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Microblog, Part 3 of 6: “It felt good that we are not alone in facing some difficult challenges.” May 21st, 2014
Written and compiled by Banu Raghuraman Our third featured attendee is from Germany – Claudia Leißner, representing Proboneo. To see our previous post in this series, click here. 1. What impact will the 2014 Global Pro Bono Summit have on pro bono in Germany? I can name a few… One, I built better relations with […]
Lean Six Sigma in Not-For-Profits – part 2 May 19th, 2014
Written by Banu Raghuraman, Director of Marketing & Communications (@banudesigns) The opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of Endeavour. We continue part 2 of the article here. Click here for part 1. In the previously mentioned example, LSS suggests that we should never stop challenging status quo, […]
Microblog, Part 2 of 6: “We’re thrilled to be a part of the global pro bono movement.” May 15th, 2014
Written and compiled by Banu Raghuraman Continuing from Part 1 , we present thoughts from our second attendee. Geoff Ripat represented Spark, Canada at the Summit. 1. What impact will the 2014 Global Pro Bono Summit have on pro bono in Canada? The Summit was a great source of connections, energy and ideas and we’re […]
Lean Six Sigma in Not-For-Profits – part 1 May 13th, 2014
Written by Banu Raghuraman, Director of Marketing & Communications (@banudesigns) The opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of Endeavour. Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a business tool that combines the concepts of both Lean and Six Sigma to improve business efficiency by focusing on eliminating eight different […]
Microblog, Part 1 of 6: “The Summit has shown me to see things in a new light.” May 9th, 2014
Written and compiled by Banu Raghuraman We featured Global ProBono Summit thoughts from Andrea Wong, our president, in last month’s newsletter. Since then, we have reached out to other participants worldwide to find out what they thought of the event. We will be presenting their insights as a microblogging series. Here we present Part 1 […]
Connecting the Dots: Designing the future of pro bono April 15th, 2014
A Canadian reflection on the 2014 Global Pro Bono Summit By Andrea Wong, Co-Founder & President, Endeavour The 2nd annual Global Pro Bono Summit was held in San Francisco from February 24 to 27, 2014, and was co-hosted by Taproot Foundation and BMW Foundation. The summit brought together leaders from across sectors who share the vision of […]
“Volunteerism is an important aspect of any person’s life.” April 15th, 2014
Written by Banu Raghuraman The opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of Endeavour. Sean Cameron is a 3rd year HBBA student at Wilfrid Laurier University, currently on his 2nd coop assignment. Sean is known for “making a difference” in his communities and is passionate about social entrepreneurship. […]