Covestro Institute for Engagement
At The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at RMU
On Thursday, March 23, Covestro Institute for Engagement (CIE) packed the house at the Ace Hotel in East Liberty for “We’re Jazzed: A Mock Board Meeting.” The event included a one-act play in which a nonprofit board addresses potential failure with heated words, inert threats and a screaming saxophone.
Watch the video below (or on YouTube):
“So the stakes are high for raising these issues and winning this particular long game. Therefore, today, I call for heightened attention to HR in every nonprofit. Staff leaders should actively be building their bench. Boards of directors must own their responsibilities as employers as well as champions of mission. Given the daily contributions made by nonprofit organizations, we all have a stake in the continued success of our nonprofits.”
The Bayer Center’s director Peggy Outon penned a powerful piece for NEXT Pittsburgh on the board’s role in HR and, as a direct result, the success and growth of the nonprofit sector.
How do boards, then, fully understand and leverage this responsibility? Find out more by enrolling in our BoardsWork! program or visiting the resources section of our website.
“Skills-based volunteerism involves teams of three to four employees each, who use their professional skills or bring new expertise and insight to solve a nonprofit’s technical or operational challenge. At the Covestro Institute for Engagement (CIE) at Robert Morris University, more than 175 employees from Covestro and seven other companies, including Alcoa and PNC, have been trained to perform this kind of public service.”
More than 3,000 elected officials from every corner of the United States convened in Pittsburgh during the 2016 City Summit in Pittsburgh from November 16 through 19. They attended general sessions, mobile workshops, and other collaborative events that helped to explore and attempted to solve national city priorities, including sustainability, transportation, innovative partnerships, and climate change. The Covestro Institute for Engagement at the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management hosted one of the mobile workshops, called the Corporate Connection, which focused on the idea that healthy relationships between nonprofit and corporate agencies are a key part of thriving cities of all sizes.
For Pittsburgh to successfully bridge burgeoning challenges – from staffing gaps to poverty issues – the region has to work collaboratively, and Covestro LLC President Jerry MacCleary believes it comes down to taking action and responsibility.
“This is my vision,” MacCleary said. “It’s about including, innovating and sustaining. We are a city on the rise. I truly believe we’re at a unique place in our history. Now the question is, ‘Where do we go from here?'” [Read more…]
