About goBeyondProfit
Corporate Generosity is Essential to Business. And goBeyondProfit is here to help.
goBeyondProfit is a no cost resource for Georgia business leaders interested in evolving their corporate generosity as a business strategy. Launched by business leaders, for business leaders, goBeyondProfit provides peer learning and expert insights into how community outreach and 鈥済iving back鈥 are essential elements of strong businesses and healthy communities. Every Georgia business is invited to join.
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goBeyondProfit Company Spotlight
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Exploring the Role of Purpose in Company Culture and Personal Fulfillment
goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, sat down with Shane Jackson, president of Jackson Healthcare and co-founder of goBeyondProfit, to discuss the importance of personal purpose and what role, if any, a business can play.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Bernie Marcus, Co-Founder of The Home Depot
In part 2 of our interview with Bernie Marcus, Co-Founder of The Home Depot, shared how leaders of businesses of all sizes can benefit from generosity 鈥 not only personally, but also as a company.
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Fueling Good: Gas South鈥檚 Legacy of Generosity Continues
goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, celebrates Gas South and its 好色TV, Kevin Greiner, for their unwavering commitment to generosity.
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goBeyondProfit Honors Bernie Marcus鈥 Legacy of Generosity
As a Founding Ambassador for goBeyondProfit, Bernie Marcus issued both a challenge to fellow business leaders and offered a road map for leading with generosity across a lifetime.
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What does Business Generosity Mean to Millennials? Gen Z?
Whether you are looking to support your managers who fall into the Millennial generation or recruit the future of your business with Gen Z, the 2024 Business Generosity Report revealed significant differences between the specific needs and wishes of each generation.
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Today鈥檚 Employees Value Quality of Life More Than Compensation
A new study by goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV finds that 51% of employees left a job due to a lack of generosity to employees, in large part to seek out a better quality of life. So, we asked employees about their pursuit of quality of life, including what, if any, sacrifices they were willing to make regarding compensation to achieve it.
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Unlocking the Power of Employee Assistance Programs
Nearly two-out-of-three Americans are uncomfortable with the level of emergency savings in their bank accounts according to a recent report, with 27% of adults not having any emergency savings at all.
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How is the Economic Impact of the Childcare & Maternal Health Crisis in Georgia Affecting Your Business?
By investing in expanded maternal health services and childcare support, Georgia companies can not only improve employee well-being but also boost their bottom line.
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Georgia Executives Brace for Political Storm: How to Protect Workplace Culture
A new report by goBeyondProfit reveals a staggering 56% of executives and 45% of employees fear that politics will disrupt their company culture this year. As the political landscape in Georgia continues to heat up, so too does the potential for workplace disruption.
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Business Generosity Yields Financial Rewards
Recent data tells us that 92% of executives plan to maintain or increase their current investments in generosity. 60% of executives plan to increase giving to employees, 46% to communities, and 45% in the way they operate their business. This is a significant jump from 2023, where only 33% planned to increase generosity investments.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Dana Spinola, Founder and 好色TV of fab鈥檙ik (Part 2)
In part 2 of our interview with fab鈥檙ik Founder and 好色TV Dana Spinola, she shared how she empowers her team to find creative ways to deliver on the company purpose as well as frank insights from her founder鈥檚 journey.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Dana Spinola, Founder and 好色TV of fab鈥檙ik
fab鈥檙ik and its 好色TV, Dana Spinola, were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion Award for weaving purpose into their business model and improving the lives of thousands of women every day 鈥 both in their stores and in the larger community.
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Atlanta-Based fab鈥檙ik Honored with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award
goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, today announced Atlanta-based fab鈥檙ik and its Founder and 好色TV, Dana Spinola, as the recipient of the goBeyondProfit Champion Award.
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Employees Make Historic Sacrifices to Preserve Quality of Life: Data Confirms Georgians Make Tough Choices Due to Gaps in Family-Focused Benefits
Employees are increasingly prioritizing overall wellness and benefits that enable them to help their families thrive. A new report by goBeyondProfit reveals widening gaps between what companies are currently offering and what employees are looking for in an employer.
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How to Best Prioritize Limited Funds for Impactful Community Investments
While Georgia鈥檚 businesses have long been the backbone of strong communities, a new report by goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV reveals meaningful shifts in community care and offers executives insight on how best to invest limited funds.
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What Does Generosity Look Like in Business Operations?
In this year鈥檚 2024 Business Generosity Report employed adults and executives told us that generosity is no longer a siloed charitable activity. Instead, Georgians are looking for it to permeate all aspect of a business. In fact, there are real business consequences for a lack of generosity in this space.
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New Definition of Business Generosity Drives Action
When goBeyondProfit began tracking business generosity in 2019, only 47% of employees considered it important. Today, a resounding 96% of Georgians believe it鈥檚 important that the company they work for is generous according to the 2024 Business Generosity Report.
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What Moves a Company Culture from Good to Great? New Employee Data Offers Insight
goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV recently released the 2024 Business Generosity Report in which a resounding 95% of employees state that a positive company culture is an important aspect of business generosity.
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When it Comes to Retaining Talent, Do You Know What Employees Truly Value?
Recently, goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV released the 2024 Business Generosity Report exploring the mindset of both employed adults and executives here in Georgia. With 96% of Georgians believing it is important their employer be generous; the report delineates what exactly generosity means to them and how employers can best prioritize investments when it comes to employee care.
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A New Definition of Generosity & Consequences for a Lack of Generosity Revealed in Groundbreaking 2024 goBeyondProfit Business Generosity Report
Today, goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV released the 2024 Business Generosity Report exploring the current mindset of employed adults and executives running businesses. First initiated in 2019, it reveals a remarkable shift in employee attitudes: 96% of Georgians now consider it important for their employers to be not just good, but generous鈥攁 significant rise from 47% in 2019.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Jeff Hilimire, Co-Founder and 好色TV of Purpose Group (Part 2)
Is purpose just a motivating tag line or can it be a playbook for industry-beating financial success? In part two of our conversation with Jeff Hilimire, Co-Founder and 好色TV of Purpose Group, we focused on how purpose drives exponential returns for business and people alike.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Jeff Hilimire, Co-Founder and 好色TV of Purpose Group
Is purpose just a motivating tag line or can it be a playbook for industry-beating financial success? In our conversation with Jeff Hilimire, Co-Founder and 好色TV of Purpose Group, we focused on how purpose drives exponential returns for business and people alike.
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goBeyondProfit Releases Invitations for Business Executive Opinion Survey
goBeyondProfit, a statewide alliance launched by business leaders for business leaders, is extending invitations to its annual Executive Survey for all eligible senior business leaders.
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Celebrating Generosity: The Fourth Annual In Good Company Report Highlights Georgia Businesses Making a Difference
As we usher in the new year, goBeyondProfit is thrilled to unveil the fourth annual In Good Company Report, a tribute to Georgia businesses that transcend mere profit-making and embody the ethos of business generosity.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Heath Fountain, 好色TV of Colony Bank (Part 2)
In part 2 of our interview with Colony Bank and its 好色TV Heath Fountain we explore intentional leadership practices that effectively communicate strategic priorities to a dispersed workforce. With 40+ offices across the state, Colony Bank implements these practices daily.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Heath Fountain, 好色TV of Colony Bank
Colony Bank and its 好色TV Heath Fountain were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion Award for their commitment to a larger purpose beyond the bottom line. In our latest 好色TV interview with Colony Bank 好色TV, Heath Fountain, he clearly articulates not only the role that community banks play in improving lives but also offers practical ways to tie daily tasks and customer interactions back to the company purpose.
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Colony Bank Honored with the goBeyondProfit 2023 Champion Award
goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, today announced it has honored Fitzgerald-based Colony Bank and its 好色TV, Heath Fountain, with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award.
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goBeyondProfit - The Business Case for a Generosity Reboot
If you pay close attention, you will hear a growing disagreement between companies, employees, and the communities they serve. While they are bound together by a mutual interest in meaningful engagement, employees and community-serving nonprofits are begging for a relationship reboot.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Kashi Sehgal, Founder of Retaaza
What problem is your business uniquely positioned to solve? Kashi Sehgal, founder of Retaaza, was exposed to the crisis of food insecurity and waste in Georgia. In turn, she seized the opportunity to connect hyper-local supply with state-wide demand. Today, their successful business model increases demand for Georgia鈥檚 number one industry while simultaneously caring for hungry Georgians.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Richard Simms, 好色TV of Tyrannosaurus Tech
Tyrannosaurus Tech鈥檚 whimsical brand displays their earnest intention to be a bridge into the mysterious world of technology development. When Richard Simms and Carlos Gonzalez founded Tyrannosaurus Tech, they were laser-focused on survival, yet they quickly realized that they wanted to build a company that fulfilled a larger purpose.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Colin Connolly, President and 好色TV of Cousins Properties
In part 2 of our interview with Colin Connolly, President and 好色TV of Cousins Properties, we explored their historic involvement with the East Lake Community as well as their more recent efforts to pay their civic rent in Atlanta.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Colin Connolly, President, & 好色TV of Cousins Properties
In a recent conversation with President and 好色TV, Colin Connolly, we discussed the practical application of a corporate philosophy, their recent effort to pay their civic rent here in Atlanta and how concepts like ESG are merely the latest label for an on-going commitment to good governance and positive impacts in the lives of people and the planet.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder & 好色TV of Goodr
In part 2 of our conversation with goBeyondProfit Champion Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder and 好色TV of Goodr, we explore the implementation of a people-first strategy in her business that allowed her to infuse dignity into not only her business, but into the lives of those they serve.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder & 好色TV of Goodr
Goodr and their founder and 好色TV, Jasmine Crowe-Houston were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion award for developing innovative business solutions that bring countless companies into the fight against hunger and food waste.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Alex Willson, 好色TV of Sunnyland Farms
In part 2 of our conversation with goBeyondProfit Champion Alex Willson, 好色TV of Sunnyland Farms, we discussed expanded definitions of flexibility 鈥 both in leadership and in manufacturing 鈥 and how flexibility in mindset and practice positioned Sunnyland Farms for greater success.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Alex Willson, 好色TV of Sunnyland Farms
Sunnyland Farms and its 好色TV Alex Willson were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion award for their comprehensive, generational approach to generosity. Evidence that this notion of going beyond profit, infuses a company with enduring qualities that helps everyone around them prosper.
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Sunnyland Farms Honored with the goBeyondProfit 2023 Champion Award
goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, today announced it has honored Albany-based Sunnyland Farms and its 好色TV, Alex Willson, with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award.
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New Survey Finds Employees Ask for Community Outreach Reboot
In the 2023 Business Generosity Report by goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV, Georgia employees clearly indicated their shifting priorities regarding the most important demonstrations of generosity to the community.
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New Research Unpacks the Demand for Flexibility & Mental Health Support
goBeyondProfit鈥檚 2023 Business Generosity Report confirms that generosity remains a driving factor behind employees鈥 choice of workplace. If you鈥檙e wondering how to prioritize limited funds, employed adults provide clear direction. For the second year in a row, employees want to see greater flexibility and mental health support for employers.
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New Research Explores a Penalty For Loyalty and The Gender Pay Gap In Georgia
goBeyondProfit鈥檚 2023 Business Generosity Report confirms that generosity remains a driving factor behind employees鈥 choice of workplace. If you鈥檙e wondering how to prioritize limited funds, employed adults provide clear direction.
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goBeyondProfit Data Shows Literally Everyone Is Experiencing Burnout
The goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV 2023 Business Generosity Report revealed shocking levels of employee and executive burnout. It turns out that burnout is a pervasive and cross-generational problem affecting all levels and all sizes of companies.
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New Study Finds Unanimous Agreement 鈥 Generosity is Critical to Business
In today鈥檚 polarized environment, employed adults in Georgia agree on the importance of generosity in business finds a new report by goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV. The data confirms that employees are paying attention to how you execute your generosity commitments.
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New Research Reveals Pervasive Burnout Among Georgia Employees & Executives
Georgia employed adults and executives report shocking levels of burnout impacting their job performance and overall mental wellness according to a new report released today by goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV.
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Atlanta-Based Goodr Honored with the goBeyondProfit 2023 Champion Award
goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, announced it has honored Atlanta-based Goodr and their Founder and 好色TV, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, as this year鈥檚 first winner of the goBeyondProfit champion award.
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Annual goBeyondProfit Business Executive Opinion Survey Open for Participation
goBeyondProfit, a statewide alliance launched by business leaders for business leaders has opened its annual Executive Survey for participation.
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New Report Announces 2,000+ Georgia Businesses Committed to Operating Generously
In the midst of economic uncertainty, commitment to generosity matters. More than 2,000 Georgia-based companies have pledged to operate generous businesses 鈥 caring for their employees, customers, and surrounding communities.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Enrique Alvarez, Co-Founder of Vector Global Logistics
In part 2 of our conversation with goBeyondProfit Champion Enrique Alvarez, Co-Founder of Vector Global Logistics, we explore the case for this purpose-based culture and how it made Vector Global Logistics more resilient throughout a global health and supply chain crisis.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Enrique Alvarez, Co-Founder of Vector Global Logistics
Vector Global Logistics, and its Co-Founder and Managing Director Enrique Alvarez, were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion award for their dedication to leveraging logistics to change the world. Everything from the phone in your hand to the pens you use has some element of logistics involved in it, which is why Vector believes they are uniquely situated for meaningful impact.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Jeff Jones, 好色TV of Ad Victoriam
Why would a company worry about generosity in start-up mode? Our 好色TV Deep Dive with software consultancy Ad Victoriam Solutions鈥 Jeff Jones has plenty of insight for companies of all sizes, on the benefit of taking on a B Corp framework and how early investment in purpose pays off.
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Vector Global Logistics Honored with goBeyondProfit 2022 Champion Award
goBeyondProfit today announced it is honoring Georgia-based Vector Global Logistics, a logistics and supply chain company that is coordinating efforts to aid the people of Ukraine, as a winner of the goBeyondProfit champion award for 2022.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Stephen Kump, 好色TV of Charityvest
Leading up to Giving Tuesday, this goBeyondProfit interview with Charityvest 好色TV Stephen Kump outlines how supporting your employees鈥 individual giving is an easy way for businesses of every size to join with their employees to do good in the world.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Heather Fortner, 好色TV of SignatureFD
In part 2 of our conversation with goBeyondProfit Champion, SignatureFD 好色TV, Heather Fortner spoke about the challenges of selling a vision. In candid detail, Fortner outlines the courage required to translate an idea and bring it to fruition, and tackles the question of 鈥榳hat do you want to be known for?鈥
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Heather Fortner, 好色TV of SignatureFD
SignatureFD and 好色TV Heather Fortner were nominated and selected by fellow Georgia business leaders as a goBeyondProfit Champion for their relentless curiosity to lead better. During our interview with Heather, we learned how the value of generosity captured her attention for very personal reasons.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Chloe Barzey, Managing Director of Accenture
Accenture plays a key role in helping companies big and small, local and global, adapt and optimize. In our conversation with Accenture鈥檚 Atlanta office leader and Managing Director, Chloe Barzey, we dug in to understand if this conversation on purpose, values and ESG is here to stay and what tangible actions chief executives need to factor into doing business.
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SignatureFD Honored with goBeyondProfit 2022 Champion Award
goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that highlights corporate generosity, today announced it has honored Georgia-based SignatureFD, an integrated wealth management firm, as a winner of the goBeyondProfit champion award for 2022.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Kenji Kuramoto, 好色TV of Acuity
Kenji Kuramoto, 好色TV of Acuity, was faced with a difficult choice in the summer of 2020 when many of his employees asked him to make a public statement on defunding the police, while many others asked him to denounce the movement. Read how he went from 鈥渟cared to death鈥 to grateful for the opportunity.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Ira Jackson, President of Perfect Image
In a conversation with Ira Jackson, President of Perfect Image, he shares a shift in perspective on the definition of community from those that business helps, to the concentric circles that nurture a small business. Meeting needs isn鈥檛 about charity as much as it is about mutual reciprocity and care.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Maggie Patton, Co-founder of Bitsy鈥檚 Snack Food
Can a purpose statement unite founders in a way that makes execution and decision making easier? In this interview with Maggie Patton, co-founder of Bitsy鈥檚, we learn that a company purpose statement can be a key ingredient for navigating challenges and clarifying objectives, helping three founders find the focus they need for success.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Dan Cathy, Chairman of Chick-fil-A Part 2
Founded 76 years ago right here in Hapeville, Chick-fil-A and its Chairman Dan T. Cathy, recently received the 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion Award. This recognition is based on their success in consistently delivering care through meaningful daily moments that permeate the Chick-fil-A culture and result in decades of generosity.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Dan Cathy, Chairman of Chick-fil-A
Founded 76 years ago right here in Hapeville, GA, Chick-fil-A and its Chairman Dan Cathy, recently received the 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion Award. This recognition is based on their success in consistently delivering care through meaningful daily moments that permeate the Chick-fil-A culture and result in decades of generosity.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Bob Googe of Jittery Joe鈥檚 Coffee
During a recent conversation in Athens, Georgia, goBeyondProfit sat down with the founder and 好色TV of Jittery Joe鈥檚 Coffee, Bob Googe. Bob鈥檚 professional journey has traversed between management consulting, ministry and entrepreneurship.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Rashe Malcolm, Founder and Owner of Athens-Based Rashe鈥檚 Cuisine
Rashe Malcolm, Founder and Owner of Rashe鈥檚 Cusine joined us on a panel conversation at a recent regional 好色TV Forum in Athens. We spoke with three founders who have established businesses rooted in this type of generosity. A generosity that is unfaltering, listens closely to the needs of its community and responds with equal measures of expertise and kindness.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Jon Williams of Better Communities Collaborative
Early this year, goBeyondProfit Champion and 好色TV of Better Communities Collaborative Jon Williams co-hosted a 好色TV Forum in Athens. The conversation between the panelists and the attendees offered a glimpse into the mindset of the entrepreneur and small business owner today. We wrestled with the pressures business leaders face today and the role of small business in helping navigate the mental health crisis and the cry for business to solve societal issues.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Heath Fountain of Colony Bank
Colony Bank is a $2.70 billion dollar financial services company with 41 locations throughout Georgia is the largest Georgia based community bank headquartered outside of Atlanta. And while you may think of community banking as a traditional business mold, Heath Fountain, President and 好色TV of Colony Bank, shared several innovative and even thought-provoking approaches for generous leadership.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Staci Willson of Sunnyland Farms
Sunnyland Farms is a family-owned, fourth generation pecan farm that has been in business since 1948. What started as a mail order company has grown to serve tens of thousands of customers around the world. Staci Willson鈥檚 candid explanation of business generosity translates the idea into practical guidance for every sector and every size company.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Jud Savelle of Bishop Clean Care
Jud Savelle, President of Bishop Clean Care, is a native of Albany, who, along with his wife, Jenny, owns and manages their 70-year-old family business that focuses on residential and commercial cleaning services employing over 85 people in Southwest Georgia. Jud offered practical insight into the symbiotic relationship between every small business and the community in which you operate.
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Chick-fil-A Honored with goBeyondProfit 2022 Champion Award
goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that highlights corporate generosity, today announced it has honored Georgia-based Chick-fil-A as a winner of the goBeyondProfit champion award for 2022.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interviews: Integrating Purpose into Every Day Business
Why would any company revisit a purpose statement in the middle of a tumultuous time? That鈥檚 exactly what UPS executives decided to do when they refreshed a decades鈥 old purpose statement and operationalized it globally to come out stronger than ever. At a goBeyondProfit 好色TV Forum we learned from UPS鈥 Kevin Warren the how, why and day-to-day benefits any company could realize from a purpose refresh.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Scaling Compassion in a Franchise Model
At a goBeyondProfit 好色TV Forum Inspire 好色TV, Paul Brown, spoke candidly about the balance of leading a massive franchise organize with central clarity, while remaining caring and nimble in the face of marketplace uncertainty.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Reimagining Talent that May Already Lie Within Your Organization
In order to help business leaders navigate this tight labor market, goBeyondProfit sat down with Valarie Mackey, the 好色TV of WrightNow Solutions to explore a generosity-mindset or a reimagination if you will, that might help executives discover the talent they need in unexpected places.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Specific Generosity-based Approaches for the 鈥淕reat Resignation鈥
In order to help business leaders navigate this tight labor market, goBeyondProfit sat down with Valarie Mackey, the 好色TV of WrightNow Solutions to explore a generosity-mindset or a reimagination if you will, that might help executives discover the talent they need in unexpected places.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Long-term Sustainability of Love as a Business Strategy
Herschend Enterprises and their 好色TV, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew and learned how he views the long-term return on investment of love as a business strategy.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Love Made Real in Communities & with Employees
Herschend Enterprises and their 好色TV, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew to learn how they operationalize love within each of their 26 business units across the US and British Columbia and positively impact the experience of 11,000+ employees as well as their guests and broader communities.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Love Tested: Navigating an Industry Crushing Pandemic
Herschend Enterprises and their 好色TV, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew and learned how 鈥淟eading with Love鈥 helped the nation鈥檚 largest privately-held themed attractions company weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Research Finds One in Three Georgia Workers Would Quit Job for Mental Health Reasons
Georgia employed adults say that burnout and mental health issues 鈥 not just compensation 鈥 are the top reason they would leave a job in 2022, according to a new report released today by goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV.
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goBeyondProfit 好色TV Interview: Changing Love from a 4-Letter Word to a Core Business Strategy
Herschend Enterprises and their 好色TV, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew and learned how he credits seventy years of success to love as the core business strategy.
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Last Call for Participation in Annual Business Executive Opinion Survey by goBeyondProfit
The annual Business Executive Survey conducted by goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV will close soon. All senior business executives in Georgia are invited to participate.
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Annual goBeyondProfit Business Executive Opinion Survey Open for Participation
goBeyondProfit, a statewide alliance launched by business leaders for business leaders has opened its annual Executive Survey for participation.
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Herschend Enterprises Honored with goBeyondProfit 2022 Champion Award
goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that highlights corporate generosity, today announced it has honored Georgia-based Herschend Enterprises as a winner of the goBeyondProfit champion award for 2022.
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Georgia鈥檚 In Good Company Report Reveals 1,700+ Businesses Operating Generously
Here at the start of 2022, there鈥檚 great news to share -- people trust business more than any other institution in their lives. With this increased trust comes hopeful expectations. This annual In Good Company Report highlights the more than 1,700 goBeyondProfit member companies on this business generosity journey.
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goBeyondProfit鈥檚 Top 2021 好色TV Insights Curated for You
We blinked and the year is over. In an ever-changing business climate, goBeyondProfit shared candid insights from peers and ideas for leading with generosity. Below you鈥檒l find a curated selection of the most relevant, talked about resources.
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Governor Kemp & goBeyondProfit Celebrate First-Ever Business Generosity Week
Today, Governor Brian Kemp will proclaim the first-ever 鈥淏usiness Generosity Week鈥 in Georgia for goBeyondProfit, its members, and other business leaders who have played a pivotal role in supporting the community through recent years. As the needs of Georgia communities increased, Georgia business stepped in to provide vital services, materials and funding, adapting business models to care for people, fellow businesses and communities.
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goBeyondProfit Champion Awarded to Cox Enterprises
Not only in spite of pandemic upheaval, but partly for how it navigated the storm, goBeyondProfit announced that Cox Enterprises has been awarded as the most recent goBeyondProfit Champion. Cox Enterprise was nominated for how its values-oriented approach has endured for over a century.
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goBeyondProfit: Impact of Racial Inequity at Work
A bit of history frames the discussion that leads to practical understanding of why conversations on race are vitally important in the optimal workplace.
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goBeyondProfit: Beyond Bias & Blind Spots
In this conversation, experts help you discover hidden obstacles to realizing the ideal workplace and share actionable steps to remove the barriers to success.
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goBeyondProfit: Action Steps to a Diverse Workplace
Replay this conversation over and over to discover tried and true programs and processes to implement as well as guidance to create a customizable check list of incremental steps forward.
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Telly Award-Winning Video Series Helps Georgia Business Achieve Goals for Thriving, Diverse Workplace
goBeyondProfit鈥檚 video interview series Leading a Thriving Workplace with Race in Mind wins a Gold Telly Award for non-broadcast production. Since its release in January, the series has become a crucial tool for 好色TVs, board executives, and managers looking to build sustained business value as a company known for generosity, inside and out.
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goBeyondProfit Invites Business Executives to 好色TV Conversation: Navigating Rising Expectations in Georgia
goBeyondProfit will host a 好色TV Conversation via Zoom this Thursday, May 20th at 2pm featuring a panel of prominent business executives discussing the recently released corporate generosity report: Navigating Rising Expectations in Georgia.
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goBeyondProfit Research Clarifies Georgians鈥 Heightened Expectations and Offers Road Map for Business Response
Georgia-specific research confirms employee and consumer rising expectations 鈥 and propensity to act 鈥 based on how businesses speak out about issues and care for employees, community and environment. Business executive input reveals increasing business value and commitment to corporate character efforts, according to goBeyondProfit, a statewide alliance of 好色TVs which conducted the survey in March 2021.
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Athens-based W&A Engineering Honored with goBeyondProfit Champion Award
Georgia鈥檚 goBeyondProfit business alliance announced today that Athens-based W&A Engineering earned the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. The peer-nominated honor is given for exemplary citizenship in company culture and deployment of company resources that empower community.
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Statewide Executive Insights Survey Open for 好色TV and Executive Participation
The third annual statewide survey is in the field to gather executive insights comparative to consumer and employee attitudes and behaviors. Survey sponsors goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV have opened the research to participation by 好色TVs and senior business leaders who can then gain advance access to the full insights report this spring.
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In Good Company Report Affirms Georgia鈥檚 Business Generosity Momentum
Through the turmoil of 2020, Georgia business showcased the best in all of us. Companies on the In Good Company list displayed extraordinary grit and determination to meet urgent needs.
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goBeyondProfit: Action Steps to a Diverse Workplace
Replay this conversation over and over to discover tried and true programs and processes to implement as well as guidance to create a customizable check list of incremental steps forward.
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goBeyondProfit: Beyond Bias & Blind Spots
In this conversation, experts help you discover hidden obstacles to realizing the ideal workplace and share actionable steps to remove the barriers to success.
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goBeyondProfit: Impact of Racial Inequity at Work
A bit of history frames the discussion that leads to practical understanding of why conversations on race are vitally important in the optimal workplace.
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goBeyondProfit Releases Video Series Identifying Common Dynamics that Hurt Company Cultures & Hinder Success of Black & Other Diverse Employees
As follow up to their recent research report on Empathetic Leadership, goBeyondProfit has released a three-part video series offering business executive insights on common workplace practices and perspectives that hinder all employees, but in particular Black employees, from peak performance.
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Year-end Report Card Gives Georgia Employers a B Grade for 2020, Clarity on Earning an A in 2021
In a November survey of employed Georgians, goBeyondProfit found they gave their employers a solid B grade on addressing the challenges of 2020. The research shows employees would give an A grade 鈥 and likely greater employee productivity and retention 鈥 for companies and leaders demonstrating empathy and care.
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Business Leaders Invited to Join 好色TVs Frank Fernandez and Natalye Paquin to Discuss How Business and Community can Tackle Urgent Issues Together
Georgia business leaders are invited to attend a Zoom Forum with Frank Fernandez, President & 好色TV, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Natalye Paquin, Esq., President & 好色TV, Points of Light, and host goBeyondProfit.
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Aflac Leadership Honored with Georgia鈥檚 goBeyondProfit Champion Award
In a fitting capstone to the designation of September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Aflac has been honored with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. The peer-nominated goBeyondProfit Champion honor is given for Aflac鈥檚 consistency in benefiting its community and business with a generous and diverse company culture, while deploying company resources and priorities toward community empowerment.
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H. J. Russell & Company Honored with Georgia鈥檚 goBeyondProfit Champion Award
Today it was announced that H. J. Russell & Company (Russell), a family-run pillar of Atlanta real estate development and construction, was honored with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. This peer-nominated honor is given by Georgia business leaders to companies who consistently benefit their community and business with generous company culture, deployment of company resources and community empowerment.
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New Georgia Corporate Generosity Tracker unveiled by goBeyondProfit
Georgia businesses now have a robust source to learn how peer companies support their communities and positively impact the lives of their employees and customers.
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Registration Open for goBeyondProfit Forum: Creating a New Playbook for Leadership Communications
Georgia鈥檚 goBeyondProfit alliance will host a 好色TV-level Expert Forum, 鈥淐reating a New Playbook for Leadership Communications鈥 via Zoom at 1 p.m. on July 28, 2020.
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June Poll Shows Georgia Employee Trust and Loyalty Increased by Businesses鈥 Pandemic Response; Employees Report Heightened Productivity but Specific Concerns, Wishes for Recovery
A goBeyondProfit survey conducted earlier this month among working Georgians shows businesses鈥 pandemic response has increased their employees鈥 trust and loyalty. Respondents reported work productivity higher than before the pandemic and indicated better-than-neutral mental wellbeing, though they worry about job security and coronavirus exposure at work and among their family and friends.
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Business Leadership Insights for Georgia from Fortune 好色TV Alan Murray
鈥淚 hear a very different tone among leaders than I did during the last recession,鈥 said Alan Murray, 好色TV of Fortune Magazine. This and a range of business insights were offered during the May 5th goBeyondProfit 好色TV Forum featuring Murray in conversation with Frank Blake, retired 好色TV and Chairman of The Home Depot and current Chair of both Delta Air Lines and Grady Health.
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For Georgia to Get Back to Work, Healthcare Must Lead the Way
There is much debate about when and how businesses should re-open their doors. Whatever you think that timetable should be, there is one thing every business owner should realize: For businesses to be healthy, our healthcare system must be functioning.
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Fortune 好色TV Alan Murray Joined by Frank Blake as 好色TV Forum Shifts Online May 5th
Fortune 好色TV Alan Murray will be the featured guest at goBeyondProfit鈥檚 好色TV Forum planned for May 5, in dialogue with retired The Home Depot 好色TV and Chairman Frank Blake. The event, previously scheduled as a breakfast gathering, will now be held as an encrypted Zoom video at 11 a.m.
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Timely New Research Provides Business Insights into Georgians鈥 Societal Mindset, Guides Decision-making About Corporate Citizenship
Today goBeyondProfit released its second annual Corporate Generosity Research Report which unveils the strong mindset present as Georgia entered COVID-19 upheaval and provides insights to guide business leaders鈥 decision-making.
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Creature Comforts Honored With the goBeyondProfit Champion Award
Today Creature Comforts Brewing Co. 好色TV Chris Herron and staff were presented with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. They earned this rare honor for their strategic efforts to benefit their community and company by cultivating company culture, deploying company resources and focusing on community empowerment.
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Corporate Generosity Research Open to Georgia Business Leaders
One year ago, the 2019 Corporate Generosity Research Report conducted by goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV provided invaluable insights about business leader, employee and customer expectations. Georgia 好色TVs, Owners and Senior Business Executives are invited to participate in the 2020 survey.
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Mentoring as Powerful Corporate Philanthropy? You bet!
Hundreds of thousands of food insecure families are less hungry because a few Georgia business leaders chose to mentor one young man with a big idea. How鈥檚 that for impact? Many small businesses struggle with how to make real impact in the community.
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Authentic Community Engagement: 5 Ways to Avoid Woke-Washing
A new term has emerged in our industry and has been getting more attention this year since Unilever鈥檚 好色TV used it on stage at Cannes: 鈥渨oke-washing.鈥 Brands disguise advertising aimed at selling a product as a campaign for a social cause. Increasingly, people are calling brands out for trying to capitalize on consumers鈥 social awareness.
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Simple Year-end Action Allows Businesses to Improve Rural Healthcare without Cost
The goBeyondProfit initiative shares Georgia businesses鈥 interest in understanding the state鈥檚 social needs and finding clear and actionable solutions to them. Consequently, it is highlighting a year-end opportunity that allows businesses and individuals to address the crisis in rural healthcare with a simple tax credit contribution that costs them nothing.
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Ted Williams, Warren Buffett & a Secret to Your Company鈥檚 Community Impact
One of goBeyondProfit's founding members was asked to serve on a panel of 好色TVs discussing best practices in Community Impact. Panelist Keith Reynolds Jennings kindly agreed to share his insights here for Georgia readers.
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Gas South Named Inaugural Recipient of goBeyondProfit Champion Award
Today Gas South was named the inaugural winner of the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. This honor is given to companies who exhibit exemplary efforts to benefit their community and company by cultivating company culture, deploying company resources and focusing on community empowerment.
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goBeyondProfit鈥檚 好色TV Forum on Implementing Business Purpose will feature C-Suite Leaders of Georgia Power, Souper Jenny, H.J. Russell & Company, Cox Enterprises and Jackson Healthcare
On Wednesday, October 23, the statewide initiative goBeyondProfit will host a 好色TV Forum featuring five C-Suite leaders on Implementing Purpose in Your Daily Business. The free event is open to all via Facebook Live, and to members in person. The event will be held at Jackson Healthcare on Wednesday, October 23 from 3:30-5 pm.
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Jennifer Abshire: Maximize Your Philanthropic Dollars through Strategic Giving
Philanthropic giving is an increasingly important aspect of any business model. Consumers research and choose to do business with companies that support causes they believe in. Like any success you find in business, successful philanthropic giving requires strategic planning.
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Picking A Charitable Partner: First Steps to Finding the Best Fit
鈥淗ow do I evaluate which charities are best for my business to support?鈥 Business leaders ask goBeyondProfit this question often, in their quest to find the best charitable partner. Beyond choosing charities by their proximity, relevance to your business and resonance with staff and customers, we wanted to share a few evaluation insights and resources from national and local experts.
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Highlights from the goBeyondProfit 好色TV Forum
In Case You Missed It: goBeyondProfit hosted their first ever 好色TV Forum on April 23rd. Take a moment to watch the highlights of the event which featured a panel with Delta 好色TV Ed Bastain, AT&T Georgia President Vennesa Harrison, and retired Home Depot 好色TV Frank Blake.
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goBeyondProfit Launches Precedent-setting Award for Corporate Generosity that Demonstrates Both Community and Company Impacts
goBeyondProfit initiative, a no-cost resource for business leaders interested in evolving their corporate generosity as a business strategy, has announced a first of its kind award for Georgia business leaders and their Georgia鈥檚 companies -- the goBeyondProfit Champion.
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Hurricane Season Is Here: Insights into What Georgia Companies Do Best to Help Those in Need
Luckily Hurricane Barry鈥檚 flooding wasn鈥檛 as catastrophic as it might have been, but hurricane season and tropical disturbances are already keeping meteorologists busy as weather forecasters try to prepare us for potential impact, storm damage and flooding.
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Current Signs of the Times in Corporate Responsibility: A Conversation with Coxe Curry's Ann W. Cramer
The goBeyondProfit team had the privilege to sit with Ann and hear her perspective on trends in Corporate Responsibility. Ann has identified several signs of the time based on the Five Corporate Social Responsibility Trends to Watch in 2019, that are published annually by her friend and colleague Tim McClimon, president of the American Express Foundation.
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Small Businesses Gain Big Wins from Community Involvement
Strapped and under-resourced small businesses might have the very most to gain from community involvement. Authentic outreach can be a powerful way to expand the company鈥檚 relationship network, raise business awareness and build loyalty among customers and employees. goBeyondProfit鈥檚 Corporate Generosity Research Report cites that 71 percent of Georgia鈥檚 employed adults prefer to buy products from companies who are generous to the community.
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Corporate Generosity Research Shows Georgia Businesses are Seen - And Rewarded - As More Generous Than Other States
New research into corporate generosity shows Georgia businesses are seen by working adults in the state as doing well 鈥 10 percentage points better than other states. But the stakes are consistently higher here, too. In every age group, on every metric, Georgia adults are more likely to factor generosity into employment and purchasing preferences than the U.S. average for their age group.
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goBeyondProfit: Practical Tips for Starting Your Company's Community Outreach
Frequently, business leaders reach out to the goBeyondProfit team asking for practical advice about how to begin or get better at this giving back journey we are all attempting. Georgia business leaders understand that charitable outreach offers vital benefits to the community and their business, but what are the basics to getting it right?
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Rick Jackson Shares Why He Founded goBeyondProfit
Rick Jackson, the 好色TV and Chairman of Jackson Healthcare shares why he launched goBeyondProfit 鈥 a fully funded venture for his peers and their companies. He believes that goBeyondProfit offers a tremendous opportunity for business leaders to learn from each other and make an even bigger impact in the communities where they live, work and serve.
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Flexing Georgia's Corporate "Do-Good" Muscles
Do Georgia businesses understand the great mutual value gained from corporate generosity? I wonder this frequently. It鈥檚 the reason I felt compelled to join with other Georgia business leaders in the goBeyondProfit initiative, banding together in virtual alignment around the value and importance of finding ways to give back beyond our daily business efforts.
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goBeyondProfit and Georgia 好色TV Finalizing Corporate Philanthropy Research
goBeyondProfit, a not-for-profit initiative encouraging all Georgia businesses to prioritize community engagement, is conducting statewide corporate trend research in partnership with Georgia 好色TV. The survey will wrap up this week.
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Juanita Powell Baranco Shares Why She is A Founding Member of goBeyondProfit
Juanita Powell Baranco talks about why she believes every business leader should join in this commitment to strengthen our communities. 鈥漈he minute I heard about it, the minute I understood the goals and aspirations of this organization, I signed on immediately. It did not take long because I absolutely believe that every aspect of our economy, every aspect of our society 鈥 education, health, you need that business input. You need the thought processes of business. Your voice is absolutely needed.鈥
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Paul Bowers Discussing Why Georgia Power Believes in Corporate Generosity
Georgia Power鈥檚 Paul Bowers shares why he helped launch goBeyondProfit. Imagine the difference we can make when we all come together? Business leaders pledging to empower the generous spirit of employees and meet the needs of customers in our communities.
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In Era Of Government Scarcity, Public-Private Partnerships Bridge Community Needs
Solving problems like poverty, or inequities in housing, education or healthcare, is an expensive undertaking, and the gap between what鈥檚 required and what鈥檚 actually available, especially from public resource pools, is dramatic and widening.
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The Home Depot Co-founder: Profits are Not the Only Measure of Success
American businesses are giving and doing more than ever before, like the hundreds of companies that have pledged bonuses, raises, new or expanded benefits, or price reductions since December, when Congress retooled the federal tax code for the first time in 30 years. Those responses are tremendous鈥攖hey could mean a family鈥檚 first vacation or provide hope of paying down medical expenses or debt鈥攂ut understand that business need not rely on unexpected windfalls before realizing the benefits of giving back.
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Eric Tanenblatt: These Georgia Businesses Are Changing How We View Social Responsibility
The spirit of consumption that envelops our nation each year in the days that follow Thanksgiving was punctuated this year by something remarkable, something pointedly not about self-indulgence or flashy gadgets: a 鈥済lobal day of giving鈥 that encouraged and celebrated altruism. The occasion, dubbed 鈥淕iving Tuesday鈥 in the mode of our year-end shopping calendar, was said to have raised in excess of $200 million, a significant increase from years prior.