By Laura Jackson
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Corporate Giving Awards and
Non-profit Expo was held on Nov. 14, 2014 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel honoring
companies that had given the most monetary donations and volunteer time per
employee.
The Nashville Business Journal’s annual event recognizes companies in
the Middle Tennessee area that go beyond what is expected in volunteering their
time and money to charitable organizations. The newspaper
recognized honorees during an awards luncheon at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel.
Honorees were recognized, and their ranks given, in separate categories for
donated time and money per employee. Many
organizations were awarded during the ceremony. Among those were JPMorgan
Chase, Capital Financial Group, AT&T Tennessee, and Best in Town Restaurant
Equipment Inc.
Delta Dental of Tennessee was among the
top winners of the afternoon, pulling down the number one spot for largest
monetary donations per employee. However, they received a number 15 ranking for
overall time volunteered by employees.
“Our employees are committed to serving
our community and we believe it is our mission to improve the lives of
Tennesseans," said Philip Wenk, D.D.S., CEO of Delta Dental of Tennessee. "I
am very proud of our employees for their outstanding efforts to serve
others."
Another company honored was Bradley
Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Bradley ranked
among the city’s leading corporate philanthropists in The Nashville Business
Journal’s 2014 Corporate Giving
Awards. The firm placed third for volunteer hours per employee and sixth for
cash giving per employee.
“We are pleased to continue the firm’s rich history
of giving,” said Nashville Managing Partner Bob Patterson. “I commend our
attorneys and staff whose extensive volunteer efforts have benefited numerous
charitable, educational and civic organizations.”
Crosslin & Associates was also
recognized for its outstanding volunteerism at the Awards. Crosslin was a
recipient in both categories, hours per employee (second place) and dollars per
employee (12th place).
There were also non-profit booths at the event to
support worthy causes. The
non-profit booths told their stories at the expo before the awards luncheon began.
The booths spotlighted organizations such as Women in Technology of Tennessee,
Special Kids, Second Harvest, Nashville Public Library Foundation, and Safe
Haven Family Shelter. All of these organizations are non-profit and flourish
off charity events such as this one. Many of these organizations were quoted as
saying how wonderful it was to see large (and small) companies be so selfless
and give so much of their time and money to help out.
Individuals
who are interested in learning more about this year’s Nashville Business
Journal Corporate Giving Awards and
the honorees, simply search the hashtag on Twitter: #nbjgiving.
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