Skilled Volunteering with Apparo

Skilled Technology Volunteers: Apparo volunteers take build skills and create social good in the community

On this episode of The Apparo Effect, Apparo's Chief Executive Officer, Kim Lanphear hosts Darrell Thompson, CIO at Coca Cola Consolidated and Apparo Board Chair and Sherry Graziano EVP, Digital, Client Experience and Marketing at Truist, and Apparo Board Member. They discuss the benefits of skilled volunteering for not only the volunteer but the corporation as well.

In this conversation, they dive into: 

• Corporate priorities of creating social good and how they are aligned with skilled volunteering
• Talent retention and skill building benefits of skilled volunteering - including building of confidence, leadership, speaking and soft interpersonal skills
• The "feel good effect" of using everyday skills for creating social good in a small amount of time
• Ability to build "purpose at scale" by applying skills efficiently to help many nonprofits and those they serve