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Our model helps build the skills, confidence, and motivation people need to become life-long volunteers. Our Connect Program provides convenient “place-based” opportunities to volunteer, often right in a conference room or apartment building. Companies play an important role in fostering a culture of service, and Building Impact... Please explore our website to learn more about our innovative model of civic engagement.

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New Boston Fund is committed to playing an active and generous role in the community. New Boston Fund has interwoven the concepts of charitable contributions and community service into the fabric of the organization.  Overall, New Boston supports more than 20 individual charities, institutions,... + continue reading

Wednesday, January 16, 2013:   Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   We couldn’t have said it better!   Though offices are closed Monday, that shouldn’t mean you take the day off! Use MLK Day of Service to address critical issues and to give back. This day is all about volunteers of every background creating positive change in communities they care about. Volunteers really do...+ continue reading
Tuesday, January 15, 2013:   What is your New Year’s resolution for 2013? Is it to eat healthier, spend more time with family, save some money? These popular goals set by individuals year after year are great, but how much of an impact are they actually making? You are helping yourself feel better, look better, be better, but what about helping others do the same? You’d be surprised at how great helping others can make you feel.   Take a...+ continue reading
Thursday, December 13, 2012:   As you all probably know, Building Impact has held donation drives the past three months straight. In November, a month we normally do not hold a donation on, we held a special drive to collect coats of all sizes to meet the urgent need expressed by several of our nonprofit partners. We thank all of our program users for their constant generosity despite the higher frequency in donation drives! All drives were a huge success! A year...+ continue reading
Wednesday, December 5, 2012:     Did you know that the patients of Massachusetts General Hospital need over 200 pints of blood each day? Building Impact is always looking for ways to fill the needs of our nonprofit partners. And it’s our goal to get YOU involved in that process through our Six Ways to Serve. When we heard about the complimentary car service that MGH offers to blood donors, we couldn’t wait to promote the opportunity to our...+ continue reading
Wednesday, November 14, 2012: Pie in the Sky, a fundraiser put on by Community Servings, is going on NOW through Saturday, November 17th. Each $25 pie purchased provides a week’s worth of home-delivered meals to a client of Community Servings. You aren’t necessarily cutting down on your calorie intake, but at least you can feel good knowing that you’ve fed someone in need for an entire week! The last day to order is this Saturday, November 17th! Don...+ continue reading