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I got the chance to sit down with Pamela Hawley,  co-founder of VolunteerMatch and founder of UniversalGiving.  Hawley is one of my favorite women in the social enterprise space.  A dynamic and ambitious leader, Hawley also has a side career in improv and acting.  Also, be sure to check out her heartwarming blog. Watch the interview to learn about:

  • Her first experience with poverty and how she came to start Universal Giving

  • How her nonprofit makes money consulting companies on their giving programs

  • The most innovative CSR programs

  • Trends in volunteering
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Amie Vaccaro

Amie runs <a href="http://www.cobblestonesolutions.com">Cobblestone Solutions, LLC</a>, a consultancy focusing on business development, marketing, communications and strategy for mission driven companies. Previously, Amie served as Director of Business Development for Viv (a Bay Area environmental start-up), Program Manager for Social Venture Technology Group (a boutique consulting firm focused on measuring social and environmental impact), and Associate Consultant at Bain & Co (a global management consulting firm). She is particularly interested in innovations that reduce waste, altering consumer behavior for good, and leveraging the power of business to solve the climate crisis. You can read more from her on <a href="http://amievaccaro.com/">her blog</a>, on <a href="http://www.greenbiz.com/blogs/user/amie-vaccaro">GreenBiz.com</a&gt;, and on <a href="http://www.justmeans.com/profile/AmieVaccaro">JustMeans</a&gt;.

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