September 18, 2008

Businesses Urged to Do More to Get Employees to Volunteer

By Cassie J. Moore

The Corporation for National and Community Service wants to redefine pro-bono work with a new campaign calling on businesses to encourage employees to volunteer using their professional skills.

The A Billion + Change campaign announced last week has so far raised the equivalent of $406-million toward its goal in pledges of time from workers with specific expertise. Twenty-three businesses — including IBM, Pfizer, Intel, KPMG, ING, and National Geographic — have

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