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• goBeyondProfit Honors Bernie Marcus’ Legacy of Generosity

  Features, November 22, 2024

  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.

• What does Business Generosity Mean to Millennials? Gen Z?

  Features, October 04, 2024

  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.

• Today’s Employees Value Quality of Life More Than Compensation

  Features, September 20, 2024

  A new study by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO 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.

• Unlocking the Power of Employee Assistance Programs

  Features, September 13, 2024

  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.

• How is the Economic Impact of the Childcare & Maternal Health Crisis in Georgia Affecting Your Business?

  Features, September 06, 2024

  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.

• Georgia Executives Brace for Political Storm: How to Protect Workplace Culture

  Features, August 29, 2024

  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.

• Business Generosity Yields Financial Rewards

  Features, August 23, 2024

  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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Dana Spinola, Founder and CEO of fab’rik (Part 2)

  Features, August 16, 2024

  In part 2 of our interview with fab’rik Founder and CEO 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’s journey.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Dana Spinola, Founder and CEO of fab’rik

  Features, August 09, 2024

  fab’rik and its CEO, 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 – both in their stores and in the larger community.

• Atlanta-Based fab’rik Honored with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award

  Features, August 01, 2024

  goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, today announced Atlanta-based fab’rik and its Founder and CEO, Dana Spinola, as the recipient of the goBeyondProfit Champion Award.

• Employees Make Historic Sacrifices to Preserve Quality of Life: Data Confirms Georgians Make Tough Choices Due to Gaps in Family-Focused Benefits

  Features, July 26, 2024

  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.

• How to Best Prioritize Limited Funds for Impactful Community Investments

  Features, July 18, 2024

  While Georgia’s businesses have long been the backbone of strong communities, a new report by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO reveals meaningful shifts in community care and offers executives insight on how best to invest limited funds.

• What Does Generosity Look Like in Business Operations?

  Features, July 09, 2024

  In this year’s 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.

• New Definition of Business Generosity Drives Action

  Features, June 26, 2024

  When goBeyondProfit began tracking business generosity in 2019, only 47% of employees considered it important. Today, a resounding 96% of Georgians believe it’s important that the company they work for is generous according to the 2024 Business Generosity Report.

• What Moves a Company Culture from Good to Great? New Employee Data Offers Insight

  Features, June 21, 2024

  goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO 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.

• When it Comes to Retaining Talent, Do You Know What Employees Truly Value?

  Features, June 14, 2024

  Recently, goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO 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.

• A New Definition of Generosity & Consequences for a Lack of Generosity Revealed in Groundbreaking 2024 goBeyondProfit Business Generosity Report

  Features, June 04, 2024

  Today, goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO 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—a significant rise from 47% in 2019.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Jeff Hilimire, Co-Founder and CEO of Purpose Group (Part 2)

  Features, April 26, 2024

  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 CEO of Purpose Group, we focused on how purpose drives exponential returns for business and people alike.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Jeff Hilimire, Co-Founder and CEO of Purpose Group

  Features, April 19, 2024

  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 CEO of Purpose Group, we focused on how purpose drives exponential returns for business and people alike.

• goBeyondProfit Releases Invitations for Business Executive Opinion Survey

  Features, March 12, 2024

  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.

• Celebrating Generosity: The Fourth Annual In Good Company Report Highlights Georgia Businesses Making a Difference

  Features, January 23, 2024

  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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Heath Fountain, CEO of Colony Bank (Part 2)

  Features, December 15, 2023

  In part 2 of our interview with Colony Bank and its CEO 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Heath Fountain, CEO of Colony Bank

  Features, December 08, 2023

  Colony Bank and its CEO Heath Fountain were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion Award for their commitment to a larger purpose beyond the bottom line. In our latest CEO interview with Colony Bank CEO, 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.

• Colony Bank Honored with the goBeyondProfit 2023 Champion Award

  Features, December 05, 2023

  goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, today announced it has honored Fitzgerald-based Colony Bank and its CEO, Heath Fountain, with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Kashi Sehgal, Founder of Retaaza

  Features, November 03, 2023

  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’s number one industry while simultaneously caring for hungry Georgians.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Richard Simms, CEO of Tyrannosaurus Tech

  Features, October 27, 2023

  Tyrannosaurus Tech’s 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Colin Connolly, President and CEO of Cousins Properties

  Features, October 20, 2023

  In part 2 of our interview with Colin Connolly, President and CEO 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Colin Connolly, President, & CEO of Cousins Properties

  Features, October 13, 2023

  In a recent conversation with President and CEO, 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder & CEO of Goodr

  Features, October 06, 2023

  In part 2 of our conversation with goBeyondProfit Champion Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder and CEO 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder & CEO of Goodr

  Features, September 29, 2023

  Goodr and their founder and CEO, 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms

  Features, September 22, 2023

  In part 2 of our conversation with goBeyondProfit Champion Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms, we discussed expanded definitions of flexibility – both in leadership and in manufacturing – and how flexibility in mindset and practice positioned Sunnyland Farms for greater success.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms

  Features, September 15, 2023

  Sunnyland Farms and its CEO 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.

• Sunnyland Farms Honored with the goBeyondProfit 2023 Champion Award

  Features, September 07, 2023

  goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, today announced it has honored Albany-based Sunnyland Farms and its CEO, Alex Willson, with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award.

• New Survey Finds Employees Ask for Community Outreach Reboot

  Features, August 08, 2023

  In the 2023 Business Generosity Report by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO, Georgia employees clearly indicated their shifting priorities regarding the most important demonstrations of generosity to the community.

• New Research Unpacks the Demand for Flexibility & Mental Health Support

  Features, August 01, 2023

  goBeyondProfit’s 2023 Business Generosity Report confirms that generosity remains a driving factor behind employees’ choice of workplace. If you’re 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.

• New Research Explores a Penalty For Loyalty and The Gender Pay Gap In Georgia

  Features, July 25, 2023

  goBeyondProfit’s 2023 Business Generosity Report confirms that generosity remains a driving factor behind employees’ choice of workplace. If you’re wondering how to prioritize limited funds, employed adults provide clear direction.

• goBeyondProfit Data Shows Literally Everyone Is Experiencing Burnout

  Features, July 18, 2023

  The goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO 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.

• New Study Finds Unanimous Agreement – Generosity is Critical to Business

  Features, July 11, 2023

  In today’s polarized environment, employed adults in Georgia agree on the importance of generosity in business finds a new report by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO. The data confirms that employees are paying attention to how you execute your generosity commitments.

• New Research Reveals Pervasive Burnout Among Georgia Employees & Executives

  Features, June 22, 2023

  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 CEO.

• Atlanta-Based Goodr Honored with the goBeyondProfit 2023 Champion Award

  Features, June 01, 2023

  goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, announced it has honored Atlanta-based Goodr and their Founder and CEO, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, as this year’s first winner of the goBeyondProfit champion award.

• New Report Announces 2,000+ Georgia Businesses Committed to Operating Generously

  Features, January 19, 2023

  In the midst of economic uncertainty, commitment to generosity matters. More than 2,000 Georgia-based companies have pledged to operate generous businesses – caring for their employees, customers, and surrounding communities.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Enrique Alvarez, Co-Founder of Vector Global Logistics

  Features, December 16, 2022

  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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Enrique Alvarez, Co-Founder of Vector Global Logistics

  Features, December 09, 2022

  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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Jeff Jones, CEO of Ad Victoriam

  Features, December 02, 2022

  Why would a company worry about generosity in start-up mode? Our CEO Deep Dive with software consultancy Ad Victoriam Solutions’ 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.

• Vector Global Logistics Honored with goBeyondProfit 2022 Champion Award

  Features, December 01, 2022

  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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Stephen Kump, CEO of Charityvest

  Features, November 18, 2022

  Leading up to Giving Tuesday, this goBeyondProfit interview with Charityvest CEO Stephen Kump outlines how supporting your employees’ individual giving is an easy way for businesses of every size to join with their employees to do good in the world.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Heather Fortner, CEO of SignatureFD

  Features, November 11, 2022

  In part 2 of our conversation with goBeyondProfit Champion, SignatureFD CEO, 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 ‘what do you want to be known for?’

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Heather Fortner, CEO of SignatureFD

  Features, November 04, 2022

  SignatureFD and CEO 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Chloe Barzey, Managing Director of Accenture

  Features, October 28, 2022

  Accenture plays a key role in helping companies big and small, local and global, adapt and optimize. In our conversation with Accenture’s 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.

• SignatureFD Honored with goBeyondProfit 2022 Champion Award

  Features, October 27, 2022

  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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Kenji Kuramoto, CEO of Acuity

  Features, October 21, 2022

  Kenji Kuramoto, CEO 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 “scared to death” to grateful for the opportunity.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Ira Jackson, President of Perfect Image

  Features, October 14, 2022

  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’t about charity as much as it is about mutual reciprocity and care.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Maggie Patton, Co-founder of Bitsy’s Snack Food

  Features, October 07, 2022

  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’s, 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Dan Cathy, Chairman of Chick-fil-A Part 2

  Features, September 30, 2022

  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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Dan Cathy, Chairman of Chick-fil-A

  Features, September 23, 2022

  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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Bob Googe of Jittery Joe’s Coffee

  Features, September 16, 2022

  During a recent conversation in Athens, Georgia, goBeyondProfit sat down with the founder and CEO of Jittery Joe’s Coffee, Bob Googe. Bob’s professional journey has traversed between management consulting, ministry and entrepreneurship.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Rashe Malcolm, Founder and Owner of Athens-Based Rashe’s Cuisine

  Features, September 09, 2022

  Rashe Malcolm, Founder and Owner of Rashe’s Cusine joined us on a panel conversation at a recent regional CEO 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Jon Williams of Better Communities Collaborative

  Features, September 02, 2022

  Early this year, goBeyondProfit Champion and CEO of Better Communities Collaborative Jon Williams co-hosted a CEO 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Heath Fountain of Colony Bank

  Features, August 26, 2022

  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 CEO of Colony Bank, shared several innovative and even thought-provoking approaches for generous leadership.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Staci Willson of Sunnyland Farms

  Features, August 19, 2022

  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’s candid explanation of business generosity translates the idea into practical guidance for every sector and every size company.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Jud Savelle of Bishop Clean Care

  Features, August 12, 2022

  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.

• Chick-fil-A Honored with goBeyondProfit 2022 Champion Award

  Features, August 03, 2022

  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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Integrating Purpose into Every Day Business

  Features, July 29, 2022

  Why would any company revisit a purpose statement in the middle of a tumultuous time? That’s exactly what UPS executives decided to do when they refreshed a decades’ old purpose statement and operationalized it globally to come out stronger than ever. At a goBeyondProfit CEO Forum we learned from UPS’ Kevin Warren the how, why and day-to-day benefits any company could realize from a purpose refresh.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Scaling Compassion in a Franchise Model

  Features, July 22, 2022

  At a goBeyondProfit CEO Forum Inspire CEO, 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Reimagining Talent that May Already Lie Within Your Organization

  Features, July 15, 2022

  In order to help business leaders navigate this tight labor market, goBeyondProfit sat down with Valarie Mackey, the CEO 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Specific Generosity-based Approaches for the “Great Resignation”

  Features, July 08, 2022

  In order to help business leaders navigate this tight labor market, goBeyondProfit sat down with Valarie Mackey, the CEO 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Long-term Sustainability of Love as a Business Strategy

  Features, June 30, 2022

  Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Love Made Real in Communities & with Employees

  Features, June 24, 2022

  Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, 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.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Love Tested: Navigating an Industry Crushing Pandemic

  Features, June 17, 2022

  Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew and learned how “Leading with Love” helped the nation’s largest privately-held themed attractions company weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

• New Research Finds One in Three Georgia Workers Would Quit Job for Mental Health Reasons

  Features, June 14, 2022

  Georgia employed adults say that burnout and mental health issues – not just compensation – are the top reason they would leave a job in 2022, according to a new report released today by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Changing Love from a 4-Letter Word to a Core Business Strategy

  Features, June 10, 2022

  Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, 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.

• Athens CEOs Discuss the Great Realization. The Evolving Role of Business in Employee and Community Lives

  News, June 02, 2022

• Last Call for Participation in Annual Business Executive Opinion Survey by goBeyondProfit

  Features, April 19, 2022

  The annual Business Executive Survey conducted by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO will close soon. All senior business executives in Georgia are invited to participate.

• Annual goBeyondProfit Business Executive Opinion Survey Open for Participation

  Features, March 21, 2022

  goBeyondProfit, a statewide alliance launched by business leaders for business leaders has opened its annual Executive Survey for participation.

• Herschend Enterprises Honored with goBeyondProfit 2022 Champion Award

  Features, March 07, 2022

  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.

• Georgia’s In Good Company Report Reveals 1,700+ Businesses Operating Generously

  Features, February 01, 2022

  Here at the start of 2022, there’s 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.

• goBeyondProfit’s Top 2021 CEO Insights Curated for You

  Features, December 30, 2021

  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’ll find a curated selection of the most relevant, talked about resources.

• Governor Kemp & goBeyondProfit Celebrate First-Ever Business Generosity Week

  Features, September 17, 2021

  Today, Governor Brian Kemp will proclaim the first-ever “Business Generosity Week” 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.

• goBeyondProfit Champion Awarded to Cox Enterprises

  Features, August 23, 2021

  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.

• goBeyondProfit: Impact of Racial Inequity at Work

  Features, June 17, 2021

  A bit of history frames the discussion that leads to practical understanding of why conversations on race are vitally important in the optimal workplace.

• goBeyondProfit: Beyond Bias & Blind Spots

  Features, June 15, 2021

  In this conversation, experts help you discover hidden obstacles to realizing the ideal workplace and share actionable steps to remove the barriers to success.

• goBeyondProfit: Action Steps to a Diverse Workplace

  Features, June 10, 2021

  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.

• Telly Award-Winning Video Series Helps Georgia Business Achieve Goals for Thriving, Diverse Workplace

  Features, June 08, 2021

  goBeyondProfit’s 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 CEOs, board executives, and managers looking to build sustained business value as a company known for generosity, inside and out.

• goBeyondProfit Invites Business Executives to CEO Conversation: Navigating Rising Expectations in Georgia

  Features, May 17, 2021

  goBeyondProfit will host a CEO 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.

• goBeyondProfit Research Clarifies Georgians’ Heightened Expectations and Offers Road Map for Business Response

  Features, April 29, 2021

  Georgia-specific research confirms employee and consumer rising expectations – and propensity to act – 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 CEOs which conducted the survey in March 2021.

• Athens-based W&A Engineering Honored with goBeyondProfit Champion Award

  Features, March 31, 2021

  Georgia’s 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.

• Statewide Executive Insights Survey Open for CEO and Executive Participation

  Features, March 04, 2021

  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 CEO have opened the research to participation by CEOs and senior business leaders who can then gain advance access to the full insights report this spring.

• Atlanta/DeKalb Business Leaders Invited to Local Event Solving Local Issues

  Features, February 25, 2021

  Creature Comforts Brewing and goBeyondProfit will host a business collaboration event on Friday, February 26 at 11 a.m. via Zoom. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of some of the DeKalb area’s burning community issues, an introduction to a replicable model for collective problem solving and opportunities to collaborate with other area businesses.

• In Good Company Report Affirms Georgia’s Business Generosity Momentum

  Features, February 04, 2021

  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.

• goBeyondProfit: Action Steps to a Diverse Workplace

  Features, January 22, 2021

  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.

• goBeyondProfit: Beyond Bias & Blind Spots

  Features, January 21, 2021

  In this conversation, experts help you discover hidden obstacles to realizing the ideal workplace and share actionable steps to remove the barriers to success.

• goBeyondProfit: Impact of Racial Inequity at Work

  Features, January 20, 2021

  A bit of history frames the discussion that leads to practical understanding of why conversations on race are vitally important in the optimal workplace.

• goBeyondProfit Releases Video Series Identifying Common Dynamics that Hurt Company Cultures & Hinder Success of Black & Other Diverse Employees

  Features, January 19, 2021

  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.

• Year-end Report Card Gives Georgia Employers a B Grade for 2020, Clarity on Earning an A in 2021

  Features, December 11, 2020

  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 – and likely greater employee productivity and retention – for companies and leaders demonstrating empathy and care.

• Business Leaders Invited to Join CEOs Frank Fernandez and Natalye Paquin to Discuss How Business and Community can Tackle Urgent Issues Together

  Features, October 05, 2020

  Georgia business leaders are invited to attend a Zoom Forum with Frank Fernandez, President & CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Natalye Paquin, Esq., President & CEO, Points of Light, and host goBeyondProfit.

• Aflac Leadership Honored with Georgia’s goBeyondProfit Champion Award

  Features, September 30, 2020

  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’s consistency in benefiting its community and business with a generous and diverse company culture, while deploying company resources and priorities toward community empowerment.

• H. J. Russell & Company Honored with Georgia’s goBeyondProfit Champion Award

  Features, September 10, 2020

  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.

• New Georgia Corporate Generosity Tracker unveiled by goBeyondProfit

  Features, August 27, 2020

  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.

• goBeyondProfit Event Recap Offers Tactics & Surprising Shifts Needed for Executive Communications

  News, August 10, 2020

• Registration Open for goBeyondProfit Forum: Creating a New Playbook for Leadership Communications

  Features, July 23, 2020

  Georgia’s goBeyondProfit alliance will host a CEO-level Expert Forum, “Creating a New Playbook for Leadership Communications” via Zoom at 1 p.m. on July 28th.

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