“The Dash” is a poem by Linda Ellis that inspires us to live our lives while we are alive. A critical line in the poem reads: "If we could just slow down enough to consider what is true and real and always try to consider the way other people feel.”   Wow, how powerful!! In this hurried age in which we live, we rarely slow down to consider anything, even when we are relaxing. We would rather numb our minds and think about nothing after a stress-filled day at work, or tend to

One of the most-asked questions we receive when C-Suite Executives, CSR, and HR professionals discover what we do, is, “What are the most important parts to a truly successful corporate volunteer initiative?” Considering we focus exclusively on employee volunteer events, I can offer my perspective.   1. Organization . It never ceases to amaze me how some entities can be called organizations–and then, not be. Organization. Planning. Preparation. Details. Leadership. All critic

Our inaugural VIBE Home Makeover is just around the corner. And we are now accepting nominations for our Tampa Bay, Florida project. VIBE provides designer home makeovers and renovations to recipient families in need, at no cost to the recipients. In our first year, five families will receive home makeovers in the bay area, including one family who will receive the Flagship Edition renovation, an extensive interior and exterior transformation with 18 or more major upgrades an