Is Volunteering Good for Business?
Contributing to worthwhile causes goes hand in hand with running a genuinely good business, meaning one that actively benefits the local and global community and every person involved in their organization, client and employee alike....read more »
4 Creative Solutions for Food Trucks
Businesses all over the world are closing because of COVID-19 and the subsequent measures taken to reduce its spread, and people are watching their favorite restaurants suddenly board up windows and take down their open...read more »
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California Teams Up with FEMA to Feed the Elderly
Everyone's struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, but no one perhaps feels the burden more than our immunocompromised and elderly populations. Many dedicated good Samaritans have already worked hard to help those that need it most: for example, offering to go to the grocery store for their older neighbors (and in some cases, even paying for their supplies themselves), local stores...read more »
Community Highlight: CommonSpirit Health Turns Cafes to Grocery Stores
Since CommonSpirit Health opened in February 2019. they've grown into the largest Catholic health system and second-largest nonprofit hospital chain in the United States. With more than 150K employees and 25K physicians working for them,...read more »
Community Highlight: My Green Lunch
When Todd Evjenth started My Green Lunch in 2012, he aimed to feed delicious, organic food to local schoolchildren in Silicon Valley. However, once the COVID-19 pandemic touched down in the area and necessitated shelter-in-place...read more »
These Dallas Cafeteria Workers Made the Cover of Time
On April 9th, Time magazine released a special edition article with five different covers showcasing five incredible frontline workers going above around the world. These covers feature people putting themselves at risk of catching COVID-19 so they can go to work and keep the world running. (more…)
Restaurant Highlight: Dig Food Group
Since Adam Eskin first opened Dig (formerly known as Dig Inn) in 2011, it's grown into a multifaceted business endeavor that now spans multiple states and involves more than just restaurants. Dig began as a way to provide healthy, locally-sourced meals to guests and simultaneously support family farms in the community. Now, however, Dig has locations in New York, Boston,...read more »
Community Highlight: St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
Nonprofit organizations that distribute food, collect money and deploy volunteers are extremely important to getting families the supplies they need. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever need assistance and support. Those nonprofit...read more »
Community Highlight: SF New Deal
Before the COVID-19 pandemic swept the U.S., Lenore Estrada baked for Three Babes Bakeshop in San Francisco, CA. The business's twenty-six employees mainly catered offices, and their specialty made them understand the unpredictable nature of seasonal...read more »
Community Highlight: White Pony Express
Many outreach organizations have been appropriately recognized for their contributions to people and communities in need during this COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, Time magazine created a special edition article complete with five different covers and twelve stories showcasing the incredible work people have done, appropriately titled "Heroes of the Front Lines." (more…)
New York’s Statewide COVID-19 Relief Efforts
From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York state has taken swift and extension action to flatten the curve in their community. Because of these strict stay-at-home orders, the state developed programs to feed...read more »
6 D.C. Restaurants Helping BLM Protestors
All across the United Sates, peaceful demonstrators have gathered every day weeks in support of Black Lives Matter. Protests were sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25th, but in...read more »
Community Highlight: Black Cat
In 2006, chef Eric Skokan and his wife Jill opened Black Cat in Boulder, CO. They fully integrated the restaurant with their 425-acre farm so that they can serve certified organic food and use a...read more »
Community Highlight: The Okra Project
In a 2015 study, the National Center for Transgender Equality reported a disproportionately high rate of poverty, homelessness, unemployment and assault among black transgender Americans comparative to any other demographic. The U.S. Transgender Survey found:...read more »
Brewery Highlight: Alnwick Brewery Co.
Like many other nonessential businesses, breweries around the world closed down earlier this year as COVID-19 restrictions limited nonessential travel and activities for everyone. For the Alnwick Brewery Company, they shut down in March when...read more »
L.A. Restaurant Supports BLM Protests, Despite Damage
Since May 25th, 2020 people have flooded streets around the country to protest the death of George Floyd in custody of the Minneapolis police. On Saturday, May 30th Los Angeles residents gathered to peacefully protest...read more »
Community Highlight: ROC United
Like many fundraisers that started after the widespread damage COVID-19 inflicted on the restaurant community, the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United was previously dedicated to improving the working conditions for restaurant employees. ROC United, a nonprofit...read more »
Can Gift Cards Save Your Restaurant?
With restaurants shutting down most of their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some have found creative ways to keep business moving. Since dine-in services came to a halt, many restaurants worry about staying open...read more »