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Celebrating a big birthday by giving a big gift

December 21, 2012 by

Making a Difference This year, the Allstate Foundation celebrated a big anniversary not by receiving, but by giving.  The Foundation first invited its... Read Full Story

Better listening drives better results

December 21, 2012 by

Making a Difference Our employees and agency owners are on the ground in nearly every community in the country. That’s why we have... Read Full Story

Partnering together to support local communities

December 21, 2012 by

Making a Difference [Photo caption: Suren Gupta, Executive Vice President Allstate Technology and Operations, and Jim Towns, agency owner and co-chairman of Agency... Read Full Story

Fan the flames of volunteerism

December 21, 2012 by

Making a Difference How do you energize already-enthusiastic employee volunteers to build on that commitment in their communities? You give them some skin... Read Full Story

The Journey: Joining the Supplier Mentoring Program

August 3, 2012 by

Making a Difference By Robin E. Beaman, Beaman Incorporated The last several years have been challenging from many entrepreneurs.   Those that survived the... Read Full Story

What we’re reading this month…

May 30, 2012 by

Making a Difference Nielsen finds that half of consumers under 40 are willing to pay more for products and services from socially responsible... Read Full Story

Coming to work for more than just a paycheck

May 30, 2012 by

Making a Difference In this tight economy, corporations have come to discover what many nonprofits have long understood – a paycheck is not... Read Full Story

Financial literacy as a tool to end domestic violence

May 30, 2012 by

Making a Difference Researchers cite financial stability as the leading indicator of whether a victim will be able to get safe and stay... Read Full Story