Pro Bono Perspectives Podcast

Pro Bono Perspectives is a podcast about the power of a purpose-driven career. Join Common Impact CEO, Danielle Holly, as she interviews leaders from all walks of life to learn about their personal and professional backgrounds and explore what drives them to create positive change through their careers and daily lives. Common Impact is a national nonprofit focused on creating successful skills-based volunteer programs that build the capacity of the nonprofit sector. Hear from our network of everyday leaders working at both big companies and small nonprofits who are using their skills to support their communities and get inspired to use your own talents for good.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E5: Sally Holmes, Marie Claire
Marie Claire Editor-in-Chief Sally Holmes gives a behind the scenes look at the iconic brand, including new editorial directions they're taking, how they're progressing DEI, and a closer look at some of the powerful women they're covering.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E4: Jerome Tennille, Marriott International
Jerome Tennille, Manager of Social Impact & Volunteerism at Marriott International, joins host Danielle Holly for a dynamic conversation on the state of volunteering and employee engagement.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E3: Delores Morton, Step Up
In our first episode of Black History Month 2021, host Danielle Holly speaks with Delores Morton, CEO of Step Up.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E2: Mei Cobb, United Way Worldwide
Mei Cobb shares how United Way Worldwide has pivoted in response to COVID-19, her predictions for the future of volunteerism and service, and how the pandemic has given us an opportunity to build back better - more equal, inclusive, and united.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pro Bono Perspectives S3E1: Vu Le, NonprofitAF
Vu Le of NonprofitAF joins the Pro Bono Perspectives podcast the day after the violent insurrection on the Capitol to discuss how we can - and must - be bolder in responding to injustice. It's time for an existential crisis in philanthropy, Vu says.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E27: Reflections on a Challenging, Clarifying, Transformative Year
In the Season 2 finale of Pro Bono Perspectives, Danielle Holly reflects on the challenging moments we lived through this year, from COVID-19 to a divisive election to the brutal murders of Black Americans and racial justice reckoning that followed.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E26: Tom Crohan, John Hancock
Tom Crohan of John Hancock joins host Danielle Holly to talk about the Skills for Cities 2020 day of skilled volunteering to support racial justice and BIPOC-led nonprofits, as well as John Hancock’s response to COVID-19 and social inequity.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E25: Shalu Umapathy, IDEO.org
Shalu Umapathy of IDEO.org appears on Pro Bono Perspectives to share insights on people-centered design, what innovation means in the nonprofit sector in the context of COVID-19, and how it can be a path toward diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E24: Edgar Villanueva, Schott Foundation
Edgar Villanueva, SVP at the Schott Foundation & award-winning author of "Decolonizing Wealth," unpacks the title of his book, addresses several important critiques of philanthropy, and shares how a return to his Indigenous values guides his career.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Pro Bono Perspectives S2E23: Chris Tyson, Build Baton Rouge
Chris Tyson, President & CEO of Build Baton Rouge, shares about the redevelopment authority’s mission to bring together people and resources to promote equitable investment, innovative development, and thriving communities across Baton Rouge.

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