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East Bay Innovation Inc. is an example of a company that has tailored its community service efforts
to coincide with its mission, which is to serve individuals with autism and other developmental
disabilities so that they may live in their own homes, have jobs, and connect with their communities.
At East Bay Innovation, community service is focused on building communities that accept those
with disabilities.
Northstar Memorial Group, a company that operates four funeral and memorial parks, celebrates
diversity and the traditions of different cultures. They host celebrations complete with lively music,
entertainment, food and refreshments. They welcome the community for holidays like Dia de los
Muertos in November, two events to celebrate Chinese culture, Memorial Day and a celebration for
Black History month.
Electronic Arts Inc. of Redwood City houses a nonprofit organization on its campus. GlassLab is
"exploring the potential for digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and as realtime assessments of student learning," according to its website. This summer, EA also plans to host
"Girls Who Code" - a day for female youth to learn about careers and opportunities in technology.
The company offers a donation-matching program, which empowers employees to give back to the
local community.
Another Top Workplace member, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, is a family of real estate
companies that founded the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Community Foundation and the
Realogy Charitable Foundation. They use these non-profit organizations to manage all of their
philanthropic and volunteer activities.
donations to local food banks, Heart Walks, and a Christmas program called Samaritan's Purse that
distributed gift boxes to needy children world wide. Even some of the company's customers got into
the act of giving.
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Santa Clara based Citrix Systems Inc. allows its 1,100 employees 16 hours worth of paid time each
year to offer their talent and expertise to the charity of their choice. The company also offers a
matching gift program for its employees globally.
Aerotek, a staffing company that hopes to develop tomorrow's skilled workforce, gives back to the
community by supporting underserved populations by partnering with organizations that support
employment, education and STEM disciplines.
Dudum Real Estate Group, of Walnut Creek considers its support of various charities to be an
important part of its business. They focus on the scholarship fund of the Contra Costa Association of
Realtors, the Taylor Family Foundation, HomeAid and other charities that provide housing for
families in need.
HFS Consultants, a Oakland-based provider of financial and strategic management services to
hospitals and healthcare organizations, has a Social Responsibility Steering Committee that matches
charitable pro-bono work with causes that are important to employees on local, national and
international levels.
Commerce Home Mortgage, headquartered in San Ramon, proudly supported "Homes for Our
Troops," a foundation that builds specially-adapted homes for severely injured veterans, with a
donation of over $20,000. In the coming year, they plan to participate in Habitat for Humanity and to
serve meals to the homeless at Glide Memorial Church in the Tenderloin in San Francisco.
Founded in 2009, Bigcommerce is an e-commerce platform that provides the tools and resources for
established and emerging businesses to launch and manage a successful online store. A volunteer
committee meets every month and decides on which charitable organization to support for monthly
volunteer events. Called "Hearts in company names generator free online Carts" the 450 employees
actively participate using their "finances, platform and hearts to make the world we live in a better
place."
With 683 Bay Area employees, Stryker Endoscopy supports numerous organizations around the
globe
to increase access to healthcare and make healthcare better. They support CURE International,
Operation Smile, Operations Walk, and United Way.
Stryker Neurovascular also earned a place on the TWP list. Its employees earn extra vacation time
for volunteer work, and participated in Rebuilding Together, Girls on the Run, the Family Giving
Tree and Go Red for Women.
Sequoia, one of the largest insurance and benefits consulting firms in California, focuses its giving
on children's health with support of the Ravenswood Family Health Center in East Palo Alto.
Volunteer programs also include Second Harvest Food Drive, coat and back pack drives and