.

We're closing out Domestic Violence Awareness Month by putting the spotlight on host Danielle Holly's past conversation with Sarah Beaulieu, Founder of The Uncomfortable Conversation, a nonprofit that engages men in conversations about sexual harassment and violence. Sarah shares her experience as a survivor of sexual abuse and the process of sharing her story publicly, as well as commentary on the #MeToo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh hearing.

Learn more at theuncomfortableconversation.org.

This Pro Bono Week bonus episode returns to Danielle Holly's conversation with Berkshire Bank's Gary Levante, now Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility & Culture. Gary leads community engagement and sustainability for Berkshire Bank and is one of the collaborators behind the Skills for Cities citywide day of skilled service model.

To learn more about Berkshire Bank and its social impact work, visit berkshirebank.com/About.

In this Pro Bono Week bonus episode, we revisit Danielle Holly's interview with TOMS Chief Giving Officer Amy Smith, which focuses on the brand's decision to take a stand on gun safety following the tragic Thousand Oaks shooting.

To learn more about TOMS’s gun violence prevention work, giving programs and other CSR initiatives, visit https://stories.toms.com.