BRIDGE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVE (BCEI)
Building a Bridge to a Better Life - Three Pillars of BCEI
What kind of events do Ambassadors help with?
We have annual campaigns every year including:
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Quarterly ESG-focused events like Earth Day cleanups
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Junior Achievement
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We Got Your Back
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Providing food security
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LLS Light the Night
Ambassadors also help set up events that are local to their team or office and take photos at the event that we can share internally and externally.
Why be a Bridge Gives Ambassador?
As a Bridge Gives Ambassador, your leadership creates a stronger impact on our communities and provides more opportunities for Bridge team members to make a difference. Here are what a few of our Ambassadors had to say:
“Being an ambassador allows you to step outside of yourself, and the everyday hustle and bustle. It’s a very rewarding experience while learning your co-workers’ passions when it comes to serving others in need. At the end of the day, the greatest gift of all is knowing you’ve helped change or made someone’s life easier.” – Dreama Shuping, Bridge Homes
“Being part of the Bridge Gives Ambassador program allowed me to engage with my community in an impactful capacity while also exposing me to empowering non-profit organizations. It also supported a strong ‘One Bridge’ culture, allowing the team to come together in a nontraditional work setting.” – Stephen Connor, CSG
What's a Bridge Gives Ambassador?
Bridge Gives Ambassadors are the heart of our volunteering at Bridge. Employees from each of our offices, sites and even remote locations who would like to champion our volunteer events and major giveback campaigns act as our boots-on-the-ground to plan and execute events.
Interested in being a Bridge Gives Ambassador? Email our Ambassador Program Leads at bridgegives@bridgeig.com
2023 Employee Impact Initiative Winners
We asked employees to share with us the non-profits that you felt were worthy of investment and aligned with our three pillars of impact: Bridge to Education, Bridge to Financial Wellness, Bridge to Healthy Communities. In order to determine the winners, we looked at alignment with our pillars, their Charity Navigator scores and reputation as well as the overall endorsement from the employee. It was also important that the winners represent our geographic diversity. We received 65 nominations from across the firm and now, we are now pleased to share the winners!
Hubbard House
Welcome Baby USA
CHOC Foundation
Hubbard House is a full-service certified domestic violence center serving Duval and Baker counties. Our core services include an emergency shelter, an Outreach Center, a 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline, and much more. Hubbard House has answered more than 135,000 hotline calls and sheltered more than 155,000 victims of domestic violence and their children in our life-saving and life-changing 47-year history. Learn more here.
In America, more than 3 million infants, toddlers, and preschoolers live in poverty. Welcome Baby provides low-income mothers with one comprehensive package containing everything she and her newborn need in the first four weeks of life. By providing a simple, inexpensive solution to one facet of a national crisis, Welcome Baby aims to improve maternal and newborn health and wellness. Learn more here.
CHOC improves the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach, education and research. With compassionate experts in countless care specialties, we preserve the magic of childhood. CHOC is there for families every step of the way along their journeys to wellness, allowing kids to get back to being kids. Learn more here.
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Contact the Bridge Gives team here.
Reminders:
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Bridge will match up to $1,000 per employee per calendar year. Employees may choose any eligible non-profit organization available in Bridge Gives to make a matched donation.
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To be eligible for a donation, a non-profit organization must conform to Bridge’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement (as described in the Employee Handbook).
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You can still make donations and submit match requests until December 31, 2024.
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Your donations must be made in your name. Donations made in the name of a family member or friend are not eligible for matching, including spouses or partners.
Bridge to Education
Bridge to Financial Wellness
Bridge to Healthy Communities
