The CVC of Atlanta 28th Annual IMPACT Awards
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The CVC is no longer accepting nominations for the 2025 IMPACT Awards. Our application period closed at 5:00 p.m. on June 16.
The CVC will present IMPACT Awards in three categories:
IMPACT Corporate Program of the Year
Presented to an exemplary corporate employee volunteer or corporate social responsibility program that went above and beyond in the period between January 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025 to effectively integrate community service and impact and/or volunteering into the company’s business culture.
IMPACT Corporate Innovative Project of the Year
Recognizes businesses that have successfully completed an innovative, creative, and impactful short-term employee engagement, volunteer, or social impact project. The project must have taken place between January 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025, and must have achieved measurable results. The award emphasizes the importance of thinking outside the box and embracing new and innovative strategies to employee volunteerism and community service.
IMPACT Corporate Skills-Based Award
Presented to a company for utilizing its employee skills to support a nonprofit or community partners between January 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025. This award recognizes companies that have successfully utilized their employees' skills to support a nonprofit or community partners, while also promoting professional growth among its workforce.
Additional information about the 28th Annual IMPACT Awards is coming soon. If your company or business would like to sponsor this beloved annual event, please review our sponsorship offerings and contact CVC Executive Director, Cheryl Kortemeier. You may also purchase individual tickets, tables of 8 or sponsor by visiting our event registration page.
Diamond (Presenting) Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Media Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Cox Enterprises
Georgia Natural Gas
Norfolk Southern
Purpose Possible
Ryan, LLC
Warner Bros. Discovery
Your Cause from BlackBaud
Silver Sponsors
Alston & Bird LLP
Aprio
Delta Community Credit Union
Gas South
IHG Hotels and Resorts
InsightGlobal
Inspire Brands Foundation
King & Spalding
NCR Voyix
Veritiv
Wellstar Health System
Bronze Sponsors
A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Vystar Credit Union
Please see below for an overview of past IMPACT Awards programs
The CVC of Atlanta 27th Annual IMPACT Awards
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You are invited to attend the 27th Annual Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) IMPACT Awards on Tuesday, September 10. The IMPACT Awards celebrates excellence in corporate social impact and serves as the CVC's largest annual fundraiser. The event will take place at Atlanta's most innovative and technology-forward event space, Curate, located at 1333 Logan Circle, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. The IMPACT Awards is presented and hosted this year by Diamond Sponsor, Delta Air Lines. You may view our full list of IMPACT Sponsors below. Purchase tickets for IMPACT here!
This year's IMPACT Awards will feature a keynote conversation between Renee Montgomery, Co-Owner and Vice President of the Atlanta Dream, and Maria Martin, 11Alive Sports Anchor/Reporter. The program will be hosted by award-winning 11Alive news anchor, Jonathan Martin, and will feature live music by The Chops Experience and spoken word by Atlanta artist Adan Bean. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in a pre-event service project, presented in partnership with Amazon and benefitting clients of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. We invite all IMPACT guests to bring items from the Atlanta Community Food Bank's most needed items list to "stuff the Amazon van" with us and drive out hunger!
The CVC will present IMPACT Awards in three categories:
IMPACT Corporate Program of the Year
Presented to an exemplary corporate employee volunteer or corporate social responsibility program that went above and beyond in the period between January 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024 to effectively integrate community service and impact and/or volunteering into the company’s business culture.
Finalists: Delta Air Lines and Kroger
Winner: Kroger
IMPACT Corporate Innovative Project of the Year
Recognizes businesses that have successfully completed an innovative, creative, and impactful short-term employee engagement, volunteer, or social impact project. The project must have taken place between January 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024, and must have achieved measurable results. The award emphasizes the importance of thinking outside the box and embracing new and innovative strategies to employee volunteerism and community service.
Finalists: Chick-fil-A and NCR Voyix
Winner: Chick-fil-A
IMPACT Corporate Skills-Based Award
Presented to a company for utilizing its employee skills to support a nonprofit or community partners between January 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024. This award recognizes companies that have successfully utilized their employees' skills to support a nonprofit or community partners, while also promoting professional growth among its workforce.
Finalists: Cox Enterprises, KPMG, and The Lumistella Company
Winner: The Lumistella Company
The IMPACT Awards and all of the CVC's year-round programming would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Please review our IMPACT sponsorship materials and let us know if your business would like to invest in this important community education and celebratory event! You may also view all CVC sponsorship opportunities here or reach out to CVC Executive Director, Cheryl Kortemeier.
Diamond (Presenting) Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor
Media Sponsors
Community Service Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Cox Enterprises
Gas South
Inspire Brands Foundation
Ryan, LLC
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Veritiv
Silver Sponsors
Alston & Bird, LLP
Aprio
Christian City
Delta Community Credit Union
Warner Bros. Discovery
Wellstar Health System
Bronze Sponsors
Dematic
Eversheds Sutherland
FirstKey Homes
King & Spalding
KPMG
The CVC of Atlanta 26th Annual IMPACT Awards
"Flying to New Heights"
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Presented and Hosted by:
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Delta Flight Museum
Amazon Community Service Activity in partnership with United Way of Greater Atlanta begins at 11:30 a.m.,
Program begins at 12:00 p.m.
CLICK HERE FOR THE EVENT PROGRAM INCLUDING BIOS, AWARD OVERVIEWS, AND MORE!
CLICK HERE FOR THIS YEAR'S CVC PUBLICATION IN THE ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE,
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 EDITION
You are invited to attend the 26th Annual Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) IMPACT Awards on Thursday, September 7. The event will take place at the Delta Flight Museum, located at 1060 Delta Boulevard, Building B, Atlanta GA 30354. The IMPACT Awards is presented and hosted this year by Diamond Sponsor, Delta Air Lines. You may view our full list of IMPACT Sponsors below.
This year's IMPACT Awards will feature a keynote by Stephanie Stuckey, CEO, Stuckey's Corporation. The program will be hosted by beloved 11Alive meteorologist, Chesley McNeil, and will feature live music by Cari and Cool Groove as well as original beats by Atlanta Rapper and Producer, Question ATL.
The IMPACT Awards celebrates excellence in corporate community leadership in three categories:
IMPACT Corporate Program of the Year
Presented to an exemplary corporate employee volunteer or corporate social responsibility program that went above and beyond in the period between January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 to effectively integrate community service and impact and/or volunteering into the company’s business culture.
Winner: IHG Hotels and Resorts
Finalist: Georgia Power
IMPACT Corporate Innovative Project of the Year
Recognizes businesses that have successfully completed an innovative, creative, and impactful short-term employee engagement, volunteer, or social impact project. The project must have taken place between January 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, and must have achieved measurable results. The award emphasizes the importance of thinking outside the box and embracing new and innovative strategies to employee volunteerism and community service.
Winner: Amazon
Finalist: Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation
IMPACT Corporate Skills-Based Award
Presented to a company for utilizing its employee skills to support a nonprofit or community partners between January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. This award recognizes companies that have successfully utilized their employees' skills to support a nonprofit or community partners, while also promoting professional growth among its workforce.
Winner: Veritiv
Finalists: Delta Air Lines and Jones Day
In addition to the awards presentation hosted by emcee Chesley McNeil of 11Alive, IMPACT guests will enjoy a keynote address by Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey’s Corporation in conversation with award winning journalist, Rose Scott of WABE. We will also experience live music and entertainment, unparalleled networking with Metro Atlanta business and community leaders and a delicious meal prepared by Latitudes. All guests will have the opportunity to participate in an onsite service project presented by Amazon in partnership with United Way of Greater Atlanta, benefitting young Atlanta Public Schools scholars. Complimentary parking is available onsite. With advance notice, we are happy to accommodate dietary restrictions, so please let us know if you need special accommodations. We look forward to seeing you at the IMPACT Awards!
Please view our 2023 Sponsorship Information and benefits.
Diamond (Presenting) Sponsor and Host Sponsor
Media Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Community Service Partner
Gold Sponsors
Cox Enterprises
Delta Community Credit Union
IHG Hotels and Resorts
Inspire Brands Foundation
Gas South
Georgia Natural Gas
NCR
Norfolk Southern
Ryan
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Veritiv
Silver Sponsors
Alston & Bird LLP
American Red Cross of Georgia
Aprio
Christian City
King & Spalding
Warner Bros. Discovery
Bronze Sponsors
Dematic
Eversheds Sutherland
Georgia Power
Kilpatrick Townsend LLP
KPMG
We invite your company or organization to become an IMPACT Sponsor today!
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The CVC of Atlanta 25th Annual IMPACT Awards
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. @ Overtime Elite in Atlantic Station
Service Project with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 12:00 p.m.
Luncheon and Awards Program 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
View digital event program here for agenda, finalist and sponsor info, speaker bios, and more!
The 2022 IMPACT Awards honored excellence in corporate social impact for Atlanta-based community work in 3 categories:
IMPACT Corporate Program of the Year
Presented to an exemplary corporate employee volunteer or corporate social responsibility program that went above and beyond in the period between January 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022 to effectively integrate community service and impact and/or volunteering into the company’s business culture.
Winner: Bank of America
Bank of America focuses on building pathways to economic mobility through workforce development and education, basic needs and community development. The company connects vulnerable populations to tools, resources and education they need to take control of their finances. Approximately 298 of the Bank’s Better Money Habits Champions have contributed 3,344 hours of financial literacy education impacting 147 community organizations.
Finalists: Hello Fresh and KPMG
Hello Fresh is committed to helping communities address hunger and supporting those facing food insecurity. The company does this through bulk food donation partnerships to food rescue organizations and initiatives such as Meals with Meaning, which provides individuals experiencing food insecurity with meal kits to make at home.
KPMG aims to support causes that its people care about in various ways, from community impact grants and nonprofit board service, to community volunteer and pro bono services. Its PhD project aims to increase African American, Hispanic American and Native American business school professors, and Accelerate 2025 is the company’s collective commitment to advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
IMPACT Corporate Project of the Year
Presented for a short-term corporate employee engagement / volunteer project or social impact project that was completed between January 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022 and achieved significant measurable results.
Winner: Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines partnered with the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA) and the Atlanta Braves to celebrate Hank Aaron’s legacy by restoring a baseball field in Buck Mountain, one of the oldest Black communities in Atlanta’s historic Westside. Delta hosted a volunteer event to create a community space, including an urban food garden at the former practice field for the Atlanta Black Crackers, a professional Black baseball team founded during the Jim Crow era. Delta also contributed $100,000 to a fund that honors Aaron’s legacy through providing access to and expanding opportunities in various areas of sports, business, education and social and racial equality.
Finalist: Frazier & Deeter
Frazier & Deeter recently helped Ukraine refugees thanks to an employee. The family of a firm member lives and owns an inn in a small Polish village and needed help to pay for food and supplies for the refugees they were housing. Frazier & Deeter employees responded by raising more than $69,000. The firm has helped the refugees and the small village by meeting medical needs, supporting a relocated group of orphans, finding jobs for many of the refugees, helping with travel expenses to connect families in other countries, and much more.
IMPACT Corporate Skills-Based Award
Presented to a business in recognition of its efforts to leverage the skills of the company’s employees to build operational capacity of nonprofit or community partners while fostering professional growth. Nominations may specifically reference an established skills-based volunteering program or may highlight a new program created in response to current events. All projects and programs referenced in the nomination must take place between January 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022.
Winner: Kilpatrick Townsend
Kilpatrick Townsend recently hosted a Law Camp with the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta to introduce high school students to careers in the legal profession and elements of professional life. Twenty high school students and 37 firm employees participated in the week-long program, which culminated in a mock trial based on a case won by the firm, followed by an ice cream celebration. During the inaugural camp, teens had access to firm leadership, attorneys and professional staff at all stages of their careers.
Finalist: Yamaha Motoring Manufacturing Corporation of America
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America recently supported a four-day science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) camp - Camp Invention - for 132 elementary students. Yamaha donated funds to sponsor 20 students’ participation in the camp and 30 company employees donated time and skills to help with hands-on learning in the camp classrooms.
Thank you 2022 IMPACT Sponsors!
Diamond Presenting Sponsor
Host Sponsor
Platinum
Gold
Cox Enterprises
Delta Community Credit Union
Drawdown Georgia Business Compact, in association with the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business
Gas South
Georgia Natural Gas
IHG Hotels and Resorts
Inspire Brands Foundation
NCR
Ryan
Warner Bros. Discovery
Silver
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Frazier & Deeter, LLC
Hands On Atlanta
King & Spalding, LLP
KPMG
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Veritiv
Wells Fargo
Bronze
Alston & Bird, LLP
Aprio
Goodier Creative
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the
24th Annual IMPACT Awards!
Diamond Presenting Sponsor
The 24th Annual IMPACT Awards were held on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, with a small, masked in-person audience, as well as broadcast live to a virtual audience from Zoo Atlanta's Savanna Hall. We had a "roaring" (Zoo pun!) good time at our jazz brunch, hosted by Atlanta Business Chronicle Broadcast Editor, Crystal Edmonson. The program featured an address by Kimberly Greene, Chairman, President and CEO of Southern Company Gas, and an insightful keynote about the importance of supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses by Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon of The Village Market. We also presented three IMPACT Awards (winners and finalists below!) and enjoyed live entertainment by The Chops Experience and a pre-event service moment supporting Hands On Atlanta's Discovery Program.
Read full event press release here
View event program here
View the CVC's 2021 special section in the Atlanta Business Chronicle
We Are Pleased to Highlight the Following IMPACT Award Winners:
IMPACT Corporate Skills-Based Award
Winner: AT&T, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, WarnerMedia
AT&T, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Pro Bono Partnership Atlanta and WarnerMedia received the 2021 IMPACT Corporate Skills-Based Award for their work to help small Georgia nonprofits procure Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster (EID) loans during the height of the pandemic.
Finalists: King & Spalding and Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE)
IMPACT Corporate Project of the Year
Winner: WarnerMedia
WarnerMedia received the 2021 IMPACT Corporate Project of the Year Award for their first-ever fully virtual Global Volunteer Day, with more than 4,000 employees participating.
Finalists: Cox Enterprises & Out Teach
IMPACT Corporate Program of the Year
Winner: JLL
JLL received the 2021 IMPACT Corporate Program of the Year Award for their model employee volunteer program which shifted to provide both virtual and in-person offerings including packing donation kits, filming messages for isolated seniors, volunteering at urban farms and senior centers, and their virtual Angel Tree program to provide gifts to kids and seniors in need
Finalist: Frazier & Deeter
Special Thanks to our 24th Annual IMPACT Sponsors!
Diamond
Platinum
Gold
Cox Enterprises
Delta Community Credit Union
Gas South
Inspire Brands
NCR
Veritiv
WarnerMedia
Silver
Deloitte
Hands On Atlanta
King & Spalding
LexisNexis Risk
Ryan, LLC
Wells Fargo
Bronze
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Alston & Bird, LLP
Aprio
Atlanta ToolBank
Center Parc Credit Union
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Frazier & Deeter
Kilpatrick Townsend
KPMG
We invite your company or organization to sponsor the 2021 IMPACT Awards. Sponsorship levels range from $1,000 to $16,500. Learn more here, and please reach out to Cheryl Kortemeier with any questions!
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Recap of the 23rd Annual IMPACT Awards
IMPACT 2020: Better Together
The Virtual Experience
Presented by:
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
CVC Special Section in the Atlanta Business Chronicle 9.18.20
Pre-event Service Opportunity with Hands On Atlanta - Ongoing!
Celebrate IMPACT 2020 with the CVC of Atlanta virtually on Wednesday, September 16! The CVC is excited to highlight the following 2020 IMPACT Award finalists during this year’s program. You may read more about their nominations here.
Social Justice IMPACT - Presented to a company addressing social justice in a bold, innovative way
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Winner: Gas South
Skills Based Volunteering IMPACT - Presented for a skills-based volunteer effort that has significant, measurable results
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Winner: NCR
IMPACT Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year - Presented to a company effectively integrating volunteerism into business strategy and culture
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Winner: King & Spalding
We also invite companies and community partners to partner with us by sponsoring this year's IMPACT and CVC fall programming. This year's sponsorship package offers many ways to highlight your company or organization's good works, so we encourage you to take a look and confirm your support today! Confirmed sponsors include:
Diamond (Presenting) Sponsor:
Platinum Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
Cox Enterprises
Delta Air Lines
Delta Community Credit Union
Gas South
NCR
WarnerMedia
Silver Sponsors:
Christian City | Deloitte. | Hands On Atlanta | King & Spalding | LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Veritiv | Wells Fargo
Bronze Sponsors:
AIDS Healthcare Foundation | Alston & Bird, LLP | Ryan, LLC | KPMG, LLP
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Please see below for information about past IMPACT Awards events.
22nd Annual IMPACT Awards"Global Reach, Local Impact"
Presenting Sponsor:
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Georgia World Congress Center
Featuring Keynote Speaker, Bea Boccalandro - expert in igniting workplace purpose
Emcee, Nick Valencia, CNN Global Correspondent
The 22nd Annual Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) IMPACT Awards were held on September 18, 2019, at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. The theme of this year's event was "Global Reach, Local Impact". CNN Global Correspondent Nick Valencia led us through the program and announced our IMPACT Award winners. Guests enjoyed remarks from Bryan Batson, President of Atlanta Gas Light, who spoke about AGL's commitment to community, and our keynote speaker, Bea Boccalandro, an expert in igniting workplace purpose. At the event, Hands On Atlanta hosted a station where volunteers wrote letters to members of our armed forces serving overseas, and generous attendees donated boxes of diapers and wipes to Families First through the Mercedes-Benz diaper drive.
As part of our IMPACT Awards celebration, the Atlanta Business Chronicle published a special insert that highlights the community engagement and volunteerism initiatives of CVC of Atlanta companies and member partners. Check out the insert in the Friday, September 20 issue, and click here to view the electronic version today.
Congratulations to our 2019 IMPACT Award Winners!
All photographs courtesy of Rank Studios. Click here to view all photos from the event.
Project IMPACT:
Gas South
Over four months, Gas South partnered with the Georgia State University Perimeter Dental Hygiene program and Norton Park Elementary to provide dental care to 800 students in need as well as dental education for their families. Eligible students also received dental cleanings, sealants, and fluoride application.
Skills-Based Volunteer IMPACT Award:
Troutman Sanders
Troutman Sanders attorneys and staff partnered with nonprofit, Christian City, to provide end of life planning legal services, including wills, guardianships, and financial powers of attorney for low-income senior citizens. Since the project began in 2015, they have served a total of 47 seniors with these valuable services.
Business-to-Nonprofit Partnership IMPACT Award:
Delta Air Lines
Delta donated $500,000 for literacy and wellness programming, focused on improving literacy scores at the third-grade level, improving staff morale and increasing student attendance. Delta volunteers support the initiatives by participating in in-person and virtual reading programs, robotics and career-interest programs, and by funding vision screenings and other necessities for students and families at Hutchinson and Dobbs Elementary Schools.
IMPACT Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year Small-to-Medium Company Category:
Sage
Sage's corporate volunteer program is tied to all aspects of the organization’s culture. All employees receive five paid days each year for community service. Employees can volunteer with any nonprofit they choose, or through the company’s coordinated efforts focused on education, workforce development and entrepreneurship for young people, women and veterans. In the past year, 52% of Sage’s Atlanta-based employees participated in the program, investing the equivalent of 3,001 days of service in the community.
IMPACT Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year Large Company Category:
Deloitte
Deloitte is committed to empowering employees to make an impact by focusing on pro bono, college readiness, and skilling for the future of work. Last year, more than 1,300 Deloitte volunteers invested nearly 16,000 hours of community service and $16 million worth of pro bono services. 42% of Deloitte’s Atlanta employees participated in the local program, which is managed by Deloitte’s Atlanta Volunteer Council, a committee of volunteer leaders that includes professionals from all job levels and functions.
Congratulations to our 2019 finalists:
Project IMPACT
Peach State Health Plan
Skills Based Project IMPACT
Business-to-Nonprofit Partnership Impact
IMPACT Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year
Small to Medium Size Business (Less than 1,000 employees in the Metro Atlanta market):
Frazier & Deeter
Large Business (More than 1,000 employees in the Metro Atlanta market):
Bank of America
Thank you to our 2019 IMPACT Awards Sponsors:
Diamond (Presenting) Sponsor:
Platinum Sponsors:
Titanium (Service) Sponsor:
Gold Sponsors:
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
Delta Air Lines
Gas South
Inspire Brands Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Veritiv
WarnerMedia
Bank of America | Christian City | Delta Community Credit Union
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | Frazier & Deeter | Hands On Atlanta
The Home Depot Foundation | King & Spalding | LexisNexis Risk Solutions
NCR | Ryan | Troutman Sanders LLP | UCB | United Way of Greater Atlanta | Wells Fargo
Venue Sponsor:
Georgia World Congress Center
Speaker Sponsor:
Deloitte
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2018 IMPACT Awards
Presenting Sponsor:
The 21st Annual Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) IMPACT Awards were held on September 12, 2018, at the Georgia Freight Depot in downtown Atlanta. 11Alive News Anchor Cheryl Preheim led us through the program and announced our IMPACT Award winners. Beverly Thomas, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs at Kaiser Permanente, updated us on Kaiser Permanente's impressive community investment and partnership activities. She then introduced our keynote speaker, Roy Spence of The Purpose Institute. Roy is also the chairman and co-founder of the advertising agency GSD&M and author of It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business is Driven by Purpose. Roy captivated our audience with inspiration and lessons on finding your personal and professional purpose. At the event, Hands On Atlanta hosted a literacy kit build where attendees assembled 200 kits for students at Atlanta Public Schools near downtown.
Special thank you to our partner, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, who created and published a special insert highlighting the good work of CVC companies and member partners. Click here to view the electronic version!
Thank you to all of our attendees who made the event such a success! Click here to view the full photo gallery from the event. All photos are courtesy of Rank Studios.
Click here to view the event video, courtesy of 11Alive and Paul Sacco:
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Congratulations to our 2018 IMPACT Award Winners:
PROJECT IMPACT AWARD
Turner
On October 5, 2017, over 2,000 Atlanta-based Turner employees worked roughly 6,750 volunteer hours as part of Turner Volunteer Day, the company’s annual day of service. Employees participated in 47 volunteer projects, including preparing meals, building homes, painting murals, making blankets, and landscaping spaces, which benefitted 33 different nonprofits. Turner Volunteer Day, which originated in Atlanta 18 years ago, has now grown to a global company initiative with over 3,300 employees volunteering in 30 cities and 20 countries across the globe.
SKILLS-BASED PROJECT IMPACT AWARD
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Kilpatrick Townsend launched its multi-faceted partnership with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF) and Barack and Michelle Obama Academy (BAMO) at the start of the 2017-2018 school year. As a part of its Standing With Our Neighbors initiative, AVLF has embedded a lawyer at the school who helps families with legal problems affecting the stability and safety of their housing. This year, the firm partnered with AVLF and represented 10 households in legal disputes that affected the stability and health or safety of their rental housing including successfully defending residents facing dislocation from their housing units just one month before the end of the school year. Volunteers focused additional efforts on academic enrichment and college/career readiness via virtual weekly reading tutoring for first graders, annual K-2 reading days, STEM-focused projects, and student incentives, and recognition as well as school beautification, teacher appreciation, and support of student families in crisis.
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Gas South
The partnership between Gas South and Cobb EMC strives to impact local students within the surrounding areas by focusing on improving education in the areas of literacy and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Volunteers work together on two different programs: Literacy Week where authors come into more than 44 local schools to encourage students to expand their creativity through writing and illustration; and The Regional Science Olympiad Tournaments that are focused on STEM and teach students how to problem-solve. The two programs reach over 24,000 students at 150 schools. Not only are they touching the lives of so many students at the actual events, the students’ curriculums are brought to life through experiences that they would not normally be exposed to. Both companies are focused on elevating our community to help children succeed. The amount of resources leveraged in terms of monetary investment, staff and volunteerism, etc. is greater by working together.
BUSINESS-TO-NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP AWARD
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
with 48in48 and TAG Education Collaborative
In partnership with two technology focused non-profits, 48in48 & TAG Education Collaborative, the Student Immersion Program provides metro Atlanta high school students with the opportunity to develop their technology skills, work alongside industry experts and give back to the community. The program gives student participants real world project experience and presents examples of how professionals can devote their time and talent to improving our communities.
IMPACT CORPORATE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
(<999 EMPLOYEES)
Purchasing Power
Purchasing Power has have nine super powers embedded into their culture, one of which is Care. This is how Purchasing Power defines their Care super power: “What makes us smile, is seeing someone else smile.” It’s the primary reason they named their employee volunteer program the “Care Program”, and employees take great pride in “caring” for the communities they live and work in. It is Purchasing Power's belief that by caring for the people in those communities, they are powering them to a better life.
IMPACT CORPORATE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
(1000+ EMPLOYEES)
Turner
Turner’s employee volunteer program is strategically intertwined with the company’s philanthropic giving and employee engagement programs. The program includes 40 hours of additional paid time off to volunteer during work hours, up to $1,000 per employee in matching grants and volunteer grants, and a flexible virtual volunteer program targeting employees with non-traditional work schedules. In 2017, more than 2,600 Atlanta-based Turner employees logged roughly 200,000 volunteer hours with 200+ charities and were awarded over $600,000 in matching grants and volunteer rewards.
Congratulations to our 2018 finalists:
Project IMPACT
Chick-fil-A
Skills Based Project IMPACT
Delta Air Lines
Business-to-Business Partnership IMPACT
Alston & Bird LLP, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP and Troutman Sanders LLP
Business-to-Nonprofit Partnership Impact
MailChimp with Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
IMPACT Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year
Large Business (More than 1,000 employees in the Metro Atlanta market):
KPMG
Small to Medium Size Business (Less than 1,000 employees in the Metro Atlanta market):
JLL
Gas South
AIDS Healthcare Foundation | Alston & Bird LLP | Christian City | Deloitte
Delta Community Credit Union |Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | Frazier & Deeter | Hands On Atlanta
Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP | King & Spalding | LexisNexis Risk Solutions | NCR
Purchasing Power | Troutman Sanders LLP | UCB | Veritiv | Wells Fargo
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25th AND GOAL: CELEBRATING A QUARTER CENTURY OF VOLUNTEERING
Presented by The Home Depot Foundation
Thank you to the 400 guests who made this year's IMPACT Awards a sold-out success!
PROJECT IMPACT AWARD
Delta Air Lines
In 2016, 840 Delta Air Lines employees partnered with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity to build three new homes for Atlanta families in need. Four Delta project managers helped manage the projects in which volunteers invested 134,400 hours. Each of the homes was built with high-efficiency materials, lowering the carbon footprint of the building projects and aligning with Delta’s environmental pillar. One of these homes was completely paid for by dollars raised through Delta’s oil recycling program.
SKILLS-BASED PROJECT IMPACT AWARD
Deloitte
Deloitte’s skills-based volunteerism program helps accomplish business objectives by providing employees with learning opportunities that are directly applicable to their day-to-day client work. Deloitte partnered with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity to help the organization improve its measurement and communication processes in order to better connect with consumers, sponsors, and the community. In order to ensure that the goals of the project were fully realized, their team assisted with the implementation of a scorecard to better communicate its impact, and in turn, increase funding through donations and sponsorships in continued support of its mission.
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD
11Alive
Last year, 11Alive partnered with Focus Brands and media production nonprofit, re:imagine/ATL to engage students from Grady High School in creating short videos highlighting youth homelessness and benefiting local nonprofit, The Atlanta Mission. The companies provided guidance in video production and meals while also supplying funding and professional support to the students. Volunteers contributed more than 60 hours to mentor students and help them find ways to amplify their message. Ultimately, this project has reached more than 500,000 with a call-to-action to help eliminate youth homelessness.
BUSINESS-TO-NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo has partnered with Operation Hope, a nonprofit focused on financial dignity, education and economic empowerment, for 17 years. In 2016, they created a transformative, sustainable youth entrepreneurship initiative that harnesses the youths’ economic energy, and brings positive business role models into schools and communities. Through the program, students cover concepts necessary for starting a business, including competition, finances, marketing, and public speaking. Through this program, 95 employee volunteers worked with 690 students and 14 “pitch” students won grants for $500 each.
Tower Beer, Wine and Spirits
Tower Beer, Wine and Spirits is a family-owned business that has been serving Metro Atlanta for more than 70 years. Community service and philanthropy have always been a vital part of the Tower culture. Just 16 months ago, Tower decided to formalize its volunteer efforts to provide monthly community service opportunities for employees in partnership with United Way of Greater Atlanta. In this short time, Tower has hosted more than 20 projects and had a 35% participation rate, despite the fact that the business is open seven days per week. In addition, Tower hosts an annual fundraiser for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that has raised more than $1 million in the past three years.
IMPACT CORPORATE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD (1000+ EMPLOYEES)
Delta Air Lines
Since 2012, Delta Air Lines has focused philanthropy and volunteerism around six key pillars including Education, Service Members and Veterans, Global Wellness, Arts and Culture, Global Diversity, and Environment. Delta follows a strategic plan focusing the company’s efforts on investing in business education, strengthening giving in Metro Atlanta, engaging more employees and more customers. Company highlights from 2016 include helping to build three homes, blood donation by 4,500 employees, 300 employees serving 9,000 hungry Atlantans in one day, and building the organization's fourth playground in Metro Atlanta.
SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM AWARD
Georgia Natural Gas
The 19th Annual IMPACT Awards:
Click on the cover image below to view this year's special publication in Atlanta Business Chronicle highlighting all of our 2016 IMPACT Awards winners and finalists as well as all of the great work being done by CVC Members in the Atlanta community.
Congratulations to the 2016 IMPACT Awards Winners:
PROJECT IMPACT AWARD
The Home Depot
The Home Depot is honored for its Introduction to Tools training for youth, ages 11 to 18. In 2015, The Home Depot was asked to provide volunteers for a pilot training at the Tool Training Center at the Atlanta Community ToolBank to introduce and train at-risk youth in basic tool skills . This was done by building a table, which was eventually distributed to military veterans and their families through another nonprofit’s furniture donation program. The pilot project, completed with the support of the Atlanta Community ToolBank, was a test for similar programs that could become ongoing training for hundreds of other youth in metro Atlanta. Today the training is being provided to 180 youth from the City of Atlanta’s Park and Recreation Department through their Summer Camp Program and being used with at-risk youth from CHRIS Kids in a south Atlanta neighborhood.
SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERISM IMPACT AWARD
Troutman Sanders
Troutman Sanders is honored for its partnership with Atlanta Legal Aid Society to assist veterans in the Palliative Care Unit of the Atlanta VA Hospital with civil legal needs, including end-of-life planning documents such as wills, guardianships and more. Since January 2015, volunteer attorneys and paralegals have met with 60 veterans.
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD
The Immigration Working Group, a collaborative effort including Alston + Bird, King & Spalding, Kilpatrick Townsend, Sutherland and Troutman Sanders along with many other partners.
This group was initially formed to help meet the growing need for legal services to assist unaccompanied immigrant children entering the U.S., but its responsibilities have grown to provide pro bono services to children, victims of raids, detention, deportation and the court case loads. Five law firms and 13 other entities are working to help solve a community challenge affecting an estimated one million residents in the state of Georgia. One of the IWG’s first outcomes was being able to bring KIND, a nonprofit that focuses their work on immigrant children, to Georgia.
BUSINESS-TO-NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Turner and 21st Century Leaders
Turner and 21st Century Leaders are awarded for their partnership in a week-long program for 75 high-school students who are interested in careers in the broadcasting industry. The free-to-students program, launched in 2006, invites participants to live in nearby dorms and travel to Turner offices each day for workshops, panel discussions, networking opportunities and more. Since the program’s inception, more than 1,000 students have participated.
King & Spalding
King & Spalding formalized its community program in 1994. Under the leadership of volunteer councils, all King & Spalding offices participate in community and pro bono activities. Since 2010, the company has invested 11,800 hours through 395 community service projects and provided 93,000 hours of pro bono service to low-income individuals, nonprofits and community causes in Atlanta.
IMPACT CORPORATE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD (1000+ EMPLOYEES)
Bank of America
At Bank of America, employees are given two hours of paid time per week to volunteer. Forty-nine percent of the company’s Atlanta employees—including senior leaders—participate in volunteer activities . In 2015, Bank of America had more than 48,000 volunteer hours submitted by employees to its internal tracking system, executed 277 volunteer events and served 749 nonprofit organizations.
About the IMPACT Awards:
The IMPACT Awards honor for-profit companies, businesses and firms that recruit and activate volunteers to serve the Atlanta community and/or exclusively utilize Atlanta-based volunteer resources. Nominations are accepted each spring and following the judging process in the summer, winners are announced at the annual IMPACT Awards and showcased in Atlanta Business Chronicle in the fall.
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