In celebration of two decades of existence, CASO measured the perceived impacts of its volunteers and reflected on the effects of its activity in a conference format.
One of the aims of a society that aspires to a greater presence of volunteering in its practices and behaviour is to make a significant contribution to valuing human beings. How?
Universities, as centers of knowledge and training, play a crucial role in building a more just and supportive society. An often underestimated dimension of this role is university volunteering, a practice that transcends the boundaries of the classroom and reaches out directly to the communities around them.
Talking about stakeholders and the need to involve them is common in the context of non-profit organisations. In that of some companies too. Practising real stakeholder engagement, in the sense of deep and effective involvement, is challenging but rewarding.
"We are what we share" is a phrase that inspires us to share in order to be more and better. The complexity of the social challenges we have to solve today demands this attitude. Diogo Vasconcelos left us that (and much more) as a legacy.
