The Bridge at Boeing July 27, 2011

On Monday Seattle Works headed over to Boeing for a session of the corporate Bridge. 23 members of the LDE team (Boeing’s Leadership, Development, and Excellence team) came to learn more about board service. We covered board responsibilities, fundraising and how to make an ‘ask’, cross-cultural communication, strategies to cope with misunderstanding, and few in a few case studies along the way. The afternoon was complete with a panel featuring guests from 5 different local non-profits that Seattle Works partners with who are looking for new board members. It was a successful day, and great to see some potential connections already being made at the end of the day.

Thanks Boeing for letting us come and present – and thank you for this awesome certificate!

SAP makes a welcoming difference November 10, 2010

We offer a service called Corporate Projects, maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe not?  It’s where companies hire us to plan and coordinate a volunteer project for a group of their employees.  Sometimes there are huge groups of people, sometimes it’s a small team that wants to volunteer together.  No matter the size, we’re happy to help these groups out! 

It’s a win-win because our community partners get a dedicated group, usually during the day when we can’t normally recruit volunteers, and the employees get a few hours of quality time together making a positive difference in their community. 

See what I mean?  Win-win.

Our most recent Corporate Project was with a company called SAP (Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing) and they helped out Seattle Public Schools.  There are two elementary schools, Queen Anne and McDonald that are temporarily located at the Lincoln High School site this year. Since the students are in a new and unfamiliar building, we wanted to do something to make them feel welcome.  Enter SAP and their serious art skills. 

        

   

HandsOn Schools- Brighton Elementary October 5, 2009

Thank you to UBS and everyone who joined us on Saturday to brighten up the playground at Brighton Elementary. Wow- what a transformation! With all the color from new game lines, US map, the mural, and fresh mulch & plants, the common thought Saturday afternoon seemed to be “I wish I could be here on Monday to see the kids’ reactions”. If the enthusiasm of the kids who joined us on Saturday is any kind of indicator, there are going to be a lot of excited kids on Monday.

Brighton Elementary before:

  

   

Brighton Elementary during:

  

 

  

and AFTER!

 

 

THANK YOU!!

HandsOn Schools – Concord International Elementary September 25, 2009

Thanks to everyone who joined us to help the students at Concord International School “travel with their minds”. We had a great crew, including six Team Works teams, Hot Project volunteers, American Express employees and volunteers from the school community.

Extra big thanks to American Express and the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods for the funds to make these projects possible.

This is the first of three major projects at Concord this year. Stay tuned!

 

 

photos by Anthony Harris