Last week we celebrated one year with B:CIVIC. It’s been a fantastic year and we’re thrilled that we can harness not only the power of individuals through the Leadership Foundation but also businesses through B:CIVIC to do more good in the community.
Here’s what we’ve been up to:
We challenged over 250 leaders – from 148 companies and 28 industries – to be bold at the 2019 B:CIVIC Summit. The Summit brought together the best and brightest minds in the region to share best practices, national trends and local thought leadership. We discovered how purpose impacts the entire organization and how we can commit to all stakeholders from Carol Cone of Carol Cone On Purpose. And, Nathaniel Smith of Partnership for Southern Equity showcased why equity is important for business and how we can work together to create economic inclusion.
We launched the inaugural Civic 50 Colorado in partnership with CSR Solutions of Colorado honoring 50 businesses following the B:CIVIC Summit. These companies represent the most community-minded small, medium and large companies in the state, and they invested $37 million and donated 400,000 employee volunteer hours locally last year.
We focused on purpose with Sum and Substance. Five leaders shared their stories: Dave Hoerman of DaVita; Ramonna Robinson of GroundFloor Media | CenterTable; Banks Benitez of Uncharted; Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler of The Equity Project, LLC; and Matt Lindsey of Charlotte’s Web. And, they challenged the audience to look at how they’ll bring purpose into their day-to-day leadership journeys.
With over 30 B:CIVIC programs and new research planned for 2020, we’re excited to continue to support our alumni and organizations in which they lead to elevate business for good in our community.
Kirsten Vermulen is the executive director of B:CIVIC and Dan Lewis is the executive director of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation.