2027 Corporate Social Impact Summit | North America

Activation is where impact begins: meeting employees where they are, removing friction, and designing experiences that help every person see themselves in the work. We activate social impact by listening deeply to employee voices and community partners, then translating those insights into relevant, accessible pathways across volunteering, giving, and philanthropic programs.

Alignment is the force multiplier of corporate social impact: connecting the people who run programs, the partners who deliver outcomes, and the stakeholders who champion the work. In today’s environment, impact grows at the intersections through trust-based corporate–nonprofit partnerships built on co-creation, and cross-functional alignment across HR, Inclusion, Sustainability, Communications, and beyond.

Acceleration is about moving faster without losing the human touch that makes social impact work meaningful. It’s the thoughtful combination of human judgment, trusted data, and responsible technology that streamlines administration, surfaces insights, and helps teams scale what’s working across global programs. 

Amplification is how impact earns influence: not just doing good work, but proving it, improving it, and telling the story in ways that move stakeholders to action. It starts with defining what matters, right-sizing what you collect, and evolving beyond one-size-fits-all reporting toward approaches that reduce nonprofit lift while improving insight.