Partner Stories
Read success stories about our corporate partners and nonprofit partners.
We work with businesses, governments and organizations of all sizes to energize and engage employees and strengthen individual and community health. We offer health resources and employee engagement and volunteer tools; we raise funds through workplace giving campaigns and cause marketing; we advance corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies; we create impact through grants and strategic partnerships.
SECA’s Making a Difference for Illinois
For more than 35 years, active and retired state and university employees in Illinois choose to make a difference in the lives of others by participating in the annual State Employee Combined Appeal (SECA). Since its inception, employees have donated more than $80 million for organizations working to improve lives in the state of Illinois, [...]
Giving Matters to The Port of Oakland
Community Health Charities and the Port of Oakland have partnered for more than 20 years through their annual workplace giving campaign. Every year, Community Health Charities and Port employees unite to provide opportunities for a healthy future for individuals, children, families and communities in Northern California. To help improve campaign efficiency and employee participation this [...]
Continental Resources’ Focus on Health is Paying Off for Employees, Community
The promotion of health and well-being is a priority for Continental Resources. That is evident within the company and in the communities where its employees live and work. Continental’s annual fundraising campaign allows employees to choose where their money goes, while helping them learn about the organizations working to improve their community. Community Health Charities [...]
Liberty Diversified International Celebrates Gratitude 100 Ways
Last year marked the 100-year anniversary for Liberty Diversified International (LDI), a Minnesota-based manufacturer of packaging, office furniture, and building products with facilities across the nation. The spirit of community and gratitude embedded in the company’s culture of caring was the focus of their 100-year anniversary activities, including their workplace giving campaign. To kick off [...]
The Heart of the City and County of San Francisco Beats Strong for Charities
Raising $8 Million in 6 Years, the Heart of the City Beats Strong for Charities Community Health Charities is celebrating a 30-year partnership with the City and County of San Francisco (City) and their annual “Heart of the City” Combined Charities Campaign. Working closely together, Community Health Charities successfully streamlined the campaign process [...]
JAXPORT Increases Employee Participation in Annual Giving Campaign by 30 Percent
Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), a full-service, international trade seaport in Northeast Florida, just celebrated a 30 percent increase in employee participation in their 2018 Giving Campaign. Recently, JAXPORT presented Community Health Charities and other community partners with a check for more than $34,500. This year’s campaign marked a change in campaign leadership, and to encourage [...]
Rococo and The Manhattan Shares the Love with CHC
Through their “Share the Love,” campaign Chef Bruce Rinehart’s Oklahoma restaurants, Rococo and The Manhattan OKC, will donate a percentage of sales one night each month, plus a percentage of special food and drink items throughout the month, to a different featured cause from cancer to children and everything in between. “We feel honored to [...]
KampCo Uses Cupcakes and Cause Marketing Campaigns To Give Back
KampCo Foods is committed to keeping it local while helping raise awareness and funds to give back. That’s why KampCo Foods partnered with Community Health Charities to build stronger, healthier communities during the upcoming year as a part of the KampCo Gives Back campaign. KampCo locations provide Generosity Jars plus host monthly #KampCoGivesBack nights benefiting [...]
Chesapeake Energy Energizes Employees
Chesapeake Energy, an oil and natural gas company headquartered in Oklahoma City, collaborates with local nonprofits to meet community needs and strengthen the places they call home. Currently, they have operation sites in six states: Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wyoming. Recently, Chesapeake Energy and its employees held a Chesapeake for Kids Week to [...]
Oklahoma City Dodgers Hit a Homerun for Health
The Oklahoma City Dodgers, a Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, partnered with the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board and Community Health Charities to host American Indian Health Fund Night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark on August 17, 2018. The baseball team provided tickets at a discounted rate and donated $2 from every game ticket sold to [...]
JEA’s Proven Methods For Success
JEA, a publicly owned electric utility company, annually raises over $50,000 during their workplace giving campaign—peaking at $73,104 in 2014. How do they do it? Passionate employees, an organizational culture of giving back, and following tried and true methods of employee engagement and workplace giving. JEA’s 2018 campaign ran from April—June and was themed “Many [...]
Donan Engages Employees Across The Country With GivingMatters365
Donan knows that the key to a successful workplace giving campaign is simple: Support employees giving back to their communities. The Kentucky-based forensic engineering company has 300 employees across the country. Despite the distance, the organization keeps employees engaged with GivingMatters365, Community Health Charities’ customizable online giving portal. The portal features Donan’s logo and campaign [...]
Dakota Electric Raises Over $29,000 By Valuing Employees
According to Forbes, 77% of employees believe health and wellness programs positively impact the culture at work, yet only 55% of organizations practice workplace wellness initiatives—Is your company one of the few not valuing employee wellbeing? Dakota Electric Association leadership values employee wellness, focusing on keeping employees healthy and engaged all year—not exclusively during workplace [...]
ELKAY Manufacturing Increases Employee Participation By 25%
Research shows that 70% of all U.S. employees would be more loyal to a company that helps them contribute to social and environmental issues. Plus, our proprietary research shows that 85% of consumers prefer to give to local charities, making a difference right where they live and work. Maximize your employee’s potential by maximizing the [...]
SFM Mutual Insurance Works Hands On To Give Back
Workplace giving isn’t solely about meeting CSR or company goals—it’s engaging employees by helping them give back to their communities. SFM Mutual Insurance knows this first hand. For their second annual giving campaign with Community Health Charities, the company focused on giving employees the opportunity to work hands-on with the charity partners they support. Employees [...]
Employee Engagement: An Event Every Day is the Northern Tool + Equipment Way
To keep employees engaged, Northern Tool hosted an event every single day of their two-week giving campaign. It’s the fourth annual campaign with Community Health Charities. The events centered on giving back to the community, and included impact speakers and volunteer activities benefiting partner charities. However, supporting the community doesn’t always have to be serious. [...]
Medica Raises Over $370,000 By Celebrating, Together
Together, we don’t just give—we celebrate! Community Health Charities company partner Medica’s 2017 “Together We” giving campaign didn’t just focus on fundraising. Instead, it focused on uniting the Medica community around a single cause: Together we can make a difference. The campaign kicked off with a picnic with over 900 Medica employees. The picnic lunch [...]
How One Business “Lyft”ed Employee Participation to 90%
Looking to engage employees? Try Lyft’s route: Promoting employee wellness and community involvement. Based in San Francisco, Lyft is disrupting not only the transportation services industry, but employee engagement as well. This month, the VC-backed company hosted a week of employee volunteer activities across the San Francisco Bay Area with an impressive employee participation rate [...]
Michael Foods Involves Employees From Start to Finish
How do you get your employees involved in workplace giving campaigns? Michael Foods does it by having them involved in the planning process from start to finish. Michael Foods is a seasoned Community Health Charities partner. They’ve found that their campaigns raise the most funds when employees join committees to handle campaign communication, monitor pledging, [...]
Spirit HR Gives its Clients a Way to Give
What’s even better than one workplace giving campaign? Helping your clients’ workplaces give to the causes they care about too! Spirit HR, a professional employer organization that businesses use to outsource employee management tasks like HR, benefits and payroll, partnered with Community Health Charities to do just that. Their online portal, Spirit HR Gives, makes [...]
Paula’s Story: Alzheimer’s
Latinos and women are among the populations disproportionately affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Paula Meza falls into both demographics, however, she was unfamiliar with Alzheimer’s until her mother, Hermina, was diagnosed. Hermina’s extensive medical needs in addition to working full time and being a student, quickly overwhelmed Paula. Paula began to feel desperate and [...]
Nevaeh Dives into a Seriously Fun Summer
At SeriousFun camps, children living with serious illnesses get to experience many firsts. For eight-year-old Nevaeh, who attended Transplant Week at North Star Reach in Michigan, it was her first time to ever swim in a lake. On the first day of camp, when she first touched the water, she was timid and scared. Two days later, [...]
Maxwell’s Story
Maxwell was diagnosed before birth with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a birth defect where the left-side of the heart is underdeveloped, affecting normal blood flow. It can be fatal if untreated. Maxwell’s prenatal diagnosis gave his parents the chance to meet with cardiologists and surgeons and intervene early. After birth, he remained hospitalized on [...]
Rose’s Story
Rose was kidnapped off a city street by two men. One pushed Rose in the car and punched her in the face. He would later become her pimp. Rose’s life quickly spiraled into a nightmare of exploitation, rape and servitude. Rose wanted to fight back, but he threatened to kill her family. He reminded her [...]
Dale’s Story
Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Dale Beatty remembers the day his life changed forever. On November 15, 2004, Dale was injured when an IED explosion flipped his Humvee, causing him to lose both legs. “It’s amazing how clear everything becomes when you think your next breath could be your last,” Dale said. Thanks [...]