Impact Fairfield County (Impact FFC) announces The Ashforth Company, Indeed, and UBS as Corporate Partners for the 2022 Grant year.
In 2021, Impact FFC developed its Corporate Partnership Program, offering a select number of Fairfield County businesses the opportunity to invest in their female workforces by sponsoring employees to become members of Impact FFC, a diverse group of women making impactful change in the local community through transformative philanthropy.
Corporate Partners have the ability to sponsor up to 8 female employees to join Impact FCC for one year. These employees become full members of Impact FFC, and as such are invited to learn about social issues in the local community at a deeper level, give back at volunteer events, network with 250+ other members, and develop skills in project assessment, financial analysis, and social impact strategy.
In addition, Corporate Partnership members have access to a mentorship group specifically designed for corporate-sponsored members. Time commitment is flexible, and the average time spent is 10 hours over the membership year.
“The Ashforth Company is pleased to be a new Corporate Partner with Impact Fairfield County and honored to support the great women involved in making a difference with our local nonprofits. We’re excited that several women at Ashforth are now involved and are giving and gaining skills at a level that will help Impact grow as an organization and as individuals themselves. Given everyone’s busy schedules, our employees have appreciated and been particularly impressed with how highly organized and thoughtful the Impact team has been in the overall process,” said Darrell Harvey, Co-CEO of The Ashforth Company.
“Indeed is very excited to support Impact Fairfield County’s efforts to uplift the community through thoughtful, inspiring grantmaking. It is an honor for us to call the Stamford community home to our second headquarters and this sponsorship helps us directly invest in some of the critical resources the community needs to thrive,” said Jonathan Gonzalez, Program Manager of Community Impact Initiatives at Indeed.
“Community engagement is embedded in our purpose at UBS. There are many opportunities for employees to volunteer and give back; however, it is very meaningful to be part of providing what we hope will be transformational grants here locally to community partners serving our most vulnerable populations. It’s a privilege to be invited to participate in a collective giving movement and engage women at our firm in the effort,” said Allison Turner, co-head of UBS’s women’s employee network.
Katharine Lumby, Co-President of Impact FFC said, “We are thrilled to have these three great organizations join us in our first year of launching the Corporate Partnership Program. We developed this program with the hope of increasing local companies’ awareness of and involvement in issues facing many people right here in Fairfield County, giving more women an opportunity to be a part of creating local change, and making an even larger impact in our community. These founding organizations will help guide us as we continue to expand this program for years to come.”
For more information about Impact FFC and the Corporate Partnership Program, please contact membership@impactffc.org.
