Our Partner, The Hartford, Donates $300k to Y-USA
We want to applaud our partner, The Hartford, for their recent grant to YMCA of the USA (imagine stadium applause in your mind’s ear). The Redwoods Group partners with The Hartford to offer workers...
View ArticleWhat is a Social Enterprise?
Yesterday, a column in the Raleigh News & Observer tackled this topic and mentioned us as a good example of a social enterprise, specifically a B Corp. Thanks to the authors, Chris Gergen and...
View ArticleGreat win-win for Y of the Rockies and Colorado!
Congratulations to all involved in getting this done from The Redwoods Group! Easement preserves 2,800 acres of YMCA of the Rockies Deal has been four years in the making By Tonya Bina...
View ArticlePride, Profits, Love, Losses…
Today, the News & Observer did a write-up on our recently released 2009 Corporate Report: Civic-minded Redwoods loses money with pride. It’s always interesting to see our story told through the...
View ArticleRecovery and healing five years after Hurricane Katrina
Yesterday marked the 5th anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast, devastating parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and throwing the lives of millions of people into chaos....
View ArticleOur hearts go out to the Bronx
Our hearts go out to the family and friends who lost 6 of their loved ones this weekend in this passenger van accident (see articles below) in New York, and we hope for rapid healing for the other 8...
View ArticleKevin Trapani :: Reflections on 2010
Our President and CEO, Kevin Trapani, was recently interviewed on a local talk radio station, WCHL. The host, Hampton Dellinger, interviewed four personalities asking them to share learnings from 2010....
View ArticleGreater Wichita YMCA Shares Plans for New Facilities
The Wichita Eagle yesterday ran an article highlighting plans for a brand new facility for their Central Family Y branch. The article provides good insight on: why the Y’s leadership is confident about...
View ArticleRedwoods CEO to speak at TEDx & Ashoka U events
In late February, a gathering of social entrepreneurs and academics will occur in Durham, NC, at Duke University. The main event is the Ashoka U Exchange. Ashoka U is the university-focused arm of...
View ArticleOf the Community, Not Above the Community
Chris Grams of New Kind, a partner to and friend of The Redwoods Group, posted some musings yesterday on the concept, “Of the community, not above the community.” We love this concept, and attempt to...
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