Our Work

Common Impact is committed to integrity and pursuit of excellence. We promote transparency and adhere to the highest ethical standards. We continually strive to gain new insights and perspectives in the for-profit, nonprofit, and philanthropic communities. We welcome each new collaboration as a chance to grow and better serve our communities.

Nonprofit Case Studies

 

Operations

William Byrd Community House and Genworth Financial PDF Document
Volunteer needs analysis: New tools to strengthen a corporate volunteering program.

Technology

InnerCity Entrepreneurs and Accenture PDF Document
Website technology upgrade: New online tools accelerate a network of inner city small businesses.

Generations Inc. and Fidelity Investments PDF Document
Program Management Database: Strengthening systems to support growth and quality assurance.

Peace Games and Cisco PDF Document
Networking: A virtual private network enables improved information management across new offices.

Marketing

Cambridge Arts Council and Accenture PDF Document
Market Research: Building the case for the arts as a differentiator.

Project R.I.G.H.T. and CA PDF Document
Collateral Analysis: New marketing materials for higher-impact advocacy.

Tutoring Plus and Fidelity Investments + Keane PDF Document
Website redesign: A new look and feel with the right messages helps to diversify sources of philanthropic support.

Human Resources

Boston Partners in Education and Fidelity Investments PDF Document
Personnel Policies: A new approach to personnel policies for a more satisfied staff.

ACCESS and State Street Corporation PDF Document
Performance Evaluation Tools: Creating a continuous improvement process for staff.

Father Bill's Place and State Street Corporation PDF Document
Staffing Optimization: Restructuring tasks to optimize productivity.

Company Case Studies

Recruiting Gen Y PDF Document
What it takes to become the next generation's employer of choice.

Retaining Key Talent PDF Document
State Street and Common Impact team up to enhance a major initiative to retain key talent.

Developing Leaders PDF Document
Fidelity and Common Impact prepare new managers for the demands of overseeing teams and managing projects.

Building Cross-Cultural Communities PDF Document
Employees from State Street's Boston and China offices volunteered to build a website for a local nonprofit, improving their cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary skills along the way.

Volunteer Case Studies

Executive Mentoring PDF Document
Steve Morin, CIO of TAC Worldwide, guides a local inner city development organization, ICIC, through the purchase of a customer relationship management system.

Team Experiences PDF Document
Analog Devices employees find new satisfaction in "giving what they know" through a Microsoft Office training endeavor with homeless services shelter, hopeFound.