Ambrosia Brody has covered education, breaking, and community news and served as a staff writer at USC and healthcare editor at Belmont Publications. She is a freelance writer, grant writer, and copyeditor.
Artivism in Action: Dodson Middle School
When students at Dodson Middle School entered the art room this fall, they weren’t just stepping into a safe space to create – they were preparing to explore liberation, identity, and justice.
The Impact You Made in 2025
In 2025, Impact 4 Good continued to turn moments of connection into meaningful actions as our clients came together to support nonprofit partners across the U.S. to address real needs in local communities. From food insecurity and basic care, to education, pet care, and community resilience, our clients worked together to give back to others.
Why Workplace Friendships Are Critical to Talent Acquisition, Retention
The saying “everything is better with friends” holds true at work, according to a recent KPMG survey of 1,019 full-time American workers. The professional services firm found that most employees would trade 20% of their salary to work with close friends.
If ‘Unretirement’ Is Here to Stay, Here’s What Employers Need to Know
Whether due to personal choices, a flagging economy, financial pressures or inadequate retirement readiness, more older workers are extending their employment or “unretiring,” meaning they are returning to work part-time or foregoing a full retirement for a phased retirement.
‘New-Collar’ Jobs: Is This the Future of Work?
As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates change across industries, “new-collar” jobs are becoming the backbone of the new economy — blending technical fluency, manual capability and continual adaptability, according to a recent LinkedIn report.
How to Build Employee Trust in the Age of AI
In this article, experts share ways HR and total rewards (TR) leaders can create a culture of digital trust.
Why Workers Fear AI: It Starts with Leadership
As organizations step further into the digital realm, many employees are feeling left out of the artificial intelligence (AI) conversation, leading to distrust and reluctance to embrace these changes.
Streamline Your CSR Efforts with Volunteer Connect – Why Summer is the Season to Step Up
As temperatures rise, so does the need for community support. The summer season presents unique challenges for some nonprofits, school meal gaps, shifts in volunteer numbers, and increased demand for youth services. For companies, these challenges provide an opportunity to step into Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in a meaningful way.
Double the Impact — Do More With Our 20th Anniversary Bundle
Today’s employees want more than the traditional work perks; they want purposeful work. According to Deloitte, Gen Z and millennials say they are motivated by meaningful work, with 9 in 10 Gen Zs and millennials expressing they want to have a positive impact on their communities or learn skills that will help them drive change.
Purpose-Driven Impact in Action: 3 Meaningful Ways to Support Communities Facing Hunger
For millions of families across the U.S., the question isn’t what to eat, it’s if they’ll eat at all. In 2024, Feeding America estimated that 47 million people faced hunger, including 1 in 5 children who didn’t have enough food to eat. Every day, adults, children, and seniors in communities large and small face daily challenges associated with hunger and food insecurity.
Why ‘Stay-or-Pay’ Agreements Are Currently Under Fire
Stay-or-pay agreements traditionally have been a common talent acquisition and retention tool.
The High Cost of Burnout for Employees and Employers
Organizations’ pursuit of more (output, revenue, etc.) and employers’ perceived experience of less (recognition, backing, favor) is generating increased tension. It’s perhaps not surprising then that, according to a new survey report by consulting firm Robert Half, U.S. workers are feeling more burned out.
Ways You Can Help Employees with Disabilities Maximize Their Benefits
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that 22.5% of people with a disability were employed — the highest recorded ratio since comparable data was first collected in 2008.
Mentoring and Reverse Mentoring: Two Sides of a Valuable Coin
With multiple generations working side by side, both literally and figuratively, addressing skill, experience, knowledge and communication gaps in the workplace has become crucial for employers who want to retain and elevate talent as well as create a more inclusive culture.
Employee Well-Being Is Faltering: What’s the Cause?
With employee anxiety levels spiking among the American workforce due to a laundry list of stressors, including a turbulent job market, an uncertain economy, and political and social tensions, it’s not surprising employee well-being is at the top of many employers’ minds. However, most employees say their employers are missing the mark in this area despite organizational investments in additional well-being programs and resources.