Meet Cause Consulting’s Newest Team Members
We are thrilled to welcome two seasoned social impact pros, Brandon Keough and Jennifer Askjaer, to the Cause Consulting team. Brandon combines years of agency road time at Hill + Knowlton with deep in-house corporate experience. He joins us from Hasbro’s acclaimed philanthropy and community team where he spent ten years managing external and internal communications and employee engagement. He helped to launch of Global Day of Joy, Hasbro’s annual day of employee volunteerism across 40 countries and BE FEARLESS BE KIND, Hasbro’s signature philanthropic program.
Jennifer brings extensive experience from the corporate, consulting and nonprofit worlds to shape strategic marketing programs. As the Senior Marketing Manager for Taco Bell, she helped craft their foundation’s strategic framework and oversaw their fundraising and franchise activation. Also on her journey, she served as Executive Director of Cradles to Crayons Boston and was a co-founder of Swell Marketing Group.
Towne Park Foundation Launches New Brand and Focus
Refreshing their legacy of community impact efforts, Towne Park launched Mobilizing Dreams as the Towne Park Foundation’s new social impact strategy. Under this focus, the company will mobilize their hospitality expertise and resources to help associates and their families, along with children in the local communities, overcome obstacles and fulfill their dreams. Learn more about their Dreams for Kids, Dream Scholars and Dreams Restored programs.
500K+ View New GoDaddy Docu-Series on Inclusive Entrepreneurship
“Made in America,” a new docu-series produced by GoDaddy, shines a spotlight on the importance of making entrepreneurship inclusive for all. For too many aspiring entrepreneurs, limited access to training, networks and funding ends with lost opportunities. Over the past few years, we have been on a journey with GoDaddy and the Empower by GoDaddy program to equip entrepreneurs in underserved communities with the resources they need to make their visions a reality. Watch the series now.
1st Canada-Wide REALTORS Care® Week Focuses on Housing
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) successfully developed and activated the first annual REALTORS Care® Week to respond to housing and homelessness-related issues. Coinciding with National Housing Week, REALTORS® volunteered and raised funds to share the comfort of home with individuals and families in crisis. Take a moment to watch Mark Feldman talk about the rationale, program and strategy. And, view a short video series of REALTORS® and housing experts discussing homelessness and domestic violence-related issues.
Leading Laundry Solutions Company Hosts National Clothing Drive
Rallying their front-line machine technicians, vehicle fleet and logistics expertise, CSC ServiceWorks, the leading industry provider of laundry solutions and air vending services, activated the CSC CommunityWorks Holiday Clothing Drive in client locations across the U.S. 2,000 residential laundry rooms served as collection points for tens of thousands of gently used, clean clothing items. Clothing was donated to Salvation Army branches, Mercy Housing communities, and other local non-profits. We are proud to help CSC give people access to clean clothes so they can be successful in school, work and at home. See the press release.
Other Happenings
Join Mark Feldman and Nikki Korn’s Learning Lab, “Unleash The Power of Signature Programs to Bring Corporate Purpose to Life” at the annual ACCP 2020 Conference in Orlando, Florida this March
Attend “How to Test, Learn, and Scale: Crafting Innovative Program Models” with Nikki Korn and GoDaddy’s Stacy Cline during the ACCP 2020 Conference
Watch and Share Ageless Innovation CEO, Ted Fischer, at TEDxProvidence discussing “The Power of Play to End Social Isolation and Loneliness”
Kudos to Ageless Innovation’s Co-Founder, Tom Canterino, for his recognition in Forbes’ 2020 30 Under 30 Consumer Technology list
Catch Mark getting personal with Chicago business leaders at the Executives Breakfast Club
And Don’t Miss the 2019 Edition of CECP’s Investing in Society trend report and the 2019 Giving Numbers Report
Looking forward to working together in 2020!