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When Samanthia Achuff, a Salesforce.com employee, volunteered to train nonprofits in technology at a “Tech Teach-in” last April, she didn’t know that her two hours would eventually turn into 330. “It’s an amazing testament to how much a single volunteer engagement can grow exponentially,” said Carol Guttery, Director of Employee Engagement at Salesforce.com Foundation.

By Dr. Rebecca Thomley, Chief Executive Officer, Orion Associates.

Building a Community for Millennial Volunteerism and Civic Engagement

This guest blog post was contributed by Julia Stewart, Marketing and Programs Associate at Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation. This post builds off Julia’s presentation during A Billion + Change’s recent webinar, “Hurricane Katrina Seven Years Later: How Skills-based Service is Supporting a New Orleans Renaissance.” Julia recently joined Propeller after graduating from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon with a B.A. in International Relations.

Get Safe, Stay Safe and Thrive

Kim Cardenas was a Casualty Processor at Allstate Insurance Company. She had joined Allstate because she wanted to work for a good company, and had been there almost three years.  But Kim was also a victim of domestic violence and financial abuse. “I was ashamed and I felt embarrassed because my marriage wasn’t working.  Financially, we were devastated. I was being kept out of the financial decisions that affected the overall picture of our lives.”