Last week, I was a guest speaker at A Billion + Change
when they announced that the initiative has inspired the largest commitment of
pro bono service in history. More than 500 companies across the country,
including the Aidmatrix Foundation, have committed to provide more than $2
billion worth of skills-based volunteer services to help nonprofits address
critical community priorities at home and around the world.
Michelle Nunn, CEO of Points of Light, the largest organization in
the world dedicated to volunteer service, announced this at Points of Light’s
National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Washington, D.C.
I joined the campaign at the national conference. I
facilitated sessions on “The Power of Pro Bono in Disaster Relief”. Attendees from leading organizations
(including many Aidmatrix partners) attended my sessions, including: HP, MWW,
Harvard Pilgrim, Volunteermatch.org, American Red Cross, and Feeding America.
The corporate world has built
technologies and processes that have raised the standard of living of most of
society. We built Aidmatrix on the premise that many of those same technologies
and processes can be reshaped to also improve the lives of those who have been
left behind or affected by a crisis. We
have been proud to be early supporters of what has become a national movement
in the form of Billion + Change.
Here are the key facts behind
the Billion + Change campaign:
• More than 500 companies have
pledged over $2 billion worth of pro bono services -- the equivalent of over
6,400 full-time employees -- to tackle the tough problems and pressing needs of
nonprofits and communities.
• The top three pledge states
are: Pennsylvania, New York, Texas and California, with 46, 43, 35 and 30
pledges respectively. The D.C. Metro Area has the most pledges.
• 50% of pledges are small
businesses, 3% are mid-size, and 47% are large companies.
• The top five pledge
industries are: architecture and design, communications/PR, financial services,
technology and professional services.
• The top three impact areas
are: education, youth, community revitalization and the environment/conservation.
You can learn more about the program at www.abillionpluschange.org
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