As part of our all company meeting last week, myself and the rest of our amazing Advanced Agrilytics team held a food drive that is benefitting foodbanks across the Midwest. How amazing it is to work with such a talented, terrific bunch of humans! #AdvancedAgrilytics
At a recent company-wide meeting, Advanced Agrilytics held a food drive that provided nearly 500 meals to our neighbors. Thank you to every employee who donated, and special thanks to Allee for bringing the donation to EIF! ❤️
When I joined Grace & Green in 2022 as Head of Growth, my very first presentation to the Board was about how we took what had been created in Period Dignity and use this to have a much wider impact on both the business and the world of work. How would we make Period Dignity the market leader (with very little money to spend to do so)?
I don't have enough space in this post to work through exactly what I set out in that meeting, however it boiled down to:
✌ Understanding the impact we want to have: It's always been about more than supplying products - Education is woven into the threads of Period Dignity.
To achieve period dignity we need access to information, availability of products and acceptance within workplace culture - we designed our offering and continue to develop everything we do around these pillars. This was summed up perfectly by a client (John) who said "Grace & Green don't just supply a product, they create a CULTURE". Exactly John.
✌ Remember who we are and why we are doing it: Unsurprisingly, the workplace space has and is becoming more competitive. This is excellent news, as more businesses embrace free period care as a basic right, and especially comforting how many are choosing a more sustainable providers. As now Chief Commercial Officer, it's also mildly stressful (mildly 🙃 ).
However, dignity continues to be about more than avoiding getting caught short, it's about embracing inclusivity and supporting our Members to deliver dignity for all, no matter of age, gender identity, or how they experience their period. There's still a long way to go, and we've got SO much more coming here...
✌ Treat every customer like they are absolutely making our day. This is perhaps a small business mindset, or when many of the team have done almost every job in the company. We all remember the THRILL of winning our first big contract, the DELIGHT of walking into a shop and seeing our products on shelf, or randomly walking into the bathroom BEAMING seeing our products. We don't take for granted the fact we get to be in people's everyday.
(For me this has never worn off, my heart still skips a little when I process an order, receive a tender award notice, or see a customer talking about us on socials.)
Particularly grateful for our team for supporting our phenomenal YOY 120% growth, for challenging, pushing our vision and positioning, and for being excellent.
I'm incredibly proud of what we and our members are doing to drive inclusivity, awareness and dignity within their workplaces and educational establishments. I can't wait to see what the next two years can hold.
Happy Birthday Period Dignity. x
Two years of Period Dignity 🎉
It's #WorldMenstrualHygieneDay and we're celebrating two years of making periods dignified and accessible for everyone.
Since launching, our Period Dignity scheme has helped over 400 businesses, schools and public institutions provide sustainable period products to those who need them most.
Together we've:
❋ Supplied 9 million free-to-access sustainable period products
❋ Delivered 9,800+ free period packs to those who need them in partnership with local councils
❋ Stocked 60+ universities and schools with Grace & Green products
❋ Donated £97,000 worth of period products to charitable organisations, including local food banks, in 2023 alone.
Thank you to our community and incredible partners and supporters for making helping us make a difference.
Check out our visits to New Cut Coffee, BIMM University, OVO, Watershed, and Wiper and True. Thank you Honeywell Bakes for our beautiful birthday biscuits.
Huge thanks to our partner NGO Tacugama for providing us with these amazing stories. We are honoured to be able to be in partnership with NGOs that do this incredible work. You can help Tacugama continue their work by signing up to Ecoflix and choosing Tacugama as your preferred NGO. That way, 100% of your annual subscription will be donated directly to them and these wonderful elephants.
Ecoflix - the world’s first non-profit streaming channel dedicated to saving animals and the planet.
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If you know Michelle Campione (Bayink), you know she's got a BIG personality, and an even bigger heart!
In 2018, she created Hen's Brunch with a mission to give back to the community. Together with friends, she organized a drive to provide Thanksgiving essentials, partnering with local organizations to distribute food baskets and make the holidays brighter.
💛 2018: Donated 21 baskets
🧡 2023: Donated 144 baskets!
💓 2024: Can we make it 200?
2 easy ways for you to get involved:
🥫 Donate non-perishable Thanksgiving staples
💸 Make a monetary donation
Link in the comments for more details!
When it’s time to replace your mattress, what should you do with the old one? Fortunately, there are practical, eco-friendly options available. We donate good condition mattresses to charitable organizations, and some of the materials can be repurposed or recycled. Did you know that more than 75% of a Restonic mattress can be recycled? That’s good news for the environment. If it’s time to replace your current mattress, we’d love to help. Explore our mattresses at Best Sleep and discover better sleep now!
Support our projects!
We at KURE have recently opened our new fundraising campaign at KUBacker. All money donated will go towards our two main projects this year which will help us continue breaking records.
There are merchandise rewards for donating including hoodies and life-size models of our newest rocket engine Kingfisher.
As an added bonus, any funds you contribute will get doubled by our university!
Link to KU Backer: https://lnkd.in/e2q92veG
Thank you for your support 🚀
Sock Rocket was born 8 years ago out of a combination of boredom with my then-freelance-based web development business, and a desire to marry subscriptions and social enterprise to see what was possible. Turns out A LOT was possible.
In our first year of business (2016), Sock Rocket donated 280 pairs of socks to 1 organization (shoutout to Hull Services) and handed out 100 or so more in person on the streets of downtown Calgary. I ran the business entirely in 3-4 days of work each month as I focussed on my web development company and my golf game. A humble beginning and very much a hobby project.
7 years later this is my full time job + some, we employ several people, and we sling custom merch to some of the biggest companies in Canada. So far this year we’ve donated 128,000 pairs of socks to 70ish organizations, and it’s very likely we’ll hit 200,000 pairs donated this year alone by the time Christmas rolls through.
Thank you all for your love and support. Thanks for believing in Sock Rocket, but mostly thanks for believing in social enterprise. Spoiler alert - it’s not really about socks, y’all. Socks are a vehicle to tell a bigger story - It’s about the power of social enterprise. Sock Rocket is a very simple application of a social enterprise, and I’m just here to prove that if we can do it, that means YOU CAN DO IT BETTER! There is so much potential good to be done out there, and I really believe that businesses hold a ton of power to be able to enact change.
Thanks again for believing in me, humans. It means a ton. I hope we’ve made you proud so far - there’s plenty more where this came from!
500,000 down. On to the next 500,000!
🚀 We’ve done it – 500,000 pairs of socks donated! 🎉
We’re excited to share that we’ve reached an incredible milestone at Sock Rocket - we’ve donated HALF A MILLION pairs of socks to those in need! 🙌
At Sock Rocket, we're proving that you can run a small business that’s profitable AND socially responsible. Your support fuels our sock mission to reach 1 MILLION pairs donated! With every Sock Rocket purchase, you not only get original-designed, high-quality socks, but for every pair sold THREE pairs are donated. 🧦
Thank you for being part of this journey and helping us support those who need it most.
Check out our website to learn more about the amazing organizations we’ve partnered with and how every pair makes a difference!
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Isn't this amazing!
So many are "taking action" along with us as our members and making a true difference in their families and communities.
Truly heart warming 😍 to watch community coming together in action. Do you have do you have a Canada Protection Plan or Foresters Financial insurance policy? Are you a member? Do you want to know how to become a member? Connect with your insurance advisor's to learn more. Or, if you are an advisor and you wish to learn more about the benefits and how your prospects can become a member connect with me to learn more: chantal@cpp.ca
If you own one of our policies, and want to check out your complimentary member benefits at MyForesters.com See how you as well can take action and make a difference.
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✨ We’re marking our 150th anniversary at Foresters Financial by giving back in a big way!
We’re thrilled to announce that through our “BIG Give” contest, we’ve donated US$50,000 to the Marjaree Mason Center, CA$50,000 to You Can Ride 2, and £50,000 to the Tuberous Sclerosis Association.
Thank you to all our members who participated in the “BIG Give” contest, for sharing their stories and championing the causes they care about. Together, we continue our tradition of giving back and enriching the well-being of our communities.
Here’s to another 150 years of making a difference! Read more: https://ow.ly/lNiN50SO5hn
A great way to support indigenous students! If you’re feeling generous before the end of the year, there is a link in the post on how to give.
If you know someone or a firm interested in assisting native students with the cost of education, please share my post!
Salmon Bingo is on April 25, 2025 at the Intellectual House; Salmon Bingo is UW NALSA's community-building event where attendees enjoy a dinner of Indigenously prepared foods and play bingo.
All proceeds from Salmon Bingo go towards NALSA scholarships or programming that directly support students. Thank you to our generous sponsors who are essential in making Salmon Bingo a success every year.
Please reach out to nalsa@uw.edu if you are interested in sponsoring Salmon Bingo, you can also donate to UW NALSA at: https://lnkd.in/gCPdxqap