Be In Good Company - Communities Foundation of Texas

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At Communities Foundation of Texas, we take care of businesses, especially those that take care of their communities.

CFT for Business provides expertise and resources to help your business develop and amplify a culture of good corporate citizenship.

We partner with companies of all sizes and offer a wide range of philanthropic services to help start or grow a company’s giving and community engagement program, guiding them through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) goals while aligning with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

We believe in thriving teams that create thriving cultures to ensure a thriving future for all. Our Be In Good Company program recognizes companies who meet these pillars of excellence and make a difference in our community.

Learn more about our Be In Good Company program benefits and details below. Curious about CFT for Business' member services? Learn more here or read our Business Impact Stories here!

Program Benefits:

Recognized by prospective employees, vendors, clients, peer organizations, and others as a company that supports the future prosperity of our community
CFT for Business "Be In Good Company" Seal of Excellence can be displayed publicly both physically and digitally during each year of successful participation
Recognition announced via Communities Foundation of Texas' social media networks
Included in Communities Foundation of Texas public relations and media outreach
Inclusion in D CEO Magazine special section with discounted rates
Recognition at D CEO's Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards event
Special media announcement for the first Founding Companies in November 2020
Complimentary attendance for two employees per company at annual CFT for Business networking event
Access to curated virtual thought leadership content and programming
Opportunity to support minority- and women-owned businesses through a "Buy-One, Give-One" program
Continued tracking of efforts and mid-year check-ins

Program Benefits:

Recognized by prospective employees, vendors, clients, peer organizations, and others as a company that supports the future prosperity of our community
CFT for Business "Be In Good Company" Seal of Excellence can be displayed publicly both physically and digitally during each year of successful participation
Recognition announced via Communities Foundation of Texas' social media networks
Included in Communities Foundation of Texas public relations and media outreach
Inclusion in D CEO Magazine special section with discounted rates
Recognition at D CEO's Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards event
Special media announcement for the first Founding Companies in November 2020
Complimentary attendance for two employees per company at annual CFT for Business networking event
Access to curated virtual thought leadership content and programming
Opportunity to support minority- and women-owned businesses through a "Buy-One, Give-One" program
Continued tracking of efforts and mid-year check-ins

Program Benefits:

Program Benefits:

What does it take to Be In Good Company?

Be In Good Company recognizes companies in North Texas who are making a difference in our community through three Pillars of Excellence: Thriving Teams, Thriving Culture, and a Thriving Future.

Participating companies need to exhibit at least one program or initiative in each of the three pillars. Learn more about the Be In Good Company Pillars of Excellence below:

Pillar of Excellence I: A Thriving Team

Pillar of Excellence I: A Thriving Team

Encourages employee engagement
- Sets goals and actively supports employee volunteerism
- Creates opportunities for team members to serve on nonprofit boards/committees
- Sponsors nonprofit events

Supports employee giving
- Hosts drives for in-kind donations
- Creates/offers employee giving platform and/or matching program
- Establishes giving budget/charitable foundation or fund

Supports health and safety
- Maintains ethical labor practices and creates a healthy and safe work environment

Pillar of Excellence I: A Thriving Team

Pillar of Excellence II: A Thriving Culture

Pillar of Excellence II: A Thriving Culture

Embraces good company values and culture
- Identifies ways to incorporate conscious capitalism principles
- Develops community-oriented goals that align with business goals
- Identifies and adopts at least 1 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Authentically associates company brand with doing good
- Brand association with community work
- Identifies specific issue areas and focus efforts
- Encourages suppliers, vendors, and clients to adopt good community values

Pillar of Excellence III: A Thriving Future

Pillar of Excellence III: A Thriving Future

Promotes mentoring and sponsorship
- Mentors youth/career-focused in underserved communities
- Diversifies board/management/team
- Develops a mentoring/sponsorship program for employees

Adopts socially and environmentally conscious practices
- Adopts and actively creates Racial Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (RDEI) policy/statement/team
- Adopts socially and environmentally conscious investments or decisions
- Supports, participates, or funds positive and collaborative community initiatives

Pillar of Excellence III: A Thriving Future

Are you ready to Be In Good Company?

We'll be accepting applications for our 2022 Be In Good Company cohort in Fall 2021. If you're interested in being notified when applications are open, contact us today!

"Businesses are a platform to solve social issues. Be In Good Company creates a structure, a bridge, to engage this powerful force for good. To lift ourselves up, we must lift up our community." - Debra Brennan Tagg, BFS Advisory Group, CFT Trustee

Be In Good Company Members

American Airlines

American First Finance

Asava Consulting, Inc.

Badmus & Associates

BFS Advisor Group

Bioworld Merchandising Inc.

CONTI Organization

Credit Union of Texas

Dallas Business Journal

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Fibroid Institute Dallas

Goextele Communications Software and Technology

Granite Properties

Holland & Knight

Hunt Realty Investments

Independent Financial

Lane Gorman Trubitt, LLC

Legacy Knight: Multi-Family Office

Marsh & McLennan Agency

Montgomery Capital Advisers

North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Pecan Grove Farms & Nursery

RealCom Solutions

Reata Pharmaceuticals

Shields Legal Group

Stewart Law Group PLLC

Sunwest Communications

Sutton Frost Cary LLP

Texas Capital Bank

Texas Health Resources

Texas Mutual Insurance Company

The Dallas Morning News

Thomsen Reuters

Two Roads Consulting

University of North Texas System

Urban Logistics Realty

West Monroe Partners

Not Ready to Apply Yet?

With the goal to make North Texas one of the most business-engaged communities in the country, we partner with companies of all sizes and offer a wide range of philanthropic services to help start, grow, or amplify a company's giving and community engagement program. Contact us today to learn more about the variety of ways you can get involved!

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