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Arizona State University’s MacroTechnology Works facility in Tempe is where the public and private sectors come together to develop the research and workforce that Arizona will need as it transforms into a global hub for microchip manufacturing. It’s a collaborative approach attracting attention from national policymakers because it allows companies of all sizes to partner with ASU to solve microelectronic challenges that impact our daily lives and national security. It also directly connects these companies to the largest pipeline of engineering and technology talent in the U.S.*
*American Society for Engineering Education, 2021
ASU’s MacroTechnology Works in Tempe is a one-of-a-kind facility that operates as both a lab and a fab, a national resource for microelectronics companies of all sizes.
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28 Navigating Murky Waters?
Walter Bond shares his “Sacred Six” principles that will help business leaders succeed like a creature that has thrived at the top of its food chain for millennia: a shark.
36 Build a Culture of Safety and Human Reliability
Jake Mazulewicz, Ph.D., offers seven practical steps that take good ideas from talk to action.
9 Guest Editor Christine Mackay, Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Phoenix, introduces the “CRE” issue.
10 Feedback
John Kobierowski, Jamison Manwaring and Alexis Vance respond to In Business Magazine’s burning business question of the month.
11 Briefs
“Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs from SRP,” “Dailies Top Stories,” “Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy,” “State’s First Woman-Owned, South Asian Film Production and Entertainment Company” and “Cave + Post Trading Co. Men’s Boutique Triples Size with New Location”
13 By the Numbers
Package deliveries are disrupting multifamily properties.
14 Startups
“Building Small Business Online”
15 CRE
“Five Things to Look for when Hiring an Interior Designer,” “Casa Grande Is Hot for Industrial Growth,” “Gilbert Industrial Project Demonstrates Leasing Strength of Southeast Valley,” “Central Phoenix Multifamily is Arizona’s First Iconic Libeskind-Designed Building” and “Expanded Rinchem Campus Provides High-Demand Chemical Services to Semiconductor, Other Growth Sectors”
Today’s mixed-use developments include an expanded blend of services, entertainment, health and wellness features, environmentally friendly features, arts and culture and much more. Local real estate and economic development professionals describe where the trend is coming from and where it’s going, with examples of projects throughout the Phoenix metro area.
17
Todd Sanders embraces change to lead the Phoenix Chamber to strengthen the community.
18 Healthcare
“Kidney Disease from an Employer Perspective” and “Mental Health Matters: Employees Expect More from Their Health Benefits”
19 Technology
“Tech Trends to Watch for in 2023” and “Maximizing Heart Attack Detection with AI: Technology Enables a Personalized Approach to Patient Care”
29 Books
New releases give fresh insights on business thinking.
30 En Negocios
Feature articles in Spanish and English on Economia / Economy
32 Economy
Juan Salgado discusses investment opportunities that can benefit under-resourced communities.
33 Legal
Attorney Steven Laureanti explores the trends for intellectual property and the increasingly complex landscape for patents.
37 Assets
2023 KIA EV 6 GT eAWD
Plus: New board game teaches players how to future-proof their business or career.
38 Power Lunch
Sfizio Makes Italian Personal
66 Roundtable
Cancer survivor Sarah McDonald, in sharing her story, offers insights to help business leaders show up for their employees who get a cancer diagnosis.
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RaeAnne Marsh became editorial director of Phoenix-based InMedia Company in 2010 and helped launch Valley-wide business resource In Business Magazine. Her journalism career began more than 20 years ago, when she left California and 12 years of teaching to transplant in Phoenix’s vibrant entrepreneurial environment, and includes incorporating her own business, Grammar & Glitz, Inc., through which she has taken writing and editing gigs with business and media clients nationwide. Holding the magazine to strong editorial standards, she says, “New businesses are founded, out-of-staters bring new strengths, established businesses evolve and expand — all of which contributes to the dynamic vitality that I see as the mission of In Business Magazine to be the voice of and vehicle to nurture, in each monthly edition. It is my challenge to ensure each edition is packed with relevant information on a broad spectrum of issues, aimed at a readership that runs the gamut from entrepreneurial startup to major corporation.”
Editor, En Negocios
As editor of the Spanish section of In Business Magazine, Edgar R. Olivo shares weekly content for Spanish-preferred small-business owners in Phoenix. As a first-generation Latinx and native-Arizonan, Olivo’s upbringing was filled with similar challenges that Latino communities in Arizona face when they engage with the economy. An entrepreneur and nonprofit executive, he is leading the charge to help strengthen a diverse, inclusive and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem in Arizona. His work is nationally recognized for establishing programs that help advance equitable economic recovery, and increase generational wealth for Latinx/Hispanic small business owners in Arizona.
“I believe today is a moment for leading big change. Business ownership is a critical means to build community and individual wealth. I hope my work will demonstrate to the Latino community that the entrepreneur ecosystem in Arizona has their back.”
Guest columns are feature articles presented as a special, limited series as well as regular, ongoing series in In Business Magazine.
Guest Columnist – Social Impact
A long time corporate social responsibility practitioner, Tyler Butler is known for her expertise in creating, launching and developing successful social impact programs. Her commitment to rallying people together to make a positive difference has created sustainable signature programs empowering people to give back in a myriad of ways globally. Butler operates under the ethos of “each one teach one,” and so her contributions to In Business Magazine provide her with an outlet to share the best of what companies are doing to aid humanity. Butler looks to shed light on good corporate citizens and share stories about the magic they are creating through their generous outreach efforts.
Guest Columnist – Metro
As a 35-year newspaper veteran in Arizona, Don Henninger has always made journalism his passion as well as his career. Facts matter — especially in this day and age — and information is the foundation that enables citizens to be positive participants in their communities at all levels. Henninger has been fortunate to serve as a community leader and continues in that role today as director of the Scottsdale Coalition of Today & Tomorrow, which convenes leaders to work on issues in that city, and as a member of several nonprofit boards in the Valley.
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Christine Mackay has served the people of Phoenix since August 2014. She is responsible for leading and fostering an environment where businesses can create and retain jobs, make capital investment and reinvestment in the community, and connect our workforce to employers and training opportunities. During her tenure, the department has facilitated the creation of 84,000 jobs, with the average wage increasing from $36,000 in 2014 to more than $80,000 in 2022, and closed deals with nearly $50 billion in capital investment. phoenix.gov/econdev
They have it all. The most exciting developments in Phoenix combine retail, restaurants and residential … and office, hotel, education, entertainment and community space — or at least several of these on the same parcel of land. And if you think these are all high-density vertical towers in the urban centers of our Valley … think again.
Like the Phoenix that rose out of the ashes, the City of Phoenix is rising again. Reinventing once-suburban areas of the City into true mixed-use destinations; locations people want to experience and where they want to gather. One example is our older, once-dynamic retail malls that are being rethought and redesigned. Areas like Park Central, Paradise Valley Mall and MetroCenter are becoming vibrant once again. These projects have a combination of residential, hotels, education, medical, retail and restaurants, and office space. A common theme for these projects includes signature outdoor amenities, with our P3 providing for connectivity in areas of walking, biking and parking.
As a City, these mixed-use opportunities are key to reimagining the future. Helping to influence quality developments brings us all to the table to create a vibrant, sustainable community by giving these old projects new life. These projects are helping to not only redevelop specific sites, but are revitalizing entire areas around them, helping to create the new Phoenix from our past.
In Business Magazine calls it “All Mixed-Up” for this month’s cover story, but mixed-use developments are actually exhaustively well planned. And the many developers and other real estate professionals who join me in sharing their insights and expertise help In Business Magazine editor RaeAnne Marsh in painting a clear picture of this exciting trend in real estate and economic development.
In this month’s feature “Navigating Murky Waters,” former NBA player and Hall of Fame motivational speaker Walter Bond examines successful leadership characteristics — taking cues from the unlikely comparison to sharks, as analyzed from an unexpected angle.
A topic often talked about is safety. Dr. Jake Mazulewicz offers practical steps to actually take good ideas from talk to action in Focus feature “Build a Culture of Safety & Human Reliability.”
Addressing a situation where even talk may be difficult, Sarah McDonald uses her own experience to share “How Can Business Leaders Show Up for Their Employees Who Get a Cancer Diagnosis” in this month’s Roundtable, a candid forum.
And of course, In Business Magazine’s annual support of Arizona Gives Day in collaboration with Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits + Arizona Grantmakers Forum — this March edition includes the 2023 Giving Guide to help businesses participate in the event on April 4. Patents, investor opportunities with Phoenix IDA and Phoenix Community Development & Investment Corporation, using AI to maximize heart attack detection — which spans the two important business pillars of technology and healthcare — are part of this typically contentrich edition of In Business Magazine. I’m pleased to help bring you this March edition of In Business Magazine
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One of the joys of the new mixed-use developments that are being built or imagined for us locally is the opportunity we get to experience each of them once competed. There is an excitement from bringing the creative energies across sectors, developers, designers and concept builders to be innovating new places that will impact our lives. From water and food to landscape and living many of the new mixed-use concepts are marrying great innovation and ideas so that our experiences go beyond what may have been possible here in the past.
Christine Mackay is a true innovator and incredible assert to our region. It is not just the City of Phoenix that benefits from her and her office’s great work to wrangle these projects and find ways to bring them to fruition — it is the whole of the Valley that benefits. We thank her for leading this charge and for leading this “mixeduse” issue of In Business Magazine —Rick McCartney, Publisher
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What are you finding most important in attracting people to multifamily projects, and is this different for different areas of the Valley?
JOHN KOBIEROWSKIPresident & CEO
ABI Multifamily
Sector: Real Estate
When it comes to attracting multifamily investors, strong rents and high occupancy rates are the top factors. In the Phoenix market, occupancy rates have increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 thus far, due to strong job growth, income growth and population growth. Another reason occupancy is up is because increased interest rates are making it more difficult for people to buy homes. Properties are full and multifamily investors are noticing.
In general, investors are attracted to real estate because they are investing in a hard asset, which appreciates in an inflationary market. At a recent multifamily conference, I listened to equity investors and lenders saying Phoenix is one of the few cities that has all the factors investors look for. From small mom-and-pop investors looking for an alternative investment to their stock portfolio to large institutional investors, they see Phoenix as a market that delivers on all their investment hurdles. With demand for housing far outpacing supply, multifamily investments should continue to be strong in the Valley. These factors hold true across the Valley.
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Neighborhood Ventures Sector: Real Estate
When we talk to investors about funding our multifamily projects, the most attractive elements to them are the combination of increased housing costs and the rapid growth of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Although housing values have started to come down a little year over year, historically speaking, they are still up. In the last five years, the median listing price for a single-family home has increased by about 75%. Throw in the high interest rates and you can start to see how people are being priced out of buying a home. These folks are more inclined to rent because it’s affordable and gives them the flexibility they want, which is great news for multifamily developers.
Simultaneously, we’re the seeing a surge of growth and economic development sweep the Valley. People are moving here, jobs are being created and wages are strong and increasing. That’s not the case in all areas of the country, but it is here. I wouldn’t say that it differs from city to city; this is true across the Valley.
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RPM Living Sector: Real Estate
The “work from home” wave that spread across the country at the height of the pandemic has definitely cooled off a bit, but to some degree it’s here to stay. More and more prospective residents are looking for office/ flex space within their home, as well as clubrooms and co-working space in common areas that can be utilized for their WFH efforts. Prospective residents also continue to push for more technology-driven options, both in their homes and in common areas. Smart locks and thermostats, as well as EV charging stations, are among the most in-demand amenities attracting residents right now.
Prospective residents for high-end multifamily projects continue to value more luxury amenities like state-of-theart fitness centers, steam rooms, wine lounges with temperature-controlled lockers, and pet spas. However, location continues to be a primary decision-driver for attracting residents to multifamily projects, with walkability and amenities like bike rooms being particularly attractive for urban areas of the Valley.
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John Kobierowski is president and CEO of ABI Multifamily, a multifamily brokerage and advisory services firm with offices in Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas and San Diego. He is also the founder of ABI Commercial Capital; cofounder of Neighborhood Ventures, Arizona’s first real estate crowdfunding company; and owner of The Grid.Works, a co-working space located on the ground floor of the ABI Multifamily headquarters in Uptown Phoenix.
Jamison Manwaring is co-founder, managing partner and CEO of Neighborhood Ventures. Before Neighborhood Ventures, he served as vice president of investor relations at LifeLock and assisted the company in its successful sale to Symantec in February 2017. Before LifeLock, Manwaring was a technology analyst at Goldman Sachs, where he participated in more than a dozen software IPOs. Manwaring graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. in finance.
With more than 17 years of marketing and industry experience, Alexis Vance plays an integral role in positioning RPM Living as a differentiator with an overall focus on brand equity. She spearheads all marketing, advertising, communications, BI and social media initiatives and possesses a high-level understanding of organizational vision, client relations and strategic enterprise planning due to her skilled background in executive leadership.
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Salt River Project’s commercial energy efficiency programs range from offering common facility upgrades to customized solutions with review of customer projects for potential energy-efficient upgrades unique to their facilities and operations. These programs frequently provide business rebates for purchases of popular highefficiency equipment used in lighting, HVAC, compressed air, refrigeration, data center and building envelope applications, and more. Additionally, SRP has programs designed exclusively for small business customers who consume less than 145,000 kilowatt-hours per year and provides a no-cost walkthrough assessment of the customer’s lighting and HVAC systems and discounted pricing for new qualifying technologies.
“We also have a Business Demand Response program that pays companies to temporarily reduce energy use when needed during capacity-constraint situations that impact the power grid,” says Kelly Barr, chief strategy, corporate services and sustainability executive at Salt River Project. “These include extreme summer weather, wholesale price spikes or unexpected system issues. By participating, a business can earn payments without foregoing operational reliability and simultaneously increase sustainability efforts.”
SRP’s Electric Technologies (E-Tech) program helps commercial and industrial customers identify opportunities to electrify fossil fuelfired technology in an effort to reduce carbon emissions, improve working conditions and lower ongoing maintenance and operation costs. The program’s current rebates cover electric forklifts, smart forklift charging
equipment, infrastructure for electric standby truck refrigeration units and electric truck stop bays. The program also offers assessment services and rebates to cover larger, more complex custom electrification projects.
Pointing out that SRP continues to make significant investments in clean energy resources, like wind and solar, as well as battery storage, Barr notes that, while storage technology further develops and SRP expands its operational usage and data, this resource growth must still be balanced with strategic investments in gas-fired and nuclear generation. “This comprehensive approach positions SRP to continue expanding our mix of renewable energy resources while also ensuring reliable power for our customers, particularly during the hottest months of the year.”
SRP has worked with ASU for more than 40 years to tackle issues facing the Phoenix metropolitan area, the State of Arizona and the Southwest region. “Recently, our two organizations formed a formal, long-term strategic partnership focused on building communities of the future, with research and development programs in building energy solutions, with a core goal of comprehensively addressing resilience and adaptation to climate change,” Barr says. Citing the development of more sustainable transit in the cities of the future, improvement in water security via forest restoration and expansion of education in energy and STEM as a few examples of those efforts, she notes SRP believes that, as with anything in the desert, conservation is key to a successful future. —RaeAnne
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Economy & Trends | Cover Story | February 2023
Commerce makes the world go ‘round, and retail is its end play. With all the shifting and challenges of recent years, In Business Magazine decided to take a look at retail’s brick-and-mortar component, where transactions are made with a human connection.
Economy & Trends | Economy | February 2023
Despite predictions of a mild recession, 2023 may be the first year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when the economy feels almost stable. Inflation is coming down, the labor market remains vibrant, and huge shifts in spending across sectors are looking like a thing of the past. Best of all, the coming trends play directly into the Phoenix area’s greatest strengths.
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The business to business (B2B) landscape is changing, and part of that transformation is the realization that public relations is just as vital to B2B organizations as it is for business to consumer (B2C) businesses. As experts in the B2B space, at Proven Media, we can attest to the fact that a solid B2B public relations strategy is vital to a business’ success.
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It’s the morning after, also known as Super Sick Monday – this day has been notoriously known as a day when people call out of work. But which states suffer the most from ‘Super Bowl Sick Monday’?
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To help businesses improve their facilities’ energy efficiency, savewithsrpbiz.com offers information about SRP rebates for equipment. Visitors to the site can also learn about free lighting audits for small businesses and technical assessments for more complex systems.
John Wittwer, a senior member at The Cavanagh Law Firm in Phoenix, was recently appointed to chapter chair for the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) in Arizona. PLUS is the primary source of professional liability educational programs and seminars, networking events, educational products and information regarding professional liability. cavanaghlaw.com • bit.ly/plusweb-swc
Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass
Amenities Awarded Five Stars by Forbes
In the recently announced 2023 Star Awards and Recommended Ratings by Forbes Travel Guide, the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass earned the 2023 Forbes Travel Guide Recommended Rating, and both Aji Spa and Kai restaurant earned the 2023 Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star award. forbestravelguide.com • bit.ly/sgwhp
VanTrust EVP Honored with NAIOP Arizona’s 2022 Award of Excellence
Keith Earnest, a 35-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry and executive vice president for VanTrust Real Estate, LLC, recently received NAIOP Arizona’s 2022 Award of Excellence. As EVP of VanTrust, Earnest has overseen the completion of 2.3 million square feet of development in Arizona, including office, industrial and multifamily projects. naiop.org • vantrustrealestate.com
Michael Pollack Donates Life-Changing Gift
Michael A. Pollack, president and founder of Michael A. Pollack Real Estate Investments, partnered last December with Child Crisis Arizona to treat each of 20 Valley families to a $1,000 shopping spree at Target, where they could use the money to buy groceries, clothing, toys or anything they might want or need for the holidays. childcrisisaz.org • pollackinvestments.com
Family-owned and -operated U.S. Egg recently teamed up with local nonprofit KD’s Husky Rescue AZ to host a free adoption and fundraiser event where attendees could meet adoptable dogs as well as enjoy breakfast and lunch, including “pupcakes” shaped like huskies, while raising money for the nonprofit dedicated to helping unwanted huskies escape high-kill shelters in Arizona. kdshuskyrescueaz.com • useggrestaurant.com
Bringing her expertise in real estate to the film industry, award-winning commercial real estate and land consultant Anita Verma-Lallian recently announced the creation of Camelback Productions, Arizona’s first female- and South Asian-owned film production and entertainment company. It is also the first company of its kind with a focus on South Asian storytelling. There are several parallels between the two industries, in terms of structuring the various opportunities, and Verma-Lallian also is going to be partnering with highly experienced producers, directors and actors/actresses. Guests and the company’s launch party in January included actor and comedian Lilly Singh, actor Nik Dodani, “Family Karma’s” Bali Chainani and Anisha Ramakrishna, and Paramount+ Executive Producer Sean Gupta.
Naming her company after the iconic Phoenix mountain, Verma-Lallian wants to see Camelback Productions associated with much more than producing great content. She wants it to be synonymous with perseverance and mental strength, a symbol for the South Asian community to push toward their goals and desires.
“There has been a major push to see minority groups represented in the media over the past few years,” says Verma-Lallian. “I want to see more South Asians represented; I want my children to see themselves when they watch TV. I want my daughter’s dream to become an actress to become a reality. Skin color shouldn’t be a barrier to that.” —Mike
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Nearly a year and a half after opening their original location, Patrick and Mary Burch, owners of Cave + Post Trading Co., recently moved their popular men’s boutique into an expanded space in the former Easley’s Fun Shop (509 W. McDowell Road, Suite 102, Phoenix).
“We’ve had an overwhelmingly positive response to the shop,” says Cave + Post co-owner Patrick Burch. “Over the past few years, with the rise in work-from-home culture, we’re seeing a lot of guys who work in law, finance and other professional careers shift from suits and ties to great-looking business casual looks. They love coming in and finding so many quality pieces in a really cool space — so much better than searching online or going to the mall.”
The new spot gives them 1,500 square feet to display the men’s apparel, accessories, and oneof-a-kind gifts. Cave + Post also offers a number of items, such as vintage jewelry, shoes, T-shirts, fragrances and home goods, that appeal to both men and women. According to IBIS World, the $15.7 billion men’s apparel industry is expected to grow 2.7% in 2023.
Patrick says Cave + Post, which also has an online store, is always adding new “quality, hip lines” that aren’t carried by other retailers in the Phoenix area, like Filson, Red Wing, Howler Brothers and AO Eyewear, among others.
“Our regulars know they can always find the best stuff here,” says Mary, who was a buyer at Willows Fine Goods and Design for a decade prior to opening Cave + Post. “Men deserve an incredible place to shop, and we pride ourselves on being that place!” —Elaina
Cave + Post caveandpost.com
In a recent study of American suburbs that best catered to the work needs of their residents by boasting the most co-working spaces, CoworkingCafe by Yardi ranked Scottsdale at No. 5 with 22 shared workspaces. Mesa also ranked highly with 12. Overall, the Phoenix metro area is in the unusual position of having more co-working spaces in its suburbs than in the main city. coworkingcafe.com/blog/these-are-the-top-coworking-suburbs-in-america
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As e-commerce continues to overthrow brick-and-mortar retail, the multifamily real estate industry is feeling the impact of online shopping’s biggest side effect: package deliveries. According to ButterflyMX data, package delivery volume at multifamily properties is estimated to grow almost 15% per year through 2025. The company analyzed data gathered from more than 18,000 apartment units in the Phoenix metropolitan area to measure package delivery rates and understand how deliveries impact apartment owners, operators and residents.
Phoenix’s multifamily market has reacted to recent positive economic performance on the supply side. Developers in the Phoenix metropolitan area delivered 7,701 units in 2022 through July and had another 34,700 under construction, according to data from Yardi Matrix.
As Phoenix’s multifamily market grows, so does the number of packages being delivered to renters throughout the area. In fact, Phoenix is one of the leading cities for package delivery growth quarter over quarter across the ButterflyMX platform, with growth of 9% in the fourth quarter of 2022. But with more package deliveries come new security challenges for multifamily property owners and managers.
When delivery carriers arrive at an apartment building to drop off packages, the first matter of business is getting through the front door or gate. Without proper access, couriers must leave packages outside the building or in unprotected lobbies and vestibules — which often results in package theft. In fact, 54% of respondents to a March 2022 survey conducted by security. org reported they had experienced package theft at least once.
“With growing supply and growing package delivery, new apartment units require technology to ensure residents’ packages are secure and their time is not wasted dealing with stolen or misplaced packages,” explained Cyrus Claffey, founder of ButterflyMX. “Buildings without a front desk, package rooms or other secure areas to store deliveries are more likely to deal with package theft, which is a burden for both residents and property managers who are often called on to help investigate stolen packages reported to law enforcement or delivery services.”
To address the delivery dilemma, multifamily owners and operators are increasingly turning to package management solutions like ButterflyMX, which help prevent package theft, maintain security at their buildings, and ease the burden on property staff.
Data collected by ButterflyMX indicates that renters in Phoenix received more packages in 2022 than in 2021. If packages continue to grow at the current rate, deliveries will double in the Phoenix area by 2026, further compounding issues with accepting, storing and managing packages.
Data indicates that if Phoenix’s growth rate holds, ButterflyMX properties are on track to receive more than 4,400 packages in 2023.
The key to ensuring successful deliveries and preventing package theft at apartments is empowering residents to grant access to delivery carriers even when residents aren’t home. Remote door management — which gives residents the ability to securely allow guests into their building when they’re not on site — doubled across ButterflyMX’s access platform in 2022.
Aaron Rudenstine is chief executive officer of ButterflyMX, a provider of access control technology for multifamily, commercial, gated communities and student housing properties. He was a co-founder of Citymaps, which was acquired by TripAdvisor in 2016, and is an investor in Reddit, Button and Omaze, among others. butterflymx.com
Successful small businesses are often considered resilient and innovative. A recent article on Entrepreneur cited the failure rate of small businesses as decreasing more than 25% since 1977.
Many creatives are utilizing online platforms like Etsy and Shopify to grow their small businesses. Therefore, it’s important they use the entire digital landscape to their advantage. Below are three ways small business owners can improve their online operation.
Establish an online brand. All businesses need cohesive branding to succeed. A brand creates a personality for the company that consumers can relate to. It can also establish an advantage for small businesses in a competitive market.
One of the first steps of creating an online brand presence is establishing a voice for the company that connects with the target audience. It should be utilized in everything published — from a Facebook post to a blog post. The voice can be in a variety of tones — serious, comedic, calm, scientific, vibrant and so on.
Next, create a brand guideline. This includes the logo, color scheme and any other visual elements of the brand. Research color theory and pallets to come up with a visual story for the brand, based on the product.
Once the voice and guidelines are set, apply them all to the appropriate online platforms. All companies should have a website, Facebook and Instagram page, and some, based on the target audience, should be on other social platforms like TikTok and Twitter.
Overall, customers should be able to easily access the company online and see what it is all about.
Create an efficient and effective way of shipping and returning products. Following the pandemic, people around the world became accustomed to ordering products online
for convenience. Shipping companies and online sales have increased drastically, and this is expected to continue.
Unfortunately, many small businesses’ websites lack effective shipping practices, which leaves people wondering if the sites they are ordering from are reliable and if they will receive what they ordered in a timely manner. Small business owners have an opportunity to impress those purchasing their products or services with quality shipping guidelines, easily found and relayed on the website.
Shipping could be done through a typical online storefront or a shipping partner. Research the cost of shipping at both UPS and post office. A lower shipping price might entice buyers to purchase a product — especially over a competitor with higher shipping costs.
Build a network of other small business owners to collaborate with and get advice from. Networking with other small businesses creates opportunities to improve knowledge, increase connections and exposure to potential clients, and brainstorm ideas on how to grow a business. Owners should research other small business owners who have done well in their industry and invite them to connect virtually or in-person (if possible) to get advice.
Small business owners can also network by becoming part of a national association. For example, the Association for Entrepreneurship USA is a large network of gig workers and entrepreneurs. It provides them with educational resources as well as health and retirement benefits to help entrepreneurs grow and thrive.
The future looks bright for small businesses and now is the time for entrepreneurs to follow their dreams. —Jack Diehl, president of the Association for Entrepreneurship USA (afeusa.org)
We are all taking strategic steps to prepare to navigate yet another unsure market. Selecting the right team for a project is one of the most important steps to make. For a successful project, here are five things to look for when hiring an interior designer.
First is to make sure to have a team where efficiency and flexibility are highly valued. This may sound like a given but it’s not. It takes consistent communication and a deep knowledge of the process to be able to work at the client’s speed, not the designer’s. Designers need to align with the client’s goals, and the only way to do that successfully is to be flexible.
The next is a team that has consistent senior-level involvement. A common trend in the design industry is to use less expensive team members for most of the work to keep overall fees down. It makes some sense initially from a financial perspective, but the outcome can often mean too much of the project is handled by designers who are inexperienced. A project, especially in an unsteady market, handled by inexperienced designers will usually cost more in the long run.
The third is to select a team that has experience with a broad range of budgets. Clients may want to confirm the design firm has worked on their type of project. However, it’s more advantageous for developers to confirm designers have experience with
all types of budgets, regardless of the project type. All projects are being value engineered right now; pricing is fluctuating so much it takes a team that is well versed in understanding that process to make sure a project’s bottom line is healthy.
Next is a team that can integrate into the local mindset of the project. People should not be able to walk into a space and feel like they can be anywhere — it’s impersonal, and design should be personal. Connecting with the community translates to signed leases, hotels bookings, retails sales, etc.
The last is probably one of the most important. A business’s designer should feel like an extension of that business’s leadership team. Just like hiring an employee, factors of culture, personality and level of communication also are important. Many issues can be resolved with respect and consideration, and no amount of experience and talent can cover up someone being difficult to work with.
In all this, business leaders should keep in mind that anyone can make something that looks good but, ultimately, the return on investment is partnering with someone who aligns with their business plan and enriches their bottom line. —Christina Johnson, creative director of Phoenix- and San Francisco-based Private Label International (privatelabelintl.com), a full-service interior design studio that develops hospitality environments and lifestyle brand experiences for clients worldwide.
Dale Cavan, a Phoenix-based developer, has purchased a 24-acre parcel in Casa Grande at the southeast corner of Thornton Road and Ash Avenue, with plans to build a new commerce park. The Casa Grande Commerce Park will feature a series of speculative buildings under 70,000 square feet to accommodate industrial needs in the area.
Kirk McCarville, CCIM, and Trey Davis with Land Advisors Organization represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction. The deal fetched $85,743.79 per acre.
This marks the third land closing with approvals for speculative industrial development in Casa Grande. The city has received significant attention nationally and internationally recently due to announcements by major manufacturers coming to or expanding facilities in the area. —Mike Hunter
Land Advisors Organization landadvisors.com
On behalf of developers GID and SunCap Property Group, Graycor Construction Company has completed construction on Gilbert Spectrum Buildings 9, 10 and 11, three brand new Class A buildings within the 64-acre Gilbert Spectrum industrial park, located at McQueen and Elliot roads in Gilbert, Arizona.
Being leased by Ken McQueen and Chris McClurg of Lee & Associates Arizona, the buildings have already reached 93% occupancy.
The 100,000-square-foot Building 9 has been fully leased to multinational aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman. The 142,200-square-foot Building 10 has been fully leased to full-service local and long-distance moving company S&M Moving Systems. Banner Industries has leased 27,097 square feet and Varsity Brands has leased 18,047 square feet in the 66,400-square-foot Building 11, leaving approximately 21,000 square feet available. And one pad remains for build-to-suit industrial development.
Graycor serves as the design-build general contractor. Balmer Architectural Group is the project architect. —Mike Hunter
Graycor Inc. graycor.com
SunCap Property Group suncappg.com
Lee & Associates leearizona.com
InveStellar Corporation, a Phoenix-based urban development and advisory firm specializing in providing long-term value through iconic mixeduse, residential and hospitality projects, plans to develop Rainbow Road, a 36-unit architecturally significant apartment community situated on 13,500 square feet located near Roosevelt Row in central Phoenix.
This boutique multifamily project brings the first Libeskind-designed building to the Valley of the Sun. Rainbow Road, located at the southwest corner of First and Portland streets, is expected to break ground in the second quarter of 2023. It will deliver one-, two- and three-bedroom penthouse apartments with private rooftop terraces, including a multi-level living experience among many of the two-level lofts.
Designed by Lev Libeskind, son of internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, Rainbow Road brings the iconic Libeskind deconstructivist style featuring sharp angles and slanted surfaces but with Lev Libeskind’s own spin. Rainbow Road was designed intentionally to fit into the diverse Phoenix arts district that surrounds the property. During the city’s arts focused First Friday events, Rainbow Road will open its gallery and event space to local artists as well.
The name Rainbow Road may sound familiar to ’90s-era gamers who played the iconic video game Mario Kart, and that’s no coincidence. The community boasts an actual rainbow road throughout the courtyard and onto the sidewalk, and color and accents are also carried through the
interior design in the window wells and window frames. The two-story units will also feature video game-inspired steps leading to the entrances and in-unit functionality for casual and experienced gamers.
The property was purchased for $2.25 million in December 2021; Rainbow Road is expected to be completed in Q2 2024, with pre-leasing to begin in Q4 of 2023.
—Mike HunterRainbow Road rainbowroadphx.com
Libeskind Studio Design libeskind.it
Graycor Construction Company has initiated construction on a new, 123,516-square-foot flex industrial facility in Surprise, Arizona, for Rinchem Company LLC, the world’s largest network of chemical and gas distribution centers. The new facility will be Rinchem’s third in metro Phoenix and part of a global Rinchem supply chain that safely handles more than 4 billion pounds of chemicals and gasses each year.
“Expanding Rinchem’s footprint in Arizona awards us the ability to continue to position ourselves to support both the chemical and semiconductor manufacturers’ expansions,” says Matt Jensen, Rinchem’s vice president of warehousing operations. “Rinchem is proud to partner with Graycor to help us build another Arizona warehouse optimized for safety and efficiency in accordance with our global standards.”
Located on 21 acres at the northwest corner Dysart and Summit Parkway, the new Class A facility will include highly specialized warehouse space, administrative offices, shipping/receiving capabilities and an 11-truck loading dock. The main building will offer high bay and freezer bay chemical storage, as well as super flat concrete floors. Six individual pads will allow for maximum chemical containment, to include an outdoor bottled gas pad and detached ISO tank storage that maintain Rinchem’s commitment to proper segregation of hazard classes in multiple temperature zones.
For the new Surprise facility, Graycor serves as the general contractor,
providing both shell and interior build-out services. Phoenix-based Archicon Architecture + Interiors LC is the project’s architect. The facility is now under construction, with completion anticipated during the fourth quarter of 2023.
—Mike HunterGraycor Inc. graycor.com
Rinchem Company LLC rinchem.com
According to CommercialEdge’s national industrial report for January, Phoenix (at 55.04 million square feet under construction) is second only to Dallas (64.23 million square feet), well ahead of the next-highest area –California’s Inland Empire at 30.94 million square feet. commercialedge.com/blog/national-industrial-report
As a leader, I don’t fear change. Since assuming the role of president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber in 2009, at the height of a recession, I have spent the last 13 years helping thousands of companies across Arizona anticipate, prepare for and, ultimately, thrive through change.
The recession in 2008 was a wakeup for me that the Chamber had to become more dynamic. I was vice president of public affairs at that time, and we knew we needed to make some collective changes to help drive the economy, embrace change and help members through challenging times. Those changes have helped the Chamber become more relevant and more inclusive.
In 2015, I led a capital campaign to launch Phoenix Forward, an economic development initiative focused on business retention and expansion. As the team and I connected with different businesses throughout the Greater Phoenix region, it became clear that the Chamber needed to focus on ways to improve the talent pipeline for the state.
Valley business leaders were worried about a workforce shortage and were starting to talk about sending jobs to other states. Financial companies were having a hard time getting individuals to pass the requirements to be licensed and we didn’t have enough highly trained nurses or healthcare professionals. I knew we had Arizonans who could do the work, we just needed to give them an opportunity to obtain the skills they were lacking. This led to the launch of the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation in 2016.
I assembled a diverse team of business leaders to help us land on our four pillars of focus: education, workforce development, wellness and research. As these collaboratives evolved, it became clear that we needed to partner with high schools and community colleges to educate local students about high-demand careers in our state, such as construction, IT, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, healthcare and financial services. It also became clear that we needed to start educating K-12 students about college pathways, internship opportunities, and professions in the trades. I also led a team that approached local businesses to set up apprenticeship and internship opportunities for our students.
My leadership style has always been to facilitate teamwork. I truly believe we can accomplish more together than as an individual. So, when two board members approached me after civil unrest in another state, the idea was born to create a diversity, equity and inclusion program. I initiated our program and recognized early on that a variety of voices and ideas at the table would only expand the Chamber’s reach. After starting its own program close to five years ago, the Chamber has since expanded its efforts to an online toolkit that helps businesses and members create their own DEI initiatives. More than 120 businesses have implemented the
toolkit and Chambers across the country call me to share best practices and discuss ways they can start similar programs. Our DEI efforts have been extremely helpful to small and midsized businesses that don’t have the tools or resources to start programs on their own. I also created an internal DEI committee with four employees, and it has grown to more than 20 within a few years!
Perhaps the largest wave of change came in 2020, as companies across Arizona struggled to stay afloat due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I was committed to providing valuable programming to our members and keeping our staff employed. I scrambled teams and reassigned employees to different areas, and the outcomes were amazing. Productivity remained high, employee turnover was low, and we weathered the storm without layoffs or staff reductions.
I knew members were going to be most concerned with the economy, so I started an economic dashboard on our website. It provided local businesses with a snapshot of how Arizona consumers view the health of the state’s economy. My previous work for the Arizona House of Representatives also helped grow the Chamber’s government relations arm during the pandemic. Those partnerships were instrumental in passing COVID relief bills and other pieces of legislation that seriously impacted the business community.
Under my leadership, the Greater Phoenix Chamber is now the largest chamber of commerce in Arizona, with more than 2,400 members. It has also managed to retain 90% of its members, despite the peaks and valleys of the last decade. This, I believe, is the only time staying static is a good thing.
Greater Phoenix Chamber phoenixchamber.comAfter starting its own DEI program close to five years ago, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce has since expanded its efforts to an online toolkit that helps businesses and members create their own DEI initiatives. To date, more than 120 businesses have implemented the toolkit.
• Todd Sanders assumed the roles of president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber in 2009.
• Sanders is a native of Bogotá, Colombia.
• Before assuming his current role, Sanders represented the interests of the business community at the Arizona State Legislature and Phoenix City Hall as the Chamber’s vice president of public affairs.
• The Greater Phoenix Chamber supports the growth and development of business in the region through municipal, state and federal advocacy, data-driven economic development, talent recruitment, workforce development and wellness.
March is National Kidney Month and, while knowing your own personal kidney health is essential, employers may have unique concerns regarding hiring or continuing to employ someone with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Namely, how could it affect their business?
ESRD is a fairly common ailment in the U.S. population. One in three Americans is at risk for kidney disease, and about 200,000 ESRD patients are currently undergoing treatment because their kidneys have lost their ability to adequately filter toxic wastes from the blood.
Two types of treatment are available for ESRD — dialysis, a method of filtering the blood, and kidney transplantation. Depending on the type of dialysis, an employee’s work schedule may be impacted, but not in a way that is unworkable. Accommodations may include flextime to support clinic appointments; providing a clean, private area during work hours; or restructuring heavy physical labor.
Treatment for ESRD is expensive, but the federal government, through Medicare, pays for much of the cost. Most dialysis and kidney transplant patients are eligible for Medicare regardless of their age, though the waiting period for eligibility depends on the treatment. If an employer’s group insurance plan covers kidney disease, the plan may be responsible for some of the employee’s bills. This plan would be the primary payer for 30 months after the patient becomes eligible for Medicare.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) apply to ESRD patients, and FMLA may also apply to those who decide to donate a kidney. Tax credits may be available to companies that hire someone who is certified as medically handicapped, as well as to employers who make workplace changes to accommodate a handicapped employee. For more information, visit azkidney.org/ employersguide —Leslie McReynolds, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona
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Employee expectations have drastically shifted over the past few years.
Employees now have baseline expectations for the health insurance benefits their employers offer. Their desires have evolved beyond traditional health insurance benefits for emergencies, outpatient or inpatient coverage to specific needs that support their mental health since COVID-19 exacerbated mental health conditions.
Across the nation, symptoms of anxiety and depression significantly increased in adults between 2019 and 2021. The latest report from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) says 40.8% of adults in Arizona have symptoms of anxiety or depression.
The numbers indicate that employees can experience poor mental health at any time — especially during times of stress or worries about family finances, children’s safety and world events. Poor mental health comes in many forms and levels of severity; it is not always evident how much an employee is impacted. They may be unwilling or fearful to ask for help in the workplace, so it is important to recognize the potential signs.
These can include personality changes, especially withdrawal or obsessive thoughts; anxiety and apathy; changes in eating or sleeping; overuse of alcohol or use of drugs; and extreme highs and lows that include anger, irritability or emotional dysregulation.
Get trained in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). Mental Health First Aid provides the tools to assist
and give initial support to someone who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use concern or crisis.
Mental Health First Aid provides training in English and Spanish for adults, youth, teens, first responders, employees, veterans, older adults and many other groups. In fact, Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Arizona offers training to Arizona businesses and their employees. To date, BCBSAZ has trained participants from more than 50 Arizona employers and 800 of its own employees. More information on mental health first aid is available at www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org
In the most recent State of Workforce Mental Health report, 84% of those surveyed said “robust and comprehensive” mental health benefits were an important factor when considering a new job. And employers are listening.
Employers offering mental health coverage in 2022 hit a new high since the pandemic. We saw a sharp rise in benefits such as mental health coverage, telemedicine and telehealth, according to Society for Human Resource Management’s latest Employee Benefits Survey, one of the longest-running annual reports exploring employee benefits trends in the U.S. Mental health offerings are not only what employees want, they are what many need. Employers have an opportunity to positively impact the mental health crisis and ensure their team is their best selves at work and home. —Joe Greenberg, vice president of commercial and specialty business for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (www.azblue.com)
According to Lyra Health’s “2023 Workforce Mental Health Trends Forecast,” 84% of survey participants said “robust and comprehensive” mental health benefits were an important factor when considering a new job.
Mental Health Matters: Employees Expect More from Their Health Benefits
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making inroads into healthcare, with the aim of improving patient outcomes and delivering more personalized care. One area where AI is having a big impact is in the detection and monitoring of heart disease. The ability of AI algorithms to process large amounts of data and identify patterns can be a game-changer in the fight against heart disease, which is the leading cause of death globally.
Traditionally, heart disease has been diagnosed and monitored through a combination of medical tests and lifestyle changes. But what if we could use AI to create a more personalized approach to heart disease management? This is where machine learning (ML) comes in. ML algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data from a range of sources, including wearable devices, electronic health records, and even social media, to create a unique profile of each individual’s heart health.
One of the key benefits of ML-powered heart disease monitoring is that it can identify patterns that may be missed by traditional methods. For example, a machine learning algorithm could analyze an individual’s heart rate data and detect changes that are not visible to the naked eye. This could help identify early warning signs of a heart attack, allowing for prompt intervention and potentially saving lives.
Another advantage of ML-powered heart disease monitoring is that it can take into account a wide range of factors that can impact heart health. This includes not just traditional risk factors such
as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, but also lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet, and stress levels. By combining this information, ML algorithms can create a comprehensive and up-todate picture of an individual’s heart health, which can be used to inform treatment decisions and track progress over time.
But perhaps the biggest advantage of MLpowered heart disease monitoring is that it can be personalized to each individual. This means that each person’s heart health profile can be unique, taking into account their specific needs, risks, and preferences. This can lead to more effective and targeted treatment plans, which can be adjusted as needed over time.
The use of AI and ML in the detection and monitoring of heart disease has the potential to revolutionize the way we manage this devastating disease. By combining data from a wide range of sources, and creating personalized profiles for each individual, ML algorithms can help healthcare providers deliver more effective, targeted, and personalized care. And by doing so, we can work towards reducing the impact of heart disease on individuals and communities around the world. —Brian Sathianathan, co-founder and chief technology officer at Iterate.ai (www.iterate.ai), which delivers an innovation ecosystem for building production-ready low-code applications. Its solutions appeal to businesses seeking lowrisk, systematic ways to scale in-house innovation initiatives and long-term strategic planning
Freedom and flexibility will become the mantra of virtually every data management professional this year. In particular, data management professionals will seek data mobility solutions that are cloud-enabled and support data migration, data replication and data synchronization across mixed environments, including disk, tape and cloud to maximize ROI by eliminating data silos. We will likewise see an uptick in solutions that support vendor-agnostic file replication and synchronization, are easily deployed and managed on non-proprietary servers, and can transfer millions of files simultaneously — protecting data in transit to/from the cloud with SSL encryption.
Ransomware will remain a huge and relentlessly growing global threat, to high-profile targets and to smaller SMBs and individuals as well. There are likely a few reasons for this continuing trend. Certainly, one is that today’s ransomware is attacking widely, rapidly, aggressively and randomly — especially with ransomware as a service (RaaS) becoming increasingly prevalent, looking for any possible weakness in defense. The second is that SMBs do not typically have the technology or manpower budget as their enterprise counterparts.
While a strong security defense is indispensable, we will see that, this year, security leaders will ensure additional measures are taken. Their next step will be enabling the ability to detect anomalies as early as possible in order to remediate affected resources. Large enterprises, SMBs and individuals alike will need a backup target that allows them to lock backups for a designated time period. Many of the major cloud providers now support object locking, also referred to as Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) storage or immutable storage. Users will leverage the ability to mark objects as locked for a designated period of time, and, in doing so, prevent them from being deleted or altered by any user — internal or external. Brian
Dunagan, vice president of engineering atRetrospect (www.retrospect.com)
AI enables a more personalized approach to heart disease management. Specifically, machine learning algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data from a range of sources, including wearable devices, electronic health records, and even social media, to create a unique profile of each individual’s heart health.
by RaeAnne Marsh
“The world has changed and so has the world of development,” says Charley Freericks, senior vice president of Catellus Development Corporation. “Three years of living with COVID-19 has created new economic pressures, social inequities and a greater need for connection. People are looking for convenience. They want to work closer to home and live in a place with easy access to everything they need any time of the day or night.” As master developer of Novus Innovation Corridor, a 355-acre mixed-use development in downtown Tempe, Catellus believes the project will become a model for modern urban cities.
Paradise Valley Mall; rendering courtesy of RED Development
Christine Mackay, economic development director for the City of Phoenix, notes that these hyper-connected places — where people can live and walk to all the amenities they want and jump on mass transit to get to work — have long existed elsewhere in the country for a long time. “But Arizona had been so suburban for so long, and now, people who are relocating here, people who are staying here after they graduate, it’s that urban lifestyle they want,” she says. “And that’s what they’re demanding. And they’re bringing those really exciting opportunities with them along with the demand for them.”
In the Phoenix metro area, Freericks believes Novus was a few years ahead in this vision of the urban live, work, play model. “Novus is a unique opportunity to develop the 21st-century urban community on an infill canvas in the center of one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas,” he says, noting the site’s proximity to freeways and countless transportation options makes getting in and out of Novus not only convenient for the resident or visitor, but keeps the community connected to the rest of the Valley.
“Traditionally, Phoenix has been developed as single-use assets,” says Ryan Timpani, managing director of JLL Phoenix. These could be a single office building on one parcel of land, with parking, or one apartment building possibly with some small amenities for the renters only but not open to the public, or a warehouse or a free-standing retail building. Attributing that simply to ample expansion opportunities with land relatively inexpensive to acquire, Timpani notes, “Traditionally, mixed-use is more expensive on a square-foot basis because it does require vertical development, which tends to be more expensive.”
Pointing out that another trend shaping mixed-use development is hybrid work, Freericks cites a prediction by McKinsey that nine out of 10 organizations will adopt a remote or hybrid work schedule for employees in the coming years. “This will have an impact on office design and utilization, including potentially leasing smaller spaces and reimagining large, unused areas as staff collaboration and event spaces,” he says. “Novus is shaped to include a plethora of office types to fit the end-user, from creative office parks like Rio Yards to Class A Premium builds that have specific amenities for officegoers.”
According to Freericks, Novus has made sustainability a top priority as well. “Sustainability is also a key consideration in the design of today’s mixed-use developments to combat climate change and bolster economic growth,” he says, noting that Novus is the first LEED-ND (Neighborhood Development) community certified at any level in Arizona and the community’s 777 Tower, a six-story building with office and retail space also earned LEED Gold-level USGB certification. “And we are devising effective solutions in transportation, resource and utility usage, and walkability.”
Plaza Companies CEO Sharon Harper observes, “Previously, the focus was on siloed bricks and mortar, and less about what could be labeled the ‘experience economy’ and ways to make projects have a different look and feel to them.” The trend in mixed-use now is “a more holistic approach that combines quality construction with an eye toward community.”
“The biggest trend we’re seeing — and working to be at the forefront of as well — is a more robust experience in mixed-use projects,” Harper says. This includes an expanded blend of services, entertainment, health and wellness features, environmentally friendly features, arts and culture and much more. “We’re currently seeing more of a focus on thoughtfully designed business and office environments, as well as a more synergistic mix of business and tenants — it’s the combination of office use with elements such as residential, hotels, education and retail.” And a blend of cool meeting places and great outdoor spaces combined with connectivity to transportation is important. She adds also, “We’re seeing more collaborations and partnerships between the public sector, private sector and even universities to create projects that celebrate the community’s history while enhancing what these projects can be.”
The goal for developers is to have a one-stop shop, says Timpani, explaining, “Ideally, if you’re a retailer or a landlord of an office building or the developer of an apartment building all in one, you’re going to want to keep the tenant onsite as much as you can.” If tenants live and work onsite, more often than not they’re going to shop and eat and dine on site, and
spending dollars within several different buckets will support the overall health of the development. “It’s a symbiotic relationship between all three, plus or minus three or more phases, and they all feed into one another and they help one another prosper.”
What’s key is making sure the development includes active uses for both day and night, Mackay points out. “You can’t have a mixed-use development that is really active during the day and there’s no activity at night. Or there’s no activity during the day and it’s really active at night. Those don’t survive,” she says. “You have to have a mix of uses that keep it active both during the day and night.”
Mackay points to mixed-use projects in downtown Phoenix that are ground-floor retail then office in the middle and hotel on top, others across the region that are retail and residential. She names CityScape as an example of projects that combine retail, office, residential and a hotel, and Park Central for combining education, retail, office and hotel. “There’s such an incredible assortment of mixed-use projects that are really coming into fashion here in Phoenix,” she says.
One she cites as a “perfect example” is Laveen Towne Center at 59th Avenue and Dobbins, which recently completed a development agreement with the Phoenix City Council. It will be a 90-acre development from Vestar, the developer behind Desert Ridge Marketplace and Happy Valley Towne Center, among others. “Half of the project is really cool, like what you think of at Desert Ridge Marketplace, and the balance is high-density residential. Now it’s not, like it is in downtown, where the residential is over the retail; it’s really connected through these incredible paths that pull all the residential into the retail and the retail into the residential,” Mackay explains. “It’s on a more horizontal plane than a vertical plane, but still the same kind of mixed-
use development. … As opposed to going down an elevator, I’m walking across a path.” Similarly, she says, Park Union, in Phoenix’s Deer Valley area, will have common, shared paths to allow people that are in the residential to walk straight into the retail without ever going out to a street.
Mixed-use is different asset classes within an overall development. Traditionally, Timpani observes, that’s tended to be ground-floor retail — which is third-party leased by other businesses — with second story and above loft-style office and, potentially, multifamily apartments and/or hotels that may be contained in the same tower or be in an adjacent tower with a shared amenity deck. “But typically, the main indicator is some form of onsite retail in addition to other uses.”
And that is the trend Timpani says JLL is seeing nationally and globally “and certainly here in Phoenix”: The most in-demand commercial real estate developments, at least on the office-leasing side, are retail-led mixed use. “By that I mean those developments that have properly secured the appropriate retailers that have a good buzz — whether that’s fitness, really cool restaurants, really cool bars — those buildings that have office space as well end up having the most demand from the tenants.” He notes that demand is from tenants existing here in Phoenix as well as those companies looking to relocate here to the State of Arizona and Phoenix specifically.
The situation is slightly different for mixed-use that is not vertical, such as Mackay describes for Laveen Towne Center and Union Park. “In a horizontal, master-planned commercial development,” says Timpani, “retail doesn’t need to be on the ground floors so long as it’s in very close walking distance.”
“The office, retail and residential need to come as part of the first phase,” Mackay notes. There’s a symbiotic relationship. Residential creates the demand for retail (as the real estate truism goes, “Retail follows rooftops”). But as Mike Ebert, managing partner of RED Development explains, being able to provide great retail options increases the rent for office and multifamily. “The trends we’re seeing in mixed-use developments are the high quality of retail tenants and common amenities being a top driver attracting tenants.”
In fact, Ebert points out, retail is taking more space than before, and this leads to being able to produce more restaurant and retail options. “It’s not just a small amount of retail spaces at the base of an office or residential building as was the standard in the past.”
Harper notes that the focus on creating experiences that are memorable and enjoyable at mixed-use projects isn’t completely new — “But it has become more of a necessity for guaranteeing a project’s success.”
It’s no surprise, then, that Macky would point to restaurants as one of the biggest components of mixed-use development. “Because, whether you’re an office tenant looking for yourself or to take a client to, a hotel tenant, or a residential tenant looking to pick up something quickly and get it home before it gets cold, what do they all have in common? Everybody needs a place to eat.”
Mackay acknowledges that mixed-use development provides a great opportunity for local restaurants to be part of the fabric that we want them to be, noting that when people are traveling, ubiquitous national chains are not what they’re looking for. On the other hand, “When people are at work, Denny’s, for instance, is quick and you feel comfortable with it,” she observes.
“As developers are looking at their financing, chains are a much more bankable option with their capital,” Mackay explains. “If you put a chain restaurant in, the chain restaurant’s been around for 30 years — it’s bankable, it’s easy to finance.” When it comes to local restaurants — and
she notes we are fortunate in having some incredibly well-capitalized local restaurants — she says, “Those cool, little mom-and-pop local restaurants that the community wants so badly in their mixed-use development, they are much better when they take second-generation space.” If the initial national chain tenant vacates for some reason, “the developer’s not taking such an incredible risk at building all of the infrastructure that a restaurant requires, which is much more expensive than most other types of retail development. And the developer now has an easier time convincing their lender to risk on a local restaurant.”
That situation is the same for other types of retail. “Our local retailers are those unique, one-of-a-kind ones that we all love and we get great things at for gifts and we take our guests to because ‘you’ve never seen anything like this before.’ They typically go in second-generation space because the developers stand a better chance of getting their projects financed when they have known, ‘credit worthy’ tenants,” says Mackay.
Then there’s hotels, which are also a big part of many mixed-use developments. Is there really that strong a demand? Mackay explains why the answer to that question is a resounding “yes.”
“We have 900,000 attendees for conventions every year, and we’re still busing people in from our outlying hotels because we don’t have enough hotel room in Downtown Phoenix,” she says. She points also to an extensive array of hospitals that include Dignity, St. Joseph, Norton Thoracic, Ivy Brain Tumor, Phoenix Children’s, Banner, the Cancer Center and the universities’ cancer centers, and destination business such as Rocket Mortgage, Integrate Software and WebPT who are “constantly bringing people in for overnight stays: clients, guests, meetings, events” and creating “a tremendous demand for hotel rooms in the central city. Across the full gamut and array of uses.”
For the outlying areas, Mackay points to more healthcare facilities and other businesses and notes that Metrocenter’s developer has already secured two hoteliers for the site. “And when you look at Paradise Valley Mall — you kind of forget until you go driving around, how much business and office space there is in that employment corridor.” All of which creates a tremendous demand on the hotel rooms in the area.
“People are bringing in guests and need a place for them to stay. Or you want to go to a concert that’s happening in the amphitheater at Paradise Valley Mall, and you decide to have a couple of glasses of wine and stick around and get a hotel room for the night and turn it in to a weekend. All those staycations are a tremendous demand on our hotel rooms.”
The situation is mirrored throughout the Valley. For instance, in the north Deer Valley area are longtime employers like Honeywell and American Express and “a huge number of new international employers with a huge international workforce — and they bring guests.”
Not to mention the demand for hotel accommodation from the construction itself for these new companies. Mackay points out, “We’re building so fast in this market that our contractors, our developers, are still bringing in construction firms from outside the region because they’ve got to get enough construction staff, so they put them up in hotels.”
“The reason for a renewed emphasis on a mixed-use environment all has to do with the targeted consumer,” explains CBRE First Vice President Charlie von Arentschidt. “It’s not different, but it is receiving a renewed emphasis.” The renewed focus is reshaping what a “one-stop-shop” mixeduse site would look like for an employee, including an array of dining options and uses of convenience such as fitness operators or grocery stores.
Noting that higher-wage employers have always preferred an environment with dining options onsite or in close proximity and that these users now make up a disproportionate amount of the leasing volume, Arentschidt explains, “Owners and developers are trying to meet the expectations of these users. Additionally, many employers are searching for motivation to bring employees back to the office and believe that the amenities offered in a mixed-use environment will be a catalyst to return to work more fervently.”
As Timpani expresses it, “The office decision maker is going to want some dining, maybe some fitness option onsite and some possibility for some employees to live [there] so they can be encouraged to come into the office more.”
Of course, need for office space is a topic unto itself, with the debate among in-office, remote and hybrid workforce configuration, but Mackay shares, “I think the death of office has been greatly exaggerated. I don’t
think we’re going to know what the new normal for office is until the end of ’23 or the beginning of ’24. I say that because I have everybody coming at me now and saying we should level all of our office and turn it into multifamily. I have a problem with that.
“But what I find so interesting,” she continues, “is the new, bright, shiny space in mixed use development.” She points to RED Development’s project at 44th Street and Camelback, which is comprised of hotel, restaurants, retail, residential and office. Calling it “gorgeous” with a lot of glass and natural light and amenities that the tenants are looking for, she notes the office component, before it completed construction — while it was at steel — became 100% occupied. “So, they were completely done with all of their leases while it was still under construction.”
From the tenant’s – and developer’s – point of view, “When people are trying to get their employees to want to come back to the office, they want to come back to some place where they feel good about being,” Mackay says. “And that new, or newly remodeled, office space is incredibly competitive.”
With the office market’s transactions currently dominated by any/all of three types of users — headquarters, client-facing office uses and higherwage employment — Arentschidt says, “These users are willing to pay topof-market rents in exchange for a best-in-class experience. Projects like The Grove on Camelback have leveraged the coming availability of onsite dining options, hotels and central proximity to attract users.”
“It used to be predominantly tech companies because you’d have a younger workforce that really was interested in mixed-use projects,” Timpani says. “But since the onset of the pandemic, in every single industry, every single business tenant is focused on winning the labor war and so being able to attract and retain the best talent — and so, you really need to have a really buzz-y development to move into.” Interest now is coming from Top 100 law firms, Top 5 accounting firms, global banks. “It’s as diversified from an industry perspective as you can imagine,” he says, “It’s a maelstrom of interest right now in mixed-use assets.”
The interest from office tenants notwithstanding, Timpani notes that retail and multifamily typically tend to lead, with office coming after. He points out that with Block 23, for instance, JLL started with retail — the much-touted Fry’s grocery store. However, he says, what comes first depends on how the site’s situated. “If you have a big, grand entryway but that’s the only part of the parcel where office makes sense, like The Grove, you’d start with office.”
Aiming for an end result that creates the sought-after recipe of livework-play elements that are desired by both tenants and users, “the Hines approach when evaluating a mixed-use masterplan is solely focused
around the idea of placemaking,” explains Christina Maksimovic, director of development for Hines’ Phoenix Multifamily and Mixed-Use Masterplan.
In placemaking, Hines curates a mixture of uses to create an experiential destination with value created through thoughtfully integrated uses, intentional design, activated public spaces and communal programming. Specifically, this means the development reflects local culture and preferences such as selection of food and beverage options and the retail mix, provides elements of intentional design to create communal connectivity through activated public spaces, combines sought after elements of live-work-play to attract a wide range of users, and tailors programming to the area’s demographics to drive foot traffic and, in turn, increase dwell time at the asset. These characteristics are illustrated at 100 Mill in Tempe and at Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix.
“Placemaking is a departure from traditional mixed-use, integrated across products and led by curated ‘Main Street’ retail,” Maksimovic says. From a developer’s point of view, this type of product is attractive because a wide range of wide range of users favor service-based, experiential product characterized by seamless connectivity and there is a demonstrated premium over market with opportunities for ancillary income and enhanced tenant retention. As to tenant demand, Maksimovic says there is enhanced leasing velocity with employers seeking an amenitized environment to capture talent, retailers targeting footfall to drive sales, and residents valuing an array of convenient offerings.”
It is also market shaping, notes Maksimovic. “It’s a first-to-market product that creates a micro-market destination with differentiated offerings and scale,” she says. “It serves as a submarket anchor.”
Mackay points to Park Central as a great example of what happens in mixed-use development. “When I first got with the City of Phoenix in 2014, the office vacancy rate in this town was 38%. And when you’re talking a 13-million-square-foot office market, 38% is a lot of space. I kept telling people that Park Central was the hole in the donut. Until we knew what Park Central was going to do, the rest of midtown was not going to recover. And then Holualoa Plaza came along and really embraced the vision of what Park Central could be, and now it’s education with Creighton University’s medical
school; it is healthcare; it’s office; it’s technology space; it’s restaurants, retail, residential — and it is just going gangbusters. We had planned it to be a 15-year buildout, and we’re only in year three, and already its two hotels are under construction, new restaurants are already under construction, Creighton’s done and operating, Dinerstein is nearly done with its first highdensity residential project, and you’ve got more still to come.”
From a resident’s point of view, this kind of environment suits an urban lifestyle. So, Mackay admits she was surprised to find interest from residents outside the city core. “When we all started working really hard on this together a number of years ago, [we felt] we need to target our infill sites, our redevelopment sites, our old malls — the places that would make that common sense that you would find that night-and-day mixed-use redevelopment. And that’s where we really focused.
“And then, as we started to look at moving forward, we kept hearing from our more suburban areas, whether it was in Laveen or Norterra or Maryvale, our own citizens saying, “You’re bringing all this really cool day-and-night activity tenants into Downtown Phoenix, into the old malls and stuff, but we really want those kinds of spaces, too.”
The recently approved Laveen Towne Center is part of the city’s response to that interest. It will be a 90-acre development by Vestar at 59th Avenue and Dobbins. “That’s a more horizontal mixed-use development that is retail, restaurant and residential. And historic preservation,” she adds, noting Vestar will preserve the Hudson Historic Farmhouse as a restaurant or wine bar. “It’s a 100-year-old farmhouse that’s being preserved. That’s super cool.”
But the biggest projects currently are the mall redevelopments, says Mackay, pointing to RED Development’s redoing of Paradise Valley Mall as a perfect example. It will be completed in multiple phases, with phase one currently under construction. “At ultimate buildout, this thing will be incredible. Restaurants, retail, office, hotels, fitness, movie theater, open space, transit — across the board, there won’t be a use you can think of — it’s probably easier to say what won’t be there,” she says. “There won’t be any industrial, let’s put it that way.”
RED Development’s Ebert says Paradise Valley Mall is set to attract elite office tenants and luxury residential occupants. “This is a newer trend that we’ve seen across our portfolio in recent years; we’ve noticed it especially accelerate within the last two years,” he says. “Our main goal with mixed-use developments is to create amazing destinations for people to live, work and
play. This shift in the market aligns perfectly with our vision for the future core of Paradise Valley and how this project is set to transform the community with an array of dining, entertainment and retail experiences along with luxury residential offerings and state-of-the-art office campuses.”
Metrocenter Mall, previously mentioned in this article, is another major project. A partnership between Concord Wilshire Capital and Hines, it is a billion-dollar redevelopment mixed-use project that will combine restaurant, retail, hotels, residential, parking, open space, movie theater and entertainment.
Mackay points to CityScape and Block 23 in Downtown Phoenix — which is office, hotel, residential, retail, restaurant, multifamily, parking, art space, open space and park — as “incredibly successful.” And Timpani adds to the list with Scottsdale Quarter — there’s “some of the better shopping” along with apartments onsite and office above retail — and SkySong, which has hotel, multifamily, office and retail onsite.
Novus Innovation Corridor adds another element to the concept. Freericks describes Novus as “the intersection where business and research meet to create a unique opportunity for collaboration and synergy with Arizona State University,” which, he points out, is ranked as the nation’s “Most Innovative University” by U.S. News and World Report. Located adjacent to ASU’s Tempe campus, Novus will provide businesses with an opportunity to gain access to a skilled pipeline of employees, research facilities as well as with other high-profile industry leaders. Also, Freericks says, “At Novus, entrepreneurial startups to global enterprises in emerging industries will find a home. So will researchers at the newly christened Walton Center for Planetary Health that puts science and sustainability front and center.”
Once thought of as a collection of buildings and spaces, mixed-use developments like Novus are becoming mixed-use destinations. “From the early stages of planning, Novus was envisioned as such,” Freericks says. “Again, Novus had the opportunity to refine, rather than react to, the industry changes. Here, people can spend less time in their cars and more time outdoors in public parks, walking along shaded pathways and enjoying a host of amenities that enable them to live life to the fullest. At the end of the day, Novus is a community in which people not only live, work, shop and dine, but a gathering place where they come to make memories and enjoy unique experiences.”
Freericks reports that Novus Place, the community’s vibrant retail district that will span 275,000 square feet, has also captured interest from a variety of restaurants and retailers. It is being designed with a livable, walkable main street to be the hub of activity for the community, with a mix of events
and entertainment that include a host of college athletics events, concerts and more.
“Phoenix is a very horizontal city just because there’s no impediment to external growth, with the amount of available dirt we have to build on,” Timpani observes. “So, as a byproduct, we’re not a very dense city. We don’t have a plethora of mixed-use opportunities, so those that do afford that mixed-use nature — live, work, play — are top of mind with businesses and corporations as they look to house their future home.”
So today’s successful projects, Harper points out, creatively combine traditional elements with a backdrop of arts and culture, unique experiences and exceptional amenities. “It’s about what makes for an exciting venue for living, entertaining, working, enjoying the environment and experiencing the arts,” she says. “Plaza Companies has proven the theory with our work at Park Central and SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center — the attraction of companies and tenants has far exceeded the typical office building lease-up and the retention and growth of companies located there.”
“Phoenix is a commuter city. Everybody drives,” says Timpani. Walkable developments have been few and far between, so, he says, “mixed-use could be different here from New York City or San Francisco.”
But that walkability aspect could be changing. Says Mackay, “We’re talking to a number of developers, and when they’re looking at mixed-use development, they’re talking now about creating these completely selfcontained mixed-use projects. You don’t even need a car.
“There’s a developer that does a phenomenal job with that: Culdesac. It’s a completely self-contained development. It’s more on the residential side and the amenities that come to support the residential than it is a true mixeduse project. But as an example, the market’s already there,” Mackay points out. She notes 35% of the residents in Downtown Phoenix do not own a car; instead, they use ride share, they get a Zip car, they use Light Rail, they walk, they ride their bikes. So, to create those opportunities in a less dense urban environment like the Norterra area, Laveen or Maryvale, she says, “If there’s enough demand by residents and by businesses that want to be in an area where they are completely self-contained, everything that you need is just right there.”
Mixed-use development will likely continue to be a hot product. “The demand so far outpaces the supply for mixed-use assets, there’s really no ceiling on where rental rates can go,” Timpani says. “Not that you can name your own price,” he adds, “but that demand is across the board, on office, multifamily and retail if you have that great homogenous environment.
“Those developers who are creative and forward-thinking and are seeing this mixed-use trend are getting paid back in spades by way of the most demand, the least amount of vacancies and the highest rental rates,” Timpani says. “We’re seeing that in Phoenix, in every city and municipality in the Phoenix metro and in every other MSA. It’s not unique to the Sunbelt and it’s not unique to gateway cities; we’re seeing it across the board.”
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Walter Bond is the author of Swim!: How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, & Next Level Success. Bond is also a renowned business coach, motivational speaker and former NBA player. His time in the NBA taught him the fundamentals every team needs to be successful, and today he shares his knowledge with global audiences to help entrepreneurs, business leaders, sales teams and employees get to the next level. Bond has keynoted conferences in numerous countries for brands such as 3M, Hilton, and Allianz. walterbond.com
by Walter Bond
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Whenever we open a news app, we’re inundated with headlines on foreboding topics. Looming recession. Political turmoil. Social unrest. Climate change. It seems there’s no end to the doom and gloom. In times like these, the path toward success isn’t just murky; it seems to have fallen away altogether. How can leaders navigate the challenges ahead — and come out on top — if we don’t know where our economy, our organizations or even we ourselves will be in the months ahead?
We should take our cues from a creature that has thrived at the top of its food chain for millennia, despite the fury and unpredictability of nature: the shark.
Contrary to their reputation as brutal, indiscriminate killers, sharks are actually smart, adaptable creatures with a deep respect for their environment — and their behaviors reveal the building blocks of lasting success.
One notable example: While one might assume sharks depend on their own brute power to survive in the ocean, their relationships with other fish are incredibly important.
Sharks rely on remoras, or suckerfish, to eat parasites that would otherwise sicken and kill them. In return, the remoras receive a free ride — and the shark’s protection.
It’s not so different for humans. True success isn’t achieved through controlling others or being perceived as a threat. Not even hard work and meticulous preparation are enough to guarantee that we’ll achieve our goals in today’s rapidly evolving and uncertain environment. Instead, it’s our network of relationships that brings value to our endeavors in work and in life, and that keeps us afloat and moving forward when the waters get rough.
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It’s our network of relationships that brings value to our endeavors in work and in life.
loners; instead, they work with and develop others, constantly seek out opportunities to improve themselves, admit their mistakes and don’t allow the past to define them.
Here are my “Sacred Six” principles that will help individuals adopt a few shark-like characteristics and become a valued — and valuable — impact player in their own ecosystem:
Sharks never stop moving forward. Some species of powerful sharks, including great whites and hammerheads, must continually swim forward. They need to keep water flowing through their gills to avoid drowning, which means that they can’t stop — and they certainly can’t swim backward. This aspect of shark anatomy offers an important lesson in seeking progress at all times, even when we’re tired or have made a mistake.
If we make a mistake once, it’s a lesson. But if we make the same mistake twice, it’s a choice. If we revert back to our old ways — or if we give up and stop swimming altogether — we’ll never improve our future. Instead, it’s crucial to move forward with purpose and direction. Fail forward. In most instances, we can overwhelm a mistake with hard work. Just as forward movement literally gives sharks life, the progress we make will infuse us with renewed motivation and passion.
Sharks never look down; they always look up. Sharks keep their eyes on the water ahead of and above them, ready to react when prey appears. They don’t waste their time or energy focusing on what’s beneath them. Similarly, it’s important for us to keep our eyes — and our attitudes — pointed in a productive direction.
In most situations, our attitude is the only thing that can stop us. It’s not that we’ll never experience failure. Sometimes the fish will get away; sometimes another shark will chomp it before we can. Our job is to focus on what we can do, instead of on what we can’t, and to always be vigilant for opportunities.
Sharks are always curious and learning. Sharks can grow up to a foot a year, and their development isn’t purely physical; they are always paying attention and are always learning. In fact, many sharks don’t attack potential prey indiscriminately. They observe and investigate before striking to make sure it’s a creature they want to eat.
If our lives aren’t growing and improving, something is wrong. Sometimes we receive valuable instruction from other people, but more often, it’s our responsibility to engage in self-reflection and self-analysis. Only by examining our choices, actions and motivations can we begin to work on our strengths and weaknesses. Once we do identify a weakness that needs to be shored up or a gap in our skill set, we should be decisive and relentless in addressing it.
Sharks always respect their environment and recognize other sharks. Sharks don’t typically perceive other sharks as threats, and they seldom attack one another. In other words, there’s room in the “ocean” for multiple leaders, mentors and success stories — no need to feel threatened or intimidated by another’s accomplishments or position. Instead, we should strive to recognize the value that others bring to our team.
Actually, some species of sharks work with others when hunting in order to take down larger prey. They tap into the strengths of their fellow sharks to achieve a common goal — and so should we. We can look around us for others in our field who are getting it done as well as — or better than! — we are. We can identify the “sharks” in our own lives not just by their job titles or notoriety, but by looking at their character, work ethic and values — and pay special attention to sharks who influence others by proactively recognizing and coaching them.
Sharks are always flexible. A shark’s skeleton isn’t made of bone, but of flexible cartilage that enables it to change direction swiftly and efficiently. Some sharks are even able to swim in saltwater and freshwater. All these things are instinctive for sharks, but for humans, changing and adapting to new situations can be extremely difficult.
A reluctance to change is what causes many people to stop moving forward. But it’s not our past decisions that define us, but our next decision. Often, the next “right” decision lies close to home; for instance, choosing to change our attitude or to accept constructive criticism. The good news is, the more flexible we become in the self-improvement arena, the easier it will be to pivot and persevere when external conditions become challenging.
Sharks always elevate their suckerfish to new levels. Suckerfish attach themselves to sharks. While they enjoy a “free” ride through the ocean, they eat scraps from the shark’s kills, as well as any parasites that might otherwise sicken and kill the shark. In other words, both the shark and the suckerfish get value from this relationship. There’s a lesson in here for us as well.
In the human world, suckerfish are people who want to go places but need help to get there. They need direction and guidance, and to have their questions answered with patience. The more energy we put into helping them learn and grow, the more value they will bring to our team. And eventually, they will become sharks themselves. I truly believe that we aren’t successful unless we take others with us.
Sharks are such effective predators because evolution has given them everything they need to be successful — and the same is true for us. We just have to make the choice to develop and use our shark-like skills daily.
Swimming like a shark is a process that we must actively participate in throughout our lives. It’s a mindset and a lifestyle. The “Sacred Six” principles are a blueprint for how to operate as a person of integrity and success.
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Only by examining our choices, actions and motivations can we begin to work on our strengths and weaknesses.
Edgar R. Olivo es un educador empresarial bilingüe, asesor económico y colaborador de varios medios de comunicación. Es apasionado por la educación y comunidad.
Está certificado en finanzas y análisis de datos y posee un título en negocios de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona.
Edgar R. Olivo is a bilingual business educator, economic advisor and contributor for several media outlets. He’s a nonprofit executive who is passionate about education. He is certified in finance and data analytics and holds a business degree from Arizona State University.
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Las pequeñas empresas son la columna vertebral de la economía, pero con la creciente competencia en el espacio en línea, puede ser difícil para ellas crecer y expandirse. Sin embargo, con las herramientas y estrategias adecuadas, las pequeñas empresas pueden aprovechar las oportunidades que ofrece internet y aumentar su alcance y ventas.
Aquí te presento cinco consejos sobre cómo las pequeñas empresas pueden hacer crecer su negocio utilizando herramientas en línea.
1. Desarrolla una fuerte presencia en línea. Tener un sitio web fácil de navegar y atractivo visualmente es crucial para las pequeñas empresas que buscan expandir su alcance en línea. Además, crear perfiles en las plataformas de redes sociales populares, como Facebook e Instagram, puede ayudar a las empresas a conectarse con clientes potenciales y promover sus productos o servicios.
2. Utiliza el marketing por correo electrónico. El marketing por correo electrónico es una forma económica para que las pequeñas empresas se mantengan en contacto con los clientes y promuevan nuevos productos o servicios. Al enviar
regularmente boletines o correos electrónicos promocionales, las empresas pueden aumentar la participación del cliente y impulsar las ventas.
3. Aprovecha las plataformas de comercio electrónico. Las plataformas de comercio electrónico, como Amazon y Etsy, pueden ser una gran forma para que las pequeñas empresas lleguen a un público más amplio e incrementen las ventas. Al listar productos en estas plataformas, las empresas pueden aprovechar la base de clientes de estas empresas establecidas y obtener exposición a nuevos clientes.
4. Aprovecha el SEO. El SEO es el proceso de optimizar un sitio web para que aparezca más arriba en los resultados de búsqueda. Al incorporar palabras clave relevantes en el contenido y las etiquetas meta del sitio web, las pequeñas empresas pueden aumentar su visibilidad en los resultados de búsqueda y dirigir más tráfico a su sitio web.
5. Invierte en publicidad en línea. La publicidad en línea, como Google AdWords o anuncios de Facebook, puede ser una herramienta poderosa para las pequeñas empresas que buscan aumentar su alcance en línea. Al dirigirse a ciertos
Pequeñas empresas pueden crecer su negocio en línea con cinco consejos: desarrollar una presencia en línea fuerte, utilizar el marketing por correo electrónico, aprovechar las plataformas en línea, aprovechar el SEO y invertir en publicidad en línea. Al utilizar estas herramientas, como sitios web, redes sociales y plataformas en línea, las pequeñas empresas pueden llegar a un público más amplio y aumentar sus ventas. La clave es encontrar la estrategia correcta y ejecutarla de manera consistente.
grupos demográficos e intereses específicos, las empresas pueden llegar efectivamente a su audiencia deseada y aumentar las ventas.
Ejemplos:
• Un restaurante local puede crear un perfil de Instagram y publicar fotos de su comida, y también ofrecer descuentos especiales para los clientes que lo sigan.
• Una pequeña tienda de moda puede utilizar el marketing por correo electrónico para enviar un boletín sobre sus últimos lanzamientos e incluir códigos promocionales para descuentos en la próxima compra.
• Una tienda en línea que vende artesanías hechas a mano puede aprovechar el SEO incluyendo palabras clave relevantes en los títulos y descripciones de los productos en su sitio web, y también listar sus productos en Amazon para aumentar su base de clientes.
• Una pequeña empresa que ofrece servicios de consultoría puede invertir en Google Adwords y apuntar a palabras clave relacionadas con sus servicios para aumentar su visibilidad en los resultados de búsqueda y dirigir más tráfico a su sitio web.
En la era digital actual, es esencial que las pequeñas empresas tengan una fuerte presencia en línea. Al utilizar herramientas en línea como sitios web, redes sociales, marketing por correo electrónico, plataformas de comercio electrónico, SEO y publicidad en línea, las pequeñas empresas pueden expandir su alcance y aumentar sus ventas. Recuerda que la clave es encontrar la estrategia y las herramientas adecuadas que funcionen mejor para tu negocio y ejecutarlas de manera consistente. Con la actitud correcta y la persistencia, las pequeñas empresas pueden tener éxito en el espacio en línea.
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, but with the increasing competition in the online space, it can be difficult for them to grow and expand. But, with the right tools and strategies, small businesses can take advantage of the opportunities provided by the internet and increase their reach and sales. Here are five tips on how small businesses can grow their business using online tools.
1. Develop a strong online presence. Having a website that is easy to navigate and visually appealing is crucial for small businesses looking to expand their reach online. Additionally, creating profiles on popular social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram, can help businesses connect with potential customers and promote their products or services.
2. Utilize email marketing. Email marketing is a cost-effective way for small businesses to stay in touch with customers and promote new products or services. By regularly sending newsletters or promotional emails, businesses can increase customer engagement and drive sales.
3. Take advantage of online marketplaces. Online marketplaces, such as Amazon and Etsy, can be a great way for small businesses to reach a larger audience and increase sales. By listing products on these platforms, businesses can tap into the customer base of these well-established companies and gain exposure to new customers.
4. Leverage search engine optimization (SEO). SEO is the process of optimizing a website to rank higher in search engine results. By incorporating relevant keywords into website content and meta tags, small businesses can increase their visibility in search results and drive more traffic to their website.
5. Invest in online advertising. Online advertising, such as Google AdWords or Facebook ads, can be a powerful tool for small businesses looking to increase their online reach. By targeting specific demographics and interests, businesses can effectively reach their desired audience and drive more sales. Examples:
• A local restaurant can create an Instagram profile and post pictures of their food, and also offer special discounts for customers who follow them.
• A small fashion boutique can use email marketing to send out a newsletter on their latest arrivals and also include promotional codes for discounts on the next purchase.
• An e-commerce store selling handmade crafts can leverage SEO by including relevant keywords in product titles and descriptions on their website, and also list their products on Amazon to increase their customer base.
• A small business offering consulting services can invest in Google Adwords and target keywords related to their services to increase their visibility in search results and drive more traffic to their website.
In today’s digital age, it is essential for small businesses to have a strong online presence. By utilizing online tools such as websites, social media, email marketing, online marketplaces, SEO and online advertising, small businesses can expand their reach and increase their sales. Remember that the key is to find the right strategy and tools that work best for your business and consistently executing them. With the right approach and persistence, small businesses can achieve success in the online space.
Small businesses can grow their business online with five tips: develop a strong online presence, utilize email marketing, take advantage of online marketplaces, leverage SEO, and invest in online advertising. By using these tools, such as websites, social media, and online marketplaces, small businesses can reach a larger audience and increase sales. Key is to find the right strategy and execute consistently.
Juan Salgado is the CEO of the Phoenix IDA and the Phoenix Community Development & Investment Corporation (PCDIC). These two organizations work to provide innovative public financing options to organizations that will improve the quality of life for individuals who live and work in underserved areas.
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The Phoenix IDA, as outlined in the IDA Act, the state law that created it more than four decades ago, promotes community and economic development. Through innovative financing, the Phoenix IDA helps attract private capital that boosts economic development in the Greater Phoenix area.
Additionally, as administrators of the Phoenix Community Development & Investment Corporation (PCDIC), a nonprofit created by the City of Phoenix in 2002, the Phoenix IDA continues to expand investments in areas such as healthcare and affordable housing due to multimillion-dollar federal awards for New Markets Tax Credit financing, which benefits local projects in under-resourced areas.
The Phoenix IDA collaborates with organizations to provide innovative public finance options, including bonds, investments and loans, to projects that benefit the overall health and sustainability of underserved communities. Projects are focused in the areas of housing, healthcare, education, and community and economic development.
As an example, the Phoenix IDA financed $8 million in private activity bonds for Soluna Apartments, the first of a fivephase undertaking that represents the single largest public housing redevelopment effort in Arizona history, according to project developer Gorman & Company. The 177 new affordable housing units opened in late 2022 at 19th Street and Roosevelt in Phoenix and represent a prime example of the City of Phoenix’s Housing Phoenix Plan, which has the goal of creating and preserving 50,000 affordable-housing units by 2030, according to Titus Mathew, City of Phoenix housing department director and PCDIC board member.
“Ensuring affordable housing options for all who call our city home is a top priority for me,” says Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. “One of the greatest challenges our residents face is simply housing availability, and 177 new units here at Soluna Apartments is a great step forward in addressing that.”
Over the past decade-plus, the Phoenix IDA has closed more than $3.1 billion in bond transactions, which have greatly enhanced communities, particularly in the areas of healthcare and affordable housing.
Under PCDIC’s umbrella, the organization has been awarded $135 million in federal New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations over the past three years alone. These funds, provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, stimulate private investment in projects that create substantial community impacts in distressed communities. The program boasts that
for every $1 invested by the federal government, the NMTC program generates more than $8 of private investment.
Recently, the Mesa-based nonprofit Child Crisis Arizona received $15 million in NMTC financing from PCDIC to acquire 2.4 acres of land and build a new, 38,000-square-foot Center for Child & Family Wellness. This investment enables the organization to increase the capacity of its foster care and family education programs by serving an additional 2,700 individuals annually.
Late last year, PCDIC also deployed $12.5 million in NMTC financing to VillageMD, a national provider of value-based primary healthcare services. The funding supported build-out of seven full-service Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practices, strategically located in low-income and medically underserved areas of Phoenix and Mesa.
“Access to quality medical care is a challenge for many residents in our district,” says Phoenix Councilwoman Betty Guardado, who was an early advocate of the financing. “Not all residents have transportation, and these practices are located right near the homes of our community members, which gives them the opportunity to get care from experienced, trusting physicians and advanced practice providers.”
At the heart of the missions of both the Phoenix IDA and PCDIC is a commitment to invest back into under-resourced communities in Phoenix and Maricopa county. Revenue generated from innovative financing has enabled the organizations to reinvest nearly $3 million into 61 nonprofits last year alone.
The Phoenix IDA and PCDIC each maintain a Community Development Fund and, with out-of-state bond transaction fees and other revenues, both organizations award grants to local nonprofits in the areas of affordable housing, health innovation, youth and family development, as well as economic and community development.
Since 2011, both Community Development funds have allocated more than $10 million to local nonprofits.
With a long history of innovative financing experience at both the Phoenix IDA and PCDIC, we will continue to invest in underserved markets for years to come.
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Within the last year, the Phoenix IDA and PCDIC invested $3.9 million back into the community via grants to local nonprofits and special initiatives, as well as higher-education scholarships for low-income students in Maricopa County.
by Steven Laureanti
In the current economic climate, inventors, entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes must be diligent in turning their creativity into marketable products and services.
Part of this process involves understanding the intersection of operations and the full life cycle and protectable scope of intellectual property, focusing on maximizing long-term value and viability. Innovation is not static, and business leaders need to understand and be aware of evolving legal risks related to licensing, product development, due diligence, cyber security, innovation, IP theft and assignment of ownership.
Looking ahead into 2023 and beyond, there are two important technology trends that are distinct but related to the larger intellectual property landscape, which itself is changing in how technologies are protected, either in patenting or in litigation.
The first of these technologic trends is the continuing development of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) algorithms that will continue to expand application into new products and into the patents that protect the associated intellectual property. Some AI/ML is familiar, such as self-driving automobiles; however, with the continued development of predictive and anticipative algorithms, there will be further developments in this area.
Currently, this technology spans capabilities from interpreting speech and determining the intent or meaning of what someone is saying to increasing a retail store’s ability to predict and anticipate precise details of an individual customer’s purchasing habits.
The power in these AI/ML algorithms will continue to evolve and develop in ways that cannot be foreseen. AI/ML has the potential to be disruptive in the same way that classic industrial technologies sparked the industrial revolution. Associated with the development and application of any new technology is the need to provide the necessary IP protection through patents, and thus we foresee increased associated activity in the IP realm associated with these rapidly developing AI/ML technologies.
The second of these technologic trends is the use of blockchain technologies for electronic transactions.
The anonymity, trust and decentralized nature of this technology with the use of smart contracts inherent to this technology promise to revolutionize how electronic payments are handled in the future. The use of Non-Fungible Tokens, often referred to as NFTs, which use blockchain technology to
provide a digital certificate of ownership, are an application of this technology. These can be used, for example, to sell tickets to sports events, or provide evidence of ownership for digital assets such as electronic games or electronic assets.
Central banks are experimenting with the use of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as a blockchain-based alternative to current physical currency systems. This changing landscape to electronic payment and transaction systems, in similar ways to the AI/ML technologies discussed above, promises a rich landscape for ensuring IP protection for whatever ways these technologies are implemented to make it easier for people to buy things, attend a sporting event or even electronically pay a babysitter.
A major factor in obtaining IP protection, whether obtaining a patent or pursuing litigation, is the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s requirement for what is called patent eligibility. Certain kinds of computer-based inventions are not deemed patent eligible simply because they contain what are known as “abstract ideas.” For example, if a patent is directed to a process that simply was previously done manually, such as keeping a manual ledger of accounts, merely placing that process on a computer would not be patent eligible. This rule was set in place by the well-known Supreme Court Alice decision in 2014, which was widely considered a decision about patents on software for business methods.
Currently, the IP landscape for obtaining patent protection for patents is still in flux because of ongoing court decisions that shape the meaning of the original Alice decision, as well as how the USPTO applies the law in determining eligibility. The eligibility landscape absolutely affects obtaining patent rights (or protecting those rights through litigation) even for what are considered novel and not obvious technologies when those technologies’ primary embodiment is computer software.
The AI/ML and blockchain technologies, which are computer software embodied, fall under this requirement. Obtaining IP protection for these technologies requires careful framing of the patent to ensure that what is being protected is sufficiently technology-based. This step is necessary to further ensure the patent can withstand the forces of litigation.
2023 is looking to be an exciting year for IP. The fast growth of new technologies and the desire to ensure adequate IP protection, both through patenting and litigation, and as well the promise of new legislation directed to determining what is considered a patentable invention, provide a dynamic and exciting time for intellectual property practitioners.
Last year, a draft of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022 was introduced as a bill designed to revise patent eligibility standards. While this bill is currently in Congress, it is unclear the exact form it will take and if it will be passed into law. Since Alice was decided, there has been talk of Congress clarifying patent eligibility and this is potentially a major step in that direction. If passed, and depending on what amendments or clarifications are added, this bill will affect how IP is obtained through a patent and protected through litigation.
Spencer Fane partner Steven Laureanti helps his clients identify, protect, and enforce their intellectual property (both domestically and internationally), develop and grow key technologies, and create long-term strategies and technology roadmaps for building comprehensive intellectual property portfolios. spencerfane.com/ professionals/stevenlaureanti
Central banks are experimenting with the use of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as a blockchainbased alternative to current physical currency systems.
Driving represents a diverse set of communities coming together with the shared belief that autonomous driving vehicles can save lives, improve independence and create new mobility options for all.
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Waymo’s autonomous driving technology has been front page news recently, shaking up the ride share arena with the introduction of rides from Sky Harbor Airport. This is not Waymo’s first time disrupting the transportation industry, though; the company has been a changemaker since Google first introduced the brand as its self-driving car project in 2016. While Waymo has since split from Google, it has continued supporting communities and leveraging technology to cause disruption for positive change.
In 2017, Waymo leadership recognized the knowledge gap with the public regarding driverless cars. So, they leveraged their subject matter expertise in the autonomous driving evolution with the launch of the world’s first public education campaign on the topic. Through Let’s Talk Autonomous Driving (ltad.com), they’ve worked to save lives, increase independence and improve mobility access — in the process laying the foundation for Waymo to partner with nonprofit leaders in the safety, disability and accessibility advocacy spaces.
As Waymo’s leadership developed these nonprofit relationships, they looked for additional ways to lend their support. Through its year-end giving campaign, Waymo Gives Back, the company supports roughly 10 nonprofits in the U.S. and overseas each year. These organizations are selected by Waymo’s employee resource groups and based on annual feedback from employees, which are called Waymonauts. Waymo’s workforce is an integral ingredient in the company’s corporate responsibility efforts.
Through Waymo Serves, the company’s volunteer initiative, employees are encouraged to provide in-person and virtual support to any number of organizations. Waymo facilitates dozens of opportunities and empowers team members to organize their own give-back opportunities on behalf of the company. These programs reinforce Waymo’s commitment to ensure that everyone it plans to serve feels heard and empowered to bring their voice to the future of transportation.
decided to pivot its focus to giving. Unable to move people during the pandemic and wanting to share its resources with organizations that could aid those in need, Waymo began reaching out to its nonprofit partners, healthcare facilities and schools in search of organizations that could benefit from Waymo’s delivery services.
Valley of the Sun United Way was the first to leverage this in-kind support to deliver face masks, shields and PPE to nonprofits in the Phoenix east valley. Chandler food bank AZCEND was among the organizations that received this critical support. Trinity Donovan, CEO of AZCEND shares, “We appreciate our longstanding partnership with Waymo to transfer food from our Food Bank to our Senior Center. This allows us to maximize our impact to provide food to our neighbors in need by reducing staff time and increasing efficiencies.”
And the need is tremendous. According to Google, in Arizona the top-searched Google term “apply for” in 2022 was “apply for food stamps.” At the same time, “where to donate food near me” saw an increase of 1,350% in Google searches, and searches for “food bank donation” increased by more than 100% over the last five years.
Tyler Butler is a chief social impact officer for a publicly traded corporate portfolio where she leads programs that positively impact humanity. She is also the founder of 11Eleven Consulting, and she is often cited as a subject matter expert by Forbes, SHRM, Entrepreneur, U.S. News & World Report and more. linkedin.com/in/tylerbutler
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“Giving back is an integral part of our DNA at Waymo. When we begin operating in a city, we aim to enter as a member of the community by supporting local residents. We roll up our sleeves to volunteer, provide autonomous rides for people who need them, and use our fleet to deliver goods on behalf of local nonprofit organizations. We’re building a transformative mobility service for — and alongside — the people in our cities, and we’re so thankful for the partnership,” shares Suzanne Philion, head of communications, marketing and public affairs with Waymo.
Since Waymo’s inception, its leadership has believed the company’s technology would transform how people move in our cities — something that came to the forefront with COVID19 in 2020. As Waymo paused its ride-hauling operations out of an abundance of caution, the company recognized an opportunity to be of service. Having a fleet of vehicles available and a community in need, the company
Waymo’s charitable delivery program has continued to scale across multiple states and cities. The company is now delivering with multiple vehicle platforms in its fleet, from the electric Jaguar I-PACEs to semi-trucks. In Arizona alone, nearly 40 deliveries were made using Waymo local delivery vehicles, many of which were conducted for AZCEND’s Gilbert Senior Center as Waymo conducted weekly meal deliveries for more than two years.
Waymo is using every resource available to it, including trucking, to push forward its commitment to transport for nonprofits. Salvation Army, St. Mary’s Food Bank, and United Food Bank are all leveraging Waymo’s charitable delivery service to get food into the hands of those who need it most. Waymo will continue to develop innovative solutions with community intertwined, working to aid those it serves through corporate giving, grassroots employee efforts and servicebased in-kind support.
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Waymo’s charitable delivery program has continued to scale across multiple states and cities. The company is now delivering with multiple vehicle platforms in its fleet, from the electric Jaguar I-PACEs to semi-trucks.
Often, we arrive at a business idea and approach and decide: This will be our business, our mission, our purpose. The excitement of the opportunity and our depth of knowledge encourage us to move forward with the belief that we have all the knowledge and resources internally to succeed. Often, that may not be the case, and in the rush to create, we overlook a key component: engaging those external to the organization who have valuable insight — our stakeholders. Let’s explore the value of including others outside the organization in the process of planning on the journey to succeed.
Stakeholders are internal or external groups that can affect, directly or indirectly, the activities and performance of an organization, or vice-versa. Stakeholders typically fall into two categories. The first would be primary stakeholders such as investors, employees, customers, suppliers, business and local communities. The second group, defined as secondary stakeholders, would be competitors, trade associations, media, labor unions, civil society organizations and NGOs, governments and policymakers.
We begin by designing an engagement strategy that not only sets the stage for what we hope to accomplish but allows for reflection on previous stakeholder engagement approaches. The key to engaging stakeholder groups in a constructive way is to begin by deciding who is important upfront, so as to not waste valuable time engaging those who offer minimal value to the work and planning. A common practice of deciding who to involve is to look at two variables: willingness to help and expertise. These variables can be plotted on a grid like in the example below along with the value identified by the organization.
The grid enables the organization to visualize the key stakeholders and begin to prioritize. Stakeholder engagement helps organizations to proactively consider the needs and desires of anyone who has a vested interest in their organization, which can foster connections, trust, confidence and buy-in for the organization’s key initiatives.
Next, leadership should focus on having a clear direction on the type of data they wish to gather and the process. They will need to look at the long-term organization objectives to drive their approach/process and how those will positively Impact their organization and the markets/community it serves. The quickest path to success is ensuring the organization is meeting the needs of those it serves.
Finally, leadership should embrace community inclusion and a variety of points of view during the process. It’s not about embarking on every single idea presented but, rather, understanding and appreciating a variety of perspectives that, ultimately, lead to a successful direction and focus. Avoid allowing the brainstorming process to “wander” into areas that have minimal relevance to the topic by agreeing to “park” those ideas for future consideration.
Stakeholder management assists companies in identifying emerging trends, having a proactive approach to them, and acting with a first mover advantage toward their competition. If done well, stakeholder management builds a sense of community while promoting the organization’s brand reputation. It offers a chance to update collaborators on progress while having a positive impact on the bottom line. Effective stakeholder management gives companies the social license to operate, expand and innovate!
Bruce Weber is founder and president/CEO at Weber Group. Weber brings more than 20 years of experience to the for-profit and nonprofit community, working with startup, growth and mature organizations. His focus is in strengthening organizations through strategic planning, organizational development, leadership and board development. He is a BoardSource Certified Governance trainer and a founding partner of the Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute. webergroupaz.com
“The task of executives is to create as much value as possible for stakeholders without resorting to trade-offs. Great companies endure because they manage to get stakeholder interests aligned in the same direction.”
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Jake Mazulewicz, Ph.D., shows leaders in highhazard industries why errors are signals, not failures, and how to address the deeper problem so that everyone can work more reliably and safely. He keynotes and advises all across North America. He has a decade of experience in Safety for electric utilities, and served as a firefighter, an EMT and a military paratrooper. reliableorg.com
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A technician spills a toxic chemical. She isn’t injured, but easily could have been. The Hazmat cleanup costs more than $10,000, and shuts down a critical building for a week.
An electrical engineer flips the wrong switch in a substation control room. He isn’t injured. But within seconds, a $50,000 transformer is destroyed.
Three financial clerks in two different countries are processing payments for a large bank. They intend to schedule a routine $8 million payment. Antiquated software makes errors hard to catch. The clerks accidentally wind up sending $893 million instead.
Talking about building a culture of safety and human reliability is easy. But how many great ideas get talked about and never actually get put into practice?
The real skill is to be able to transform good ideas into practical steps that can be immediately applied.
There is no one secret or solution. Instead, many successful companies around the world have built a culture of safety and human reliability using a “Consolidation of Subtleties” — a combination of practical steps like these:
Take a learning-based approach to errors. Those in a work culture that’s stuck in the old-school, control-based approach of eliminating all errors should consider labeling it that way: “Hey, are we stuck in a control-based approach as we’re discussing Tuesday’s incident?” The more we label it, the more we’ll be aware of it, and the less we’ll be stuck in it. Leaders can propose the alternative — the learning-based approach. How? After the next incident or unwanted error, instead of asking, “What went wrong this time?” leaders should ask, “How do you all get this job get done right 99% of the time?”
Create psychological safety. It’s easy to destroy and challenging to create. Yet research from Harvard professor Amy Edmonson, Ph.D., and Google’s Project Aristotle reveal that psychological safety is key to successful, safe, engaged and reliable teams. After an error, instead of saying, ”Joe failed to do [X]...” leaders should ask, “What did Joe do, and why did it make sense for him (at the time) to do that?”
Lead after-action reviews (AARs). For more than 30 years, these psychologically safe, semi-structured, post-job team debriefs have been used by an increasing number of high-hazard industries worldwide. After a successful, complex project, instead of asking, ”What could we have done better?” leaders should ask these four questions initially developed to accelerate learning in the U.S. Army:
1. What did we set out to do?
2. What did we actually do?
3. How did it turn out that way?
4. What will we do differently next time?
Transform investigations. Traditional investigations often “name, shame, blame & retrain.” The result? Fear, silence and box-checking on Corrective Actions. The alternative? Instead of asking, “What was the error and who made it?” leaders should ask, “How did our processes set that person up to make that error? And how can we improve our processes to set our people up for reliability and success instead?”
Apply defenses. Peer checks. Three-step communication. Checklists. These and other simple yet powerful defenses have proven successful for decades. They can be learned in a few hours, and get real-world results immediately. For instance, a leader could write or update the checklist for a particular job to include only the three to seven items most often missed. One physician from Baltimore helped save 1,500 lives in 18 months with this classic defense.
Improve systems. Instead of trying to “fix” the workers, leaders should improve their work processes and systems. Trusted front-line experts can help leaders brainstorm one lowcost, low-risk, low-fear, low-maintenance process improvement that would make it easier for front-line experts to do the right thing in that process. For example: Companies with fleets of trucks have dramatically reduced serious injuries and save millions of dollars each year by simply avoiding left-hand turns.
Build resilience (advanced). The world’s most “high reliability organizations” (HROs) don’t try to eliminate all errors. They don’t proceduralize everything, either. Instead, they build resilience so that most errors become easier to detect, recover from and learn from. One method they use is to look for “weak signals,” like the sound an engine makes when it’s just starting to develop a problem. Leaders may start by taking input from one or two trusted peers to identify one weak signal for a complex job that everyone does — then name it, decide what to do about, and teach that to employees instead of hoping they’ll discover it on their own.
Leaders may start by picking one step that resonates with them the most right now and discussing it with a few trusted colleagues — then trying it out in a low-cost, low-risk micro-experiment. A few small, quick wins will help to build momentum fast!
With an all-electric drivetrain, the EV6 offers a powerful driving experience. All models feature the quick response of an electric motor, with select trims like GT-Line AWD capable of delivering 446 pound-fee of torque for a 0–60 mph time of 4.6 seconds — beating the 335-horsepower 2021 Porsche Cayenne Coupe in independent quarter-mile tests certified by AMCI Testing.
The EV6 is Kia’s first vehicle to utilize its E-GMP architecture. Developed exclusively for Kia’s electric vehicles, it utilizes significant amounts of ultra-high-strength steel to provide a structure that’s both lighter and stronger, helping to deliver better handling and offering a wheelbase similar to many mid-size SUVs.
The EV6 comes standard with RWD and a multi-link rear suspension to deliver responsive and sporty handling on Wind and GT-Line trims. Available models with torque-vectoring e-AWD feature dual motors to deliver impressive acceleration and all-weather grip.
The EV6’s versatile system works with both 400v and 800v DC fast chargers. Using an 800v DC fast charger provides up to
The Future is Yours™ is the first print-and-play tabletop game to teach players of all ages and skill levels how to think like a futurist. Players will discover what it takes to consistently steer their way to success, no matter what tomorrow brings.
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Durable attachments for kayaks, canoes, mountain bikes, jet skis, and more From roof racks and crossbars to trailer-hitch fixtures, these easy-to-use EV6 accessories can help Kia owners be more prepared for the unexpected on their next adventure. kiaaccessoryguide.com
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“Something you don’t need but, for whatever reason, you want.” Chef Rocco Pezzano may have had tongue planted firmly in cheek when he named his restaurant “Sfizio,” but he understated the attraction of this Italian eatery.
Family-owned and family-run, Sfizio Modern Italian Kitchen is a cozy neighborhood restaurant in north Phoenix where the warm atmosphere owes as much to its proprietors as to the wood-fired oven that dominates one wall of the dining room. Occupying nearly the full length of another wall is the bar, where the name “Sfizio” was torched onto the surface as part of the project Chef Rocco shared with his architect son.
modern twist, he imports the ingredients from his home region in southern Italy and gives the menu a refresh every couple of months.
Braised short ribs, handcrafted rigatoni, fresh burrata and garlic confit $22
“Back in the saddle,” as he describes it, Chef Rocco brings to Sfizio his previous experience as a restaurateur with seven successful restaurants. Offering Old World flavors with a
The signature lunch dish is Sfizini, which was inspired by Chef Rocco’s childhood memories of his mother using a piece of bread to scoop up various tasty fillings. As Chef Rocco serves them, they are halves of freshly baked bread whose insides have been partially scooped out and overflow with any of seven fillings that include breaded eggplant parmigiana with house-made tomato sauce; chicken cacciatore with housemade tomato sauce; and hand-crafted, three meat ragu meatballs with San Marzano sauce. (The scooped-out bread makes its way into Sfizio’s meatballs, resulting in meatballs softer than if made with breadcrumbs.)
Like everything else on the menu, pasta is freshly made from scratch onsite — some in the new pasta machine but some still made by hand. One flavorful entrée is Rigatoni with vodka sauce, which is served topped with a mound of rich and creamy ricotta cheese and can be beefed up with chicken or sausage.
For a lighter appetite, Arancini is one of an assortment of small plates. Served with the house-made tomato sauce, this is a dish of three tasty, deep-fried and crispy balls of risotto, three-meat ragu, provolone and fontina cheeses.
Salads, desserts and scratch pizza round out a full lunch menu every weekday and further expanded dinner menu seven days a week.
Fresh off merger with Arizona Grantmakers Forum, organization looks to expand impact by Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
The newly merged Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum has implemented several changes and enhancements in the new year to expand the organization’s impact in the nonprofit community.
In August, the Alliance announced that Kristen Wilson, previously CEO for Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, would become the CEO for the newly merged organization and Laurie Liles, previously CEO for Arizona Grantmakers Forum, would become the Chief Public Policy Officer of the merged organization and VP of Arizona Grantmakers Forum.
As the organization prepares to rebrand this year to reflect the merger, it has also made several promotions and staff moves designed to spotlight areas that are a priority for the future. The recent moves are:
• Jennifer Purcell has been promoted to Chief Impact Officer, where they will help guide the organization’s programs, education, membership and development initiatives.
• Angela Palmer has been promoted to Vice President, Organizational Equity and Special Projects, where they will help guide the organization’s increased commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility.
• Angelica Hernandez-Williams has been named Director of Rural Programs, where they will help rural nonprofits expand their impact throughout the state.
• Natasha Lopez-Rodriguez has been promoted to Director of Capacity Building & Education, where they will manage all education activities and capacity building programs.
• Erin Owen has been promoted to Director of Corporate & Philanthropy Member Services, where they will manage all membership-related activities, education, and affinity groups for grantmakers.
• Robyn Reyff has been promoted to the Director of Nonprofit & Partner Member Service, where they will manage all membership-related activities and networking for nonprofits and businesses.
• Maria Mejia has been promoted to Senior Marketing Manager, where they will manage all marketing-related activities for the organization.
• Corina Yeh-Hilliard has been promoted to Senior Member Services & Programs Manager, where they will manage the members services and programs teams’ activities. CONTINUED ON PAGE
• Lilly Gonzalez has been promoted to Senior Project Manager, where they will manage the cross-functional projects and ensure the organization is meeting and effectively communicating goals and objectives.
• Colleen Holman has been promoted to Executive Strategy Manager, where they will provide high-level administrative and strategic support to the CEO and Board of Directors.
Additionally, the Alliance is expanding one of its key programs to help support leadership in the Arizona nonprofit community. The ONE program, for Organization of Nonprofit Executives, was created to bring C-suite nonprofit executives together to network, learn from one another and share experiences unique to their roles. This group had previously been focused in Maricopa County, but has been expanded statewide.
And the Alliance recently launched a new and enhanced website, as well as a new learning management system to serve as a platform for its educational outreach. The new site and platform are designed to make it easier than ever for nonprofit professionals to make use of the resources provided by the organization.
“We have a lot of exciting initiatives and events coming up in 2023, and we are very pleased to have an exceptional team in place to help expand our impact,” said Kristen Wilson, chief executive officer. “We have worked diligently to identify the priorities that are most important to the nonprofits that we serve, and are focusing on ways to support them as effectively as possible.”
The Alliance anticipates unveiling a new name and logo in the third quarter of this year. Additionally, plans are underway for the organization’s signature event, the UNITE Conference (formerly the ENGAGE Conference). The conference is the largest convening of nonprofit professionals in Arizona. Last year’s event drew more than 500 people, and the Alliance is expecting a jump in attendance for the 2023 event. More information on the UNITE Conference will be announced in the coming days.
The Alliance is also preparing for the 2023 Arizona Gives Day, which will take place on April 4. The event was started in 2013 to connect people with causes they believe in and build a lasting, stronger spirit of philanthropy. Since its inception, Arizona Gives has raised nearly $36.4 million for nonprofits statewide.
OF DIRECTORS
BOARD CHAIR
Torrie Taj, Child Crisis Arizona
CO-VICE CHAIR
Yvonne Moss, Make a Wish Foundation of America
CO-VICE CHAIR
Wendy Erica Werden
Tucson Electric Power/Unisource Energy
CO-TREASURER
Mario Aniles, Aniles & Company
CO-TREASURER
Matt Ellsworth, Flinn Foundation
SECRETARY
Kate Thoene, New Life Center
BOARD MEMBERS
Len Gutman, Jewish Family & Children’s Service
Penny Allee Taylor, Consultant
Annie Clary, Yuma Family YMCA
Mesha Davis, Arizona Foundation for Women
Maria Echeveste, Bank of America
Kate Jensen, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona
Jared Langkilde, Honor Health Foundation
Myriah Mhoon, New Life Center
Monica Nuvamsa, The Hopi Foundation
Jeri Royce, Esperança
Patti Stoner, HR Strategies AZ
Glenn Wike, Arizona Community Foundation
Eric Wolverton, Habitat for Humanity
Northern Arizona
John Amoroso, The David & Lura Lovell Foundation
Margaret Hepburn, Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona
Marcus Johnson, Vitalyst Health Foundation
Andrea Moreno, Salt River Project
Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
333 E Osborn Rd #245 Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602) 279-2966
www.ArizonaNonprofits.org
Organization Name: SOUNDS Academy
by SOUNDS Academy
SOUNDS Academy believes that the zip code of a child should not dictate their access to quality music education. But sadly, it is not the belief and practice in many parts of our country and state. Since its founding in 2014, SOUNDS Academy has been laser-focused on removing the barriers that talented underprivileged youth face to accessing the dynamic opportunities music education provides. SOUNDS Academy is a nonprofit music education organization that teaches, mentors and provides unique musical experiences and opportunities for diverse K-12 youth of Metro Phoenix. Students receive individual lessons and group classes, and perfect their performance on the violin, viola, cello, guitar, piano, woodwind instruments or drums. Just recently, a SOUNDS Academy student was invited to perform before the acclaimed Phoenix Symphony!
SOUNDS Academy teaches more than music. It is a support system for students and their families and a space for students to live and learn the values of creativity, leadership, perseverance, resilience and teamwork. This success is made possible by the dedicated community of givers. AZ Gives Day provides SOUNDS Academy the opportunity to connect new givers who share a love of youth empowerment, the arts, social justice or simply music to this worthy mission. Gifts given to SOUNDS Academy during AZ Gives Day is used to support music education for students in several ways, including putting instruments in students’ hands, providing tuition for instruction
and coaching to audition for pre-eminent music opportunities that can open doors to a career in music. It also provides scholarships for college. Notably, 100% of the students who graduate from SOUNDS Academy SOLO Program now attend a college or university to pursue various degrees such as biology, business and music education! While the entire arts and education system cannot be reconstructed in one day, as a community, givers to SOUNDS Academy confront the lack of access Arizona youth have to quality and rigorous music education. They make a difference!
SOUNDS Academy is a nonprofit music education organization that teaches, mentors and provides musical experiences and opportunities for underserved youth. Students receive individual lessons and group classes, and perform on the violin, viola, cello, guitar and piano. Instruments are provided to those who cannot afford one. In SOUNDS Academy, students learn the character values of creativity, leadership, perseverance, resilience and teamwork through music education. We teach these values in our Musical Access Program, which connects students to live music and instruments through our Instrument Petting Zoos; our School Programs for lower income schools and community centers; and our SOLO Program, which provides one-on-one instruction. To donate or learn more, visit soundsacademy.org
Hopefully, by now you’ve heard of Arizona Gives Day, a statewide online giving event to benefit nonprofits managed by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits + Arizona Grantmakers
Forum. Arizona Gives Day is approaching its 11th anniversary on Tuesday, April 4. The first ten years have raised more than $36.4 million for thousands of Arizona nonprofits.
These funds are critical to Arizona’s nonprofits and the communities in which we live. Besides asking if you consider donating personally, we’d like to share a few ways your business can partner on the day (April 4) and help make Arizona communities better by supporting the amazing work our nonprofits are doing.
1. Create a Fundraiser Page (or Pages)
• Find one, two or more nonprofits your business may want to support and create a fundraiser page for each.
• Make it a team event on April 4 (Arizona Gives Day) and have some fun with it.
• Your business could even consider matching donations up to a certain amount, too.
2. Communications: Remind Your Customers and/or Staff to Give on AZGives.org on April 4
• Reminding and encouraging others to give back provides a platform for your business to share why it’s important to you and our community.
WWW.ARIZONANONPROFITS.ORG
3. Provide a “Matching” Gift to a Nonprofit
• Choose a nonprofit (or two) you’d like to provide funds for before March 13.
• Reach out and let them know the amount you’d like to provide. They can then use this matching gift to encourage others to give and “match” your donation dollar for dollar.
4. Support the Alliance + Arizona Grantmakers with running the statewide program.
• Become a sponsor and receive some branding recognition while supporting our outreach efforts to encourage philanthropy.
• Donate your prepaid advertising as an in-kind donation to help us spread the word.
We’d love to have you join us in any way you choose to participate. If you have any questions, please reach out to us through our website www.arizonanonprofits.org
Kristen Wilson, CAE, SNAP Chief Executive Officer Colleen Holman Executive Strategy Manager Laurie Liles Chief Public Policy Officer, AAzN; Vice President, Arizona Grantmakers Forum Jennifer Purcell Chief Impact OfficerIn 2009, Dsquared Homes for the Homeless founder Juan Te Dailey’s son was diagnosed with a severe mental health condition and was told he would never work again. He was denied disability but, thankfully, he recovered, returning to work full-time and school part-time. Six years later, still maintaining his full-time job, apartment, and vehicle (something they were told he could not do), her son lapsed into homelessness due to a toxic relationship. He was denied temporary shelter over a $40 income shortfall and lived in Kiwanis Park for one year. His experience introduced her to the stigma and assumptions surrounding mental health challenges (e.g., a diagnosis defines you), and she learned the truth about homelessness. Most people are one crisis away from it.
In response to Juan Te’s family history of mental illness and her son’s experience with homelessness, she founded the nonprofit Dsquared Homes for the Homeless in April 2019. Because the Serious Mentally Ill (S.M.I.) population’s independence becomes a liability, Dsquared provides rental assistance for people who experience a temporary setback to prevent homelessness. The Dsquared team also pay the move-in fees for homeless individuals who receive housing from their case managers but cannot afford those additional costs. Dsquared helped its first client in March of 2020, one year after becoming a nonprofit, and by December 2022, it had prevented homelessness for 58 individuals. In addition, after learning about the working homeless population, Dsquared’s teen/community outreach program has provided dignity in a bag and distributed more than 20,000 hygiene backpacks.
The organization’s Youth Development Program provides scholarships based on service. Just like the youth can letter in academics and sports, it is equally essential that these leaders of tomorrow letter in service to learn the importance of investing in their community. Dsquared was awarded three
youth scholarships, and its youth ambassador, Karasi Colter, was the Phoenix Outstanding Youth of the Year in 2022 due to her service with Dsquared. Please take a look at the video. youtube.com/watch?v=QPAxTXYXg98
Dsquared is proud to have been sponsored by Bombas, UnitedHealthcare, Midwest Food Bank, Hanes, Nextcare, Dignity Health, Slagter Realty Group, Los Olivas Mexican Restaurant, Backpack For Kids AZ, Faith Christian Center, Jack & Jill, Heritage Financial Strategies and many more organizations. This is huge because they are only three years in. Grantors include The Vitalyst Foundation, Dignity Health, UnitedHealthcare, Arizona Financial Credit Union, the Sundt Group, Raba Kistner, APS and more!
Dsquared Homes for the Homeless has been honored at a recent Phoenix Suns Game, and the Arizona Coyotes will honor them in March at one of their upcoming community bag fills.
Dsquared Homes for the Homeless is a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on humanizing the homeless by providing dignity in a bag through our youth-focused community outreach programs. We also provide rental assistance to the Serious Mentally Ill population experiencing temporary setbacks. We are not a shelter; our goal is the prevention of homelessness, and we assist the community by partnering with case managers equipped to find housing for their clients. For more information, visit us at dsquared4homeless.org
Since 2013, Arizona Gives Day has steadily increased the donations to local nonprofits.
2013: raised $1.110 million
2014: raised $1.393 million
2015: raised $2.055 million
2016: raised $2.84 million
2017: raised $2.74 million
2018: raised $3.2 Million
2019: raised $3.6 million
2020: raised $6.1 million
2021: raised $7.1 million
2022: Raised $6 million
Total: more than $36 million
by Jennifer Purcell
Donors, collectively, are part of a larger community and can have a significant impact on our lives and our neighbor’s lives. If you’re considering donating a gift on Arizona Gives Day (AZGives.org) on April 4, 2023, it’s important for donors to understand a few things about Arizona Gives Day and donating in general so you are knowledgeable and prepared.
1. Nonprofits rely on donations to fulfill their missions; they can’t do their work without your donations. Nonprofit organizations are a critical part of our economy and community eco-system and provide essential services and resources. Nonprofits make up 10% of Arizona’s workforce and contribute more than 9% to Arizona’s GDP (gross domestic product).
2. Arizona Gives (AZGives.org) verifies that the participating nonprofits are legitimate nonprofits. Every year, nonprofits are required to re-enroll and status with the IRS is verified to ensure donors are donating to organizations that would allow them to take a federal tax deduction. To be safe, an organization should be asking you to donate directly to their organization’s custom web page on AZGives.org.
3. Give a donation(s) that is meaningful … to you. People often worry about whether their donation is “big enough” or will make a difference. Every nonprofit will tell you that there is no donation too small — every donation makes a difference. Arizona Gives was created to showcase our collective impact and power of giving back!
4. You can filter and sort nonprofit organizations on AZGives.org. If you are passionate about a particular cause or causes, you can filter and sort by geography, mission, demographics, county and more to narrow your search.
5. AZGives.org is a shopping cart experience. You can give to as many nonprofits as you want at the same time — all in one single transaction. And if you create a donor account, you can track all the donations you make on AZGives.org each year.
6. Create a fundraiser page for your favorite nonprofit. Once you’ve created a donor account, it’s just five easy steps to create a fundraiser page. There, you
We are pleased to offer the list of Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits members who are participating in Arizona Gives Day coming up on April 4, 2023. In Business Magazine is proud to create this Giving Guide to provide business owners and the more than 36,000 subscribers of the magazine information on local nonprofits that they may work with to better our community. Our goal is to give these groups exposure for a full month prior to Arizona Gives Day so that they may realize additional benefit among the business community.
can share your story about why a particular nonprofit is so important to you and why everyone you know should consider donating.
7. Set up a recurring gift. Maybe a one-time larger gift is too much for your monthly budget. AZGives.org provides you a variety of options to establish a recurring donation so you can easily budget and plan. Donors are always in control and able to adjust their recurring gift at any time.
8. Charitable Giving eCards make the perfect gift. You can purchase an Arizona Gives Giving eCard in any dollar amount for your friends, family and co-workers. Then they can choose which nonprofit organization receives that donation.
9. AZGives.org accepts donations year-round. Donors can make a donation to a participating nonprofit 365 days of the year.
Nonprofit organizations are the strength of our local communities. They’re organic, evolving and dynamic ... like grassroots movements often are. For a nonprofit’s mission to thrive, they need the financial support of donors, of those who are willing to get behind what they are trying to solve, treat, protect, save, teach or accomplish. Donations help nonprofits not just run programs but create sustainable and thriving organizations.
Find your cause at AZGives.org today, on April 4 or any day of the year and support nonprofits that are making our Arizona communities a better place to live.
How to Give: We urge you, as a company or as an individual, to give on Arizona Gives Day. By participating on this day, you connect or even reconnect with a nonprofit to support its cause and become a true supporter of all that is important in our community.
Go Beyond Gives Day: We ask that you connect with your nonprofit, and we challenge you to choose one or more organizations to work with in this coming year. By volunteering time, talent and treasure, your organization is likely to gain in more ways that you might expect.
Thank you for giving back to our community!
* 100 Club of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/100club
2ND CHANCE DOG RESCUE Apache azgives.org/2ndchancerescuegroups
3 Wings of Life Pinal azgives.org/3wingsoflife
* 33 Buckets Maricopa azgives.org/33buckets
5 Arts Circle Maricopa azgives.org/fiveartscircle
* 72 and You Maricopa azgives.org/72andYou
* 928 Central Coconino azgives.org/928central
* A New Leaf Maricopa azgives.org/turnanewleaf
* A Stepping Stone Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/asteppingstone
* Abbie School Pima azgives.org/Abbieschool
* Ability360 Maricopa azgives.org/ability360
* ACCEL Maricopa azgives.org/accel
Achieving My Purpose (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/achievingmypurpose
* ACLU Foundation of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/acluaz
* Affirm Maricopa azgives.org/affirm
* After The Homestretch-Arizona Inc
Maricopa azgives.org/afterthehomestretchaz
Agape Adoption Agency of Arizona, Inc.
These listings are up to date as of February 18, 2023, at 5:30 p.m.; registration continues to be open after press time of this March issue of In Business Magazine. Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy at the time of press; however, we apologize if any Alliance members were missed in putting this list together.
Maricopa azgives.org/AgapeAZ
* Agape House of Prescott Yavapai azgives.org/agapehouseprescott
* AGR Foundation DBA Sol Dog Lodge and Training Center Pima azgives.org/SolDogLodge
* Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank Maricopa azgives.org/ AguaFriaFoodandClothingBank
* AGUILA Youth Leadership Institute, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/aguilayouthaguilastrong
Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Maricopa azgives.org/ aidtoadoptionofspecialkids
Aid to Women Center Maricopa azgives.org/aidtowomencenter
Aimee’s Farm Animal Sanctuary National (US) azgives.org/ aimeesfarmanimalsanctuary
Ajo Community Health Center dba Desert Senita Community Health Center Pima azgives.org/DSCHC
Along Side Ministries Maricopa azgives.org/AlongSideMinistries
* Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels Maricopa azgives.org/ AmandaHopeRainbowAngels
American Islamic Forum for Democracy Maricopa azgives.org/aifdemocracy
* Amistad y Salud Pima azgives.org/clinicaamistad
Angel Charity for Children, Inc. Pima azgives.org/AngelCharity
Animal Defense League of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/adlaz
Animal Guardian Network, Inc. Yavapai azgives.org/animalguardiannetwork
* Animal Loving Friends, Inc Maricopa azgives.org/alfrescue
Animal Rez-Q, Inc. Apache azgives.org/AnimalRezQ
* Anthony Bates Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/anthonybates
Anti Animal Cruelty Campaign Inc Maricopa azgives.org/ AntiAnimalCrueltyCampaign
Anytown Leadership Program, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/anytown
* Apache Junction Reach Out, Inc. dba Superstition Community Food Bank Pinal azgives.org/superstitionfoodbankorg
* Area Agency on Aging, Region One Maricopa azgives.org/AreaAgencyonAging
* Arivaca Human Resource (ACC/ HRGI) Pima azgives.org/arivacahr
* Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation Pima azgives.org/az4hyouthfoundation
* Arizona Academic Decathlon Association, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/azacadec
Arizona Animal Welfare League Maricopa azgives.org/aawl
* Arizona Anti-Trafficking Network Maricopa azgives.org/AATN
* Arizona Association for Environmental Education Pima azgives.org/AAEE
Arizona Association for Foster & Adoptive Parents Maricopa azgives.org/azafap
* Arizona Bach Festival Maricopa azgives.org/arizonabachfestival
Arizona Basset Hound Rescue Inc Maricopa azgives.org/azbassetrescue
Arizona Bible College Maricopa azgives.org/arizonabible
* Arizona Burn Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/azburn
Arizona Cactus Corgi Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/azcactuscorgirescue
* Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children Maricopa azgives.org/AZCancerFoundation
* Arizona Caregiver Coalition Maricopa azgives.org/azcaregivercoalition
* Arizona Cattle Dog Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/arizonacattledogrescue
Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixzoo
* Arizona Center for Rural Leadership, Project CENTRL Maricopa azgives.org/centrl
* Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/acbvi
* Arizona Citizens for the Arts Maricopa azgives.org/azcitizensforthearts
* Arizona Dental Association Maricopa azgives.org/AzDentalFoundation Arizona Diabetes Coalition (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/azdiabetescoalition
* Arizona Elk Society Maricopa azgives.org/arizonaelksociety
Arizona Facts of Life Maricopa azgives.org/ArizonaFactsofLife
Arizona Foundation for the Future of Nursing Maricopa azgives.org/AzFFN
Arizona Golden Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/arizonagoldenrescue
* Arizona Hands & Voices Maricopa azgives.org/arizonahandsandvoices
Arizona Health Care Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/azhca
* Arizona Heart Foundation, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/ArizonaHeartFoundation
* Arizona Helping Hands Maricopa azgives.org/azhelpinghands
* Arizona Historical Society Pima azgives.org/arizonahistoricalsociety
* Arizona Housing Coalition Maricopa azgives.org/azhc
* Arizona Humane Society Maricopa azgives.org/azhumane
Arizona Hydrological Society Foundation Pima azgives.org/ahsfoundation
* Arizona Land and Water Trust Pima azgives.org/ ARIZONALANDANDWATERTRUST
* Arizona Legal Women and Youth Services (ALWAYS) Maricopa azgives.org/alwaysazorg
Arizona Maine Coon Cat Rescue Inc Maricopa azgives.org/azmccr
* Arizona Master Naturalist Association Pima azgives.org/azmasternaturalist
* Arizona Museum of Natural History Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/azmnh
* Arizona Musicfest Maricopa azgives.org/azmusicfest
* Arizona Native Scholastic Enrichment Resources Maricopa azgives.org/anserfoundation
* Arizona Peer and Family Career Academy Maricopa azgives.org/azpfca
Arizona Pet Pantry Pima azgives.org/azpetpantry
* Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped (ARCH) Maricopa azgives.org/archaz
Arizona Rescue Life Pima azgives.org/azrescuelife
Arizona Science Teachers Association Pima azgives.org/AZScienceTeachersAssoc
* Arizona Small Dog Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/azsmalldog
Arizona State Parks Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/ arizonastateparksfoundationorg
* Arizona Street Railway Museum, A Non Profit Corporation Maricopa azgives.org/PTM
* Arizona Sunshine Angels Maricopa azgives.org/sunshineangels
Arizona Technology Council Foundation DBA SciTech Institute Maricopa azgives.org/scitechinstitute
* Arizona Theatre Company Pima azgives.org/arizonatheatre
* Arizona Trans Youth and Parent Organization Maricopa azgives.org/aztypo
* Arizona Wildlife Federation Maricopa azgives.org/arizonawildlifefederation
* Arizona Youth Partnership (AZYP)
Pima azgives.org/azyp
* Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Pima azgives.org/desertmuseum
* Arizona’s Children Association Maricopa azgives.org/arizonaschildren Armer Foundation For Kids Maricopa azgives.org/armerfoundation
* Arts Alliance of the White Mountains Navajo azgives.org/AZAAWM
ASSIST! to Independence Coconino azgives.org/assisttoindependence
* Assistance League of Tucson, Inc Pima azgives.org/givetoassistanceleague
* Aster Aging, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/aster
* Audrey’s Angels Maricopa azgives.org/audreysangels
* Autism Life And Living, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/AutismLifeAndLiving
* Autism Society of Greater Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/asgp
Aviva Children’s Service Pima azgives.org/avivatucson
AZ ACEs Consortium Maricopa azgives.org/azaces
AZ Center for Animal Rescue and Education- AZ CARE Pinal azgives.org/AZCARERESCUE
* AZ Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Maricopa azgives.org/acesdv
* AzAEYC Maricopa azgives.org/azaeyc
* AZCEND Maricopa azgives.org/azcend
AZK9 Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/AZK9RESCUE
* Bag It Pima azgives.org/BagItCancer
Baller Dream Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/BallerDreamFoundation Ballet Arizona
Maricopa azgives.org/balletaz
Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli-AZ Maricopa azgives.org/bfq-az
* Ballet Yuma Yuma azgives.org/balletyuma
Balsz Community Education Foundation
Maricopa azgives.org/balszfoundation
Barbea Williams Performing Company Inc. Pima azgives.org/ BarbeaWilliamsPerfromingCompany
Barrow Neurological Foundation
Maricopa azgives.org/supportbarrow
BASIS Charter Schools
Maricopa azgives.org/basisschools
* Be A Leader Foundation
Maricopa azgives.org/bealeader Beacon Group Pima azgives.org/BeaconGroup
* Ben’s Bells Pima azgives.org/bensbells
* Benevilla (Sun City Area Interfaith Services Inc) Maricopa azgives.org/Benevilla
Better Piggies Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/betterpiggiesrescue
* Beyond Autism, Inc
Maricopa azgives.org/beyond-autism
* Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona
Maricopa azgives.org/BBBSAZ
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona
Pima azgives.org/soazbigs
Billy’s Place
Maricopa azgives.org/billysplace
* Black Canyon Heritage Park Yavapai azgives.org/BCHeritagePark
* BLOOM365
Maricopa azgives.org/bloom365
Boost A Foster Family Maricopa azgives.org/boostafosterfamily
Aunt Rita’s Foundation has a long-standing commitment to ending HIV in Arizona. Since our inception in the 1980s, when we began as a humble bake-sale fundraiser for those being impacted by HIV, we have evolved into the leading philanthropy nonprofit organization in the state, delivering vital funding for programs in at-risk communities and playing a central role in the fight against rising HIV infections.
Through our initiatives, we have granted millions of dollars in support of HIV education, prevention and treatment programs across Arizona.
As the hub of the HIV community, we offer programs that “fill in the gaps,” including FREE at-home HIV test kits, FREE HIV/STI testing statewide through our partners at Albertsons/ Safeway Pharmacies and Sonora Quest Labs, advocacy, HIV & Aging programs, a Positive Empowerment Youth Retreat, and a Diversity and Culture Council to support minority populations and advise on best practices for lowering incidence rates in our highest-risk communities.
At Aunt Rita’s Foundation, we recognize that social determinants of health play a crucial role in individuals’ health outcomes and quality of life. We provide programming, linkages to HIV prevention and treatment providers, and connections to basic needs such as nutrition support and housing.
Your support of Aunt Rita’s Foundation will enable us to continue operating these critical programs and help us end the HIV epidemic in our great state. Join us today in our mission to create a healthier and more equitable Arizona.
Name of Organization: Aunt Rita’s Foundation
Top Local Executive Name: Jimmy Thomason
No. of Years with Org.: 2 years
Main Local Office Address: 326 E. Coronado Rd., Suite 102 Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: (602) 882-8675
Website: auntritas.org
Number of Locations in Greater Phoenix: 1
Year Established Locally: 2005
City Nationally Headquartered: Phoenix, AZ
Type of Services: HIV and AIDS Education, Prevention and Treatment services; Education regarding HIV and AIDS; Links in our communities to medical care specific to individuals’ needs to ensure treatment of HIV infections and prevention.
Specialties: HIV and AIDS
* Border Community Alliance, Inc. Santa Cruz azgives.org/ BorderCommunityAlliance
Borderlands Produce Rescue Santa Cruz azgives.org/ borderlandsproducerescue
* Borderlands Restoration Network Santa Cruz azgives.org/ BorderlandsRestorationNetwork
* Boxer Luv Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/boxerluv
Boy Scouts of America, Catalina Council Pima azgives.org/catalinacouncil
* Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff Coconino azgives.org/bgcflag
Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Vista Cochise azgives.org/bgcsv
Boys & Girls Club of the Gila Valley Graham azgives.org/bgcofthegilavalley
* Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Maricopa azgives.org/bgcs
* Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Maricopa azgives.org/bgcaz
* Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson Pima azgives.org/bgctucson
* Boys to Men Tucson Pima azgives.org/boystomentucson
Brambley Hedge Rabbit Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/Bhrr
Break the Cycle jam3s aka Jennifer House Cochise azgives.org/breakthecyclejam3s jenniferhouse
Bridge Prison Ministry Pima azgives.org/bridgeprisonministryaz
* Bridges Reentry, Inc. (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/bridgesreentry
CALA Alliance Maricopa azgives.org/calaalliance
* Camp Not-A-Wheeze Corp. Maricopa azgives.org/campnotawheeze
Cancer Prevention Research Fund Maricopa azgives.org/ cnacerpreventionresearchfund
Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/cscaz
Canine Companions for Independence National (US) azgives.org/ caninecompanionsforindependence
Canyonlands Healthcare Coconino azgives.org/canyonlandshealthcare
Carbajal Sisters Fighting for Children of Incarcerated Parents Maricopa azgives.org/fightingforchildren
* Care 4 the Caregivers (DAMES Charities Inc) Maricopa azgives.org/care4thecaregivers
Care Fund Maricopa azgives.org/thecarefund
CARING HANDS OF PINAL COUNTY Pinal azgives.org/ CARINGHANDSOFPINALCOUNTY
Caris Sports Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/carissportsfoundation
* Casa de los Ninos Pima azgives.org/casadelosninos
* CASA Support Council for Pima County, Inc. Pima azgives.org/pimacountycasa
Catalina Foothills High School Band Boosters Pima azgives.org/cfhsbandboosters
* Catholic Charities Community Services Maricopa azgives.org/catholiccharitiesaz
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/ccs-soaz
* Cave Creek Museum Maricopa azgives.org/cavecreekmuseum
CeCe’s Hope Center Maricopa azgives.org/CeCesHopeCenter
* CEDO Pima azgives.org/cedo
Center for Health and Recovery , formerly CHEEERS Maricopa azgives.org/CHR
Center for Neurosciences Fdn. Pima azgives.org/eachbrainmatters
* Center for the Future of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/cfa
* Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/cassaz
Cervical Cancer Prevention and Assistance Maricopa azgives.org/ cervicalcancerpreventionassistance
* Chandler Service Club Maricopa azgives.org/CHANDLERERVICECLUB
Chatting with Char Char Maricopa azgives.org/chattingwithcharchar
Cherished Tails Senior Sanctuary Pinal azgives.org/CherishedTails
* Child & Family Resources Pima azgives.org/childfamilyresources
* Child Crisis Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/childcrisisarizona
Childhelp, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/childhelp
Children’s Action Alliance Maricopa azgives.org/azchildren
Children’s Clinics Pima azgives.org/childrensclinics
Children’s Emergency Medical Fund
Maricopa azgives.org/ childrensemerencymedicalfund
Choices Pregnancy Centers Maricopa azgives.org/choices
* Circle the City Maricopa azgives.org/circlethecity
* Civitan Foundation, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/CivitanFoundation
* Clarkdale Historical Society and Museum Yavapai azgives.org/clarkdalemuseum
Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection Pima azgives.org/sonorandesert
* Cochise Canine Rescue Cochise azgives.org/cochisecaninerescue Coconino Community College Foundation Coconino azgives.org/cccfoundation
CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness, Inc. Pima azgives.org/codac
* Code Steel Academies (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/70084274
Cody’s Friends Pima azgives.org/codysfriends
* College Bound AZ Maricopa azgives.org/collegeboundaz
* Colorado City Education Betterment Foundatioin Mohave azgives.org/Cceba
* Colten Cowell Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/coltencowellfoundation
Comfort Bears in a Catastrophe (IFERS Fiscal sponsor) Maricopa azgives.org/comfortbears
Common Sense Institute Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/csiaz
For more than 65 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (BBBSAZ) has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. BBBSAZ makes meaningful, professionally supported matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in Maricopa County and Pinal County. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. Our volunteers help children in our community who need and deserve mentors build self-confidence and realize their potential.
At BBBSAZ, one of our keystone beliefs is that every young person has the potential to do great things. Unfortunately, kids today are in crisis and their potential can be threatened.
Anxiety and depressive symptoms doubled for young people during the pandemic, according to the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory on protecting youth mental health. In 2021, emergency room visits by teens for suspected suicide attempts were 51% higher than in 2020.
At Big Brothers Big Sisters, our mentors add additional layers of support for the mentees enrolled in our programs. Bigs provide a safe, trusting environment where youth can share their thoughts, process their feelings and gain confidence to try new things.
According to an article from Mentor.com, “Mentors have always been assets to young people when they are experiencing periods of stress, depression, anxiety, or even more serious mental health challenges. Inherent in the role of mentor is the idea that this person is there for a youth
through the good and the bad, but especially in times when life feels overwhelming or hopeless.”
National research has shown us that kids matched with mentors through BBBS programs had better mental health outcomes than their peers. In addition, research has shown that kids in BBBSAZ mentoring programs are:
• 46% - less likely than their peers to begin using illegal drugs
• 27% - less likely to begin using alcohol
• 52% - less likely to skip school
• 37% - less likely to skip a class
• 33% - less likely to hit someone
They also exhibit an increase in resiliency and overall self-esteem.
Please consider joining us to protect the mental health of youth in our community!! Together, we can provide the support kids need to be successful and reach their full potential.
VOLUNTEER to become a Big. Meet up with your Little at least two times per month for one year to do things you enjoy. Explore your common interests together but, most importantly, be a listening ear and a source of guidance for a kid. To learn more visit bbbsaz.org/volunteer.
DONATE in support of our mentorship programs. BBBSAZ is a qualifying organization for the Arizona State Tax Credit. Through this program, your donation becomes a dollar-fordollar tax credit (up to $400 per individual or $800 per couple, filing jointly). To make a gift, please visit bbbsaz.org/donate.
For other questions or to look into enrolling a child, please visit bbbsaz.org.
Name of Organization: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona
Top Local Executive Name: Laura Capello
No. of Years with Org.: 10 years, one month
Main Local Office Address: 1615 E. Osborn Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: (602) 264-9254
Website: bbbsaz.org
Number of Locations in Greater Phoenix: 1
Year Established Locally: 1955
City Nationally Headquartered: Tampa, FL
Type of Services: Youth Mentorship
Specialties: One-to-One Mentoring, Group Mentoring, College and Career Readiness.
Community Action Human Resources Agency
Pinal azgives.org/CAHRAinPinalCounty
Community Cats, Inc. Yavapai azgives.org/cattyshackrescue
* Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/communityfoodbank
* Community Gardens of Tucson Pima azgives.org/ communitygardensoftucson
* Community Legal Services, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/clsaz
Companion Pets in Crisis Maricopa azgives.org/companionpetsincrisis
Conservation Legacy National (US) azgives.org/conservationlegacy
* Control Alt Delete LLC Maricopa azgives.org/ControlAltDelete
* Cook Native American Ministries Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/CookNative AmericanMinistriesFoundation
Cooper’s Chance Animal Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/ cooperschanceanimalrescue
COPE Community Services, Inc. Pima azgives.org/cope
Corazon AZ Maricopa azgives.org/corazonaz
Corbin’s Legacy Maricopa azgives.org/corbinslegacy
Corona del Sol Band Boosters
Maricopa azgives.org/coronabands
* Cortney’s Place Maricopa azgives.org/cortneysplace
Coyote TaskForce Pima azgives.org/coyotetaskforce
Creative Contributions
Maricopa azgives.org/CreativeContributions
* Creative Flagstaff DBA Flagstaff Arts Council Coconino azgives.org/creativeflagstaff
Critical Path Institute Pima azgives.org/c-path
* Crossroads Mission Yuma azgives.org/crossroadsmission Crossroads, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/crossroadsinc
* Crowns of Courage Maricopa azgives.org/crownsofcourage
* Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies Maricopa azgives.org/cummingsinstitute Dancesequences Inc. Pima azgives.org/dancesequences
Desert Labrador Retriever Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/ Desertlabradorretrieverrescue
Desert Sage School Pima azgives.org/desertsageschool
Desert Star Community School Yavapai azgives.org/desertstarschool
* Desert Star Institute for Family Planning, Inc Maricopa azgives.org/DesertStarInstitute
Desert Survivors, Inc. Pima azgives.org/DESERTSURVIVORSinc
Diabetes Aid Prevention Fund Maricopa azgives.org/diabetesaidpreventionfund
Diablo Trust Coconino azgives.org/diablotrust
Diana Gregory Outreach Services Maricopa azgives.org/dianagregory
* Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/diaperbank
Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley Maricopa azgives.org/ supportdignityhealtheastvalley
Diving Devil Dogs of Arizona Yavapai azgives.org/divingdevildogs
* Down Syndrome Network Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/dsnetworkaz
Downtown Tempe Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/tempefestivalofthearts
Dream foundation arizona Maricopa azgives.org/dreamfoundationaz
* Dress for Success Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/DressforSuccessPhoenix
* Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/preventdrownings
* Dsquared Homes For The Homeless Maricopa azgives.org/ Dsquaredhomesforthehomeless
* Duet: Partners In Health & Aging Maricopa azgives.org/duetaz
* Early Childhood Scholarship Fund Maricopa azgives.org/ EarlyChildhoodScholarshipFund
East Side Elves Maricopa azgives.org/eastsideelves
* East Valley Children’s Theatre Maricopa azgives.org/evct
Easterseals Blake Foundation Pima azgives.org/ eastersealsblakefoundation
Eastside Neighbors Volunteer Program Pima azgives.org/envptucson
* Echoing Hope Ranch Cochise azgives.org/echoinghoperanch
* Educational Enrichment Foundation
Pima azgives.org/eeftucson
ElderTLC Maricopa azgives.org/eldertlc
* Elevate Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/elevatephoenix
* Embrace International Inc Maricopa azgives.org/embraceinternational Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse
Pima azgives.org/emergecenter
* EmpoweRanch Maricopa azgives.org/EmpoweRanch
Environmental conservation campaign Maricopa azgives.org/ environmentalconservationcampaign
Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary Pima azgives.org/equinevoices
* Equine WellBeing Rescue Inc Navajo azgives.org/EquineWellBeingRescue
Eric Marsh Foundation for Wildland Firefighters Yavapai azgives.org/ericmarshfoundation
* EricsHouse, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/EricsHouse
Erik Hite Foundation, Inc. Pima azgives.org/erikhitefoundation
* Esperança, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/Esperanca
Esperanza Dance Project Pima azgives.org/esperanzadanceproject
Extended Hand Food Banks Maricopa azgives.org/ehfb
F.O.R. Maricopa Pinal azgives.org/formaricopa
FABRIC Tempe Maricopa azgives.org/fabricincubator
Family Housing Resources Pima azgives.org/FHRTucson
Family Involvement Center Maricopa azgives.org/31147
For more than 65 years, Junior Achievement of Arizona (JA) has been preparing millions of Arizona students to succeed in work and life. We’re empowering their futures by giving them the knowledge and skills they need to manage their money; plan for their future; and make smart academic, career and economic choices. Delivered by 8,000+ business and community volunteer mentors, our hands-on, age-appropriate programs focus on three key areas: career readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. At the foundation of all our programs is teaching students the ability to think critically. Equally impactful, we’ll open their eyes to future possibilities and help them apply those important skills to unlock their own future potential.
Set to serve more than 110,000 students this year and more than 3 million since its founding, JA is shaping the college- and career-readiness conversation, and we play an important role in Arizona’s workforce and economic development. Our programs help students connect what they learn in the classroom to the real world, and demonstrate how learning correlates to earning
— knowledge critical to empowering today’s students to be successful, contributing members of society in the future.
We serve students with diverse backgrounds and socio-economic status throughout Arizona. While our programs are invaluable to all students regardless of background, the majority of the students we serve come from low-income households.
Our programs support the K-25 continuum, reaching students wherever and however they are learning today. Today, our programs have expanded to reach primarily low-income learners in 400+ schools across the State of Arizona, in addition to partnering with other nonprofits and organizations focused on reaching opportunity youth.
We are wholly dependent on the financial and volunteer support of individuals, foundations and businesses. Our in-classroom programs are offered at no cost to teachers or students.
Donations to Junior Achievement are Arizona Charitable Tax Credit eligible, up to $400 per individual and $800 per couple filing jointly. Please consider empowering the future of Arizona kids.
Name of Organization: Junior Achievement of Arizona
Top Local Executive Name: Katherine Cecala
No. of Years with Org.: 7 years, 5 months
Main Local Office Address: 636 W. Southern Ave. Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: (480) 377-8500
Website: jaaz.org
Number of Locations in Greater Phoenix: 1
Year Established Locally: 1957
City Nationally Headquartered: Colorado Springs, CO
Type of Services: Career Exploration and Readiness Programs, Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship Programs
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* Family Promise - Greater Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/familypromiseaz
Feed My Hungry Children Maricopa azgives.org/feedmyhungrychildren
Feed My Starving Children Maricopa azgives.org/fmsc
Feeding America’s Children Maricopa azgives.org/feedingamericaschidren
Feeding America’s Hungry Children Maricopa azgives.org/ feedingamericashungrychildren
Feeding God’s Children Maricopa azgives.org/feedinggodschildren
Feeding Hungry Children Maricopa azgives.org/Feedinghungrychildren
* First Place AZ Maricopa azgives.org/firstplace
* First Tee-Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/firstteephoenix
Flag Velo d/b/a Flagstaff Biking
Organization Coconino azgives.org/flagstaffbiking
Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition Coconino azgives.org/flagstaffdarkskies
Flagstaff Foodlink Coconino azgives.org/flagstafffoodlink
* Flagstaff Master Chorale, Inc Coconino azgives.org/masterchorale
Flagstaff Shelter Services
Coconino azgives.org/flagstaffshelterservices
* Flagstaff Symphony Association
Coconino azgives.org/flagstaffsymphony
* Foothills Animal Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/foothillsanimalrescue
* Foothills Food Bank and Resource Center Maricopa azgives.org/foothillsfoodbank
For Goodness Cakes Maricopa azgives.org/forgoodnesscakesaz
Forever Home Donkey Rescue & Sanctuary Inc. Cochise azgives.org/foreverhomedonkeyrescue
Forever Loved Pet Sanctuary Maricopa azgives.org/foreverlovedpetsanctuary
* Foster Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/fosterarizona
Foundation for Blind Children Maricopa azgives.org/seeitourway
Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation Pima azgives.org/foxtucson
* Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/freeartsaz
Friends for Life Animal Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/friendsforlife
Friends of Aphasia Pima azgives.org/friendsofaphasia
* Friends of Camp Colton Coconino azgives.org/friendsofcampcolton
* Friends of Flagstaff’s Future Coconino azgives.org/friendsofflagstaff
Friends of Madera Canyon Pima azgives.org/friendsofmaderacanyon
Friends of Oracle State Park Pinal azgives.org/FOSP
* Friends of PACC (Pima Animal Care Center) Pima azgives.org/friendsofpacc
Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter & Rescues, Inc. Pinal azgives.org/friendsofpinal
Friends of Saguaro National Park Pima azgives.org/friendsofsaguaro
* Friends of SV Animal Shelter Inc. Cochise azgives.org/ friendsofthesvanimalshelter
* Friends of the Children Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/friendsphoenix
Friends of the Pima County Public Library Pima azgives.org/Friendsofthe PimaCountyPublicLibrary
Friends of the Tonto National Forest Maricopa azgives.org/ friendsofthetontonationalforest
Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, Inc. Santa Cruz azgives.org/tubacpresidio
* Friends of the Verde River Yavapai azgives.org/verderiver-az
* Friends of the Williams Aquatic Center Coconino azgives.org/FWAC
* Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace (FOTB) - Mission Garden Pima azgives.org/tucsonsbirthplace
Fur The Love of Paws Maricopa azgives.org/furtheloveofpaws
Fusion You INC Maricopa azgives.org/fusionyouaz
* Gabriel’s Angels Maricopa azgives.org/gabrielsangels-az
* GAP Ministries Pima azgives.org/gapmin
* GEM Corps Yavapai azgives.org/GEMenvironmental Gesher Disability Resources, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/gesher
Gilbert Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc Maricopa azgives.org/ GilbertChamberFoundation
* Gilbert Historical Society/HD SOUTH Maricopa azgives.org/HDSOUTH
* Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/girlscoutssoaz
* Glen Canyon Conservancy Coconino azgives.org/GlenCanyon
* GLSEN Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/glsenarizona
Golden Bone Rescue and Rehab Inc Yavapai azgives.org/dogadoptionrescue Gompers Maricopa azgives.org/Gompers
Good Shepherd Healing Ministries Horse Rescue Pinal azgives.org/goodshepherdhealing ministrieshorserescue
* Goodwill of Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/GoodwillSouthernAZ
* Gospel Rescue Mission Pima azgives.org/grmtucson
Grand Canyon Food Pantry, Inc. Coconino azgives.org/grandcanyonfoodpantry
* Grand Canyon Institute Maricopa azgives.org/GrandCanyonInstitute
Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project Coconino azgives.org/ grandcanyonwolfrecoveryproject
Great Old Broads for Wilderness National (US) azgives.org/GreatOldBroads
* Greater Phoenix Urban League Maricopa azgives.org/GPHXUL
* Green Valley Alano Club LLC Pima azgives.org/GreenValleyAlanoClub
* Green Valley Assistance Services, Inc dba Valley Assistance Services Pima azgives.org/ gvalleyassistanceservices
Green Valley Concert Band, Inc. Pima azgives.org/greenvalleyconcertband
Ground Work (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/groundwork
* Habitat for Humanity of Northern Arizona Coconino azgives.org/HFHNA
Habitat for Humanity Tucson Pima azgives.org/HabitatTucson
HALO Helping Animals Live On Maricopa azgives.org/halorescue
* Handi-Dogs, Inc. Pima azgives.org/handi-dogs
* HandsOn Greater Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/handsonphoenix
* Harvest Compassion Centers Maricopa azgives.org/ harvestcompassioncenter
* Healing Hearts Animal Sanctuary INC Maricopa azgives.org/healingheartsaz
Health First Foundation Northern Arizona Yavapai azgives.org/healthfirstforall Heart Disease Prevention Institute Maricopa azgives.org/ heartdiseasepreventioninstitute
* Heart of Tucson Happy Equine Acres Rescue and Therapy Pima azgives.org/heartoftucson
* Hearts That Purr Feline Guardians Pima azgives.org/HeartsPurr
* Heidi’s Village Maricopa azgives.org/HeidisVillage
Heirloom Farmers Markets Pima azgives.org/heirloomfm
Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary Yavapai azgives.org/heritageparkzoo
* Heritage Square Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/heritagesquarephx
Hi Chap Foundation Yavapai azgives.org/hichapfoundation
High Country Humane Coconino azgives.org/highcountryhumane
High Country News National (US) azgives.org/hcn
Home for New Beginnings Inc Yavapai azgives.org/Home4newbeginnings
Home Fur Good Animal Rescue and Placement Maricopa azgives.org/homefurgood
* Homeless ID Project Maricopa azgives.org/HomelessIDProject
* Homeless Youth Connection Maricopa azgives.org/hycaz
Homeward Bound Maricopa azgives.org/homewardboundaz
Homicide Survivors, Inc. Pima azgives.org/azhomicidesurvivors
* HonorHealth Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/HonorHealthFoundation
* Hoofsnhorns Farm Sanctuary Pima azgives.org/hoofsnhornsfarmsanctuary
* Hope & A Future Maricopa azgives.org/azhope
* Hope 4 Kids International Maricopa azgives.org/h4ki
* Hope Lives - Vive La Esperanza Maricopa azgives.org/hopelives
Hope of Deliverance, Inc. Pima azgives.org/hopeofdeliverance
* Hope Women’s Center Inc Maricopa azgives.org/hopewomenscenter
* Hope’s Crossing Maricopa azgives.org/hopescrossing
* HopeKids Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/hopekids
Hopi Education Endowment Fund Navajo azgives.org/ hopieducationendowmentfund
* Hopi Relief Maricopa azgives.org/hopirelief
* Hopi Tewa Women’s Coalition to End Abuse Navajo azgives.org/hopitewa
Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute Navajo azgives.org/hopitutskwapermaculture
* Hospice of the Valley - Phoenix, AZ
Maricopa azgives.org/hov
House of Broadcasting, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/houseofbroadcasting
* House of Refuge Maricopa azgives.org/houseofrefuge
* Human Services Campus Maricopa azgives.org/humanservicescampus
* Humane Society of Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/hssaz
* Humane Society of the White Mountains Navajo azgives.org/hswm
Hunkapi Programs, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/HunkapiPrograms
* Hushabye Nursery Maricopa azgives.org/hushabyenursery
Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration Association Maricopa azgives.org/HODAssoc
* ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth Maricopa azgives.org/ICAN
Imago Dei Middle School Pima azgives.org/ImagoDei
Impact for Enterprising Women Maricopa azgives.org/ ImpactforEnterprisingWomen
Impact One Breast Cancer Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/Impactone
Indian Bible College Coconino azgives.org/IBC
* Indigenous Wellness Initiative of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/iwiaz
* Institute of Harmonic Science Maricopa azgives.org/ instituteofharmonicscience
Instituto Lab Maricopa azgives.org/OurInstituto
Integrative Touch Pima azgives.org/InTouch
* International School of Tucson Pima azgives.org/ InternationalSchoolTucson
Ironwood Pig Sanctuary Pima azgives.org/ironwoodpigs
* Ironwood Tree Experience Pima azgives.org/ironwoodtreeexperience
* Iskashitaa Refugee Network Pima azgives.org/iskashitaa
J17 Ministries Pima azgives.org/j17ministries
* Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/ japanesefriendshipgarden
Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council of Mohave County, Inc. Mohave azgives.org/ jerryambroseveteranscouncil
* Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/jcrcphoenix
* Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) Maricopa azgives.org/JFCS
* Jewish Free Loan Maricopa azgives.org/jewishfreeloan
JFCS of Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/jfcstucson
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JLB Project Inc
Coconino azgives.org/jlbproject
* JobPath, Inc. Pima azgives.org/jobpath
* Junior Achievement of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/jaaz
* Junior League of Phoenix Maricopa azgives.org/juniorleagueofphoenix
Junior League of Tucson, Inc. Pima azgives.org/juniorleagueoftucson
Just Communities Arizona Pima azgives.org/justcommunitiesarizona
K9 Konnection Maricopa azgives.org/k9konnection
Kameron’s Krusaders Maricopa azgives.org/KameronsKrusaders
Karuna Horse Rescue, Inc. Pima azgives.org/karunahorserescue
* Keep Phoenix Beautiful Maricopa azgives.org/keepphxbeautiful
* Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc. Coconino azgives.org/KeepSedonaBeautiful
Keli May Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/kelimayfoundation
* Kids in Focus Maricopa azgives.org/kidsinfocus
Kids Playing For Kids Maricopa azgives.org/kidsplayingforkids
Kids Unlimited Pima azgives.org/kidsunlimited
* Kids’ Chance of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/kidschance
* Kingman Cares Mohave azgives.org/Kingmancares
* Kino Border Initiative, Inc. Santa Cruz azgives.org/kinoborderinitiative
Koru Multicultural and Diverse Library Pima azgives.org/korumulticultural anddiverselibrary
Kozolchyk National Law Center Pima azgives.org/NatLaw
* KXCI Community Radio Pima azgives.org/kxci
La Tierra del Jaguar Pima azgives.org/latierradeljaguar
Larry Thomas Youth Development Maricopa azgives.org/ltyd
LatinaStrong Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/LatinaStrong
* Lauren’s Institute for Education Maricopa azgives.org/laurensinstituteforeducation
* Law Matters Pima azgives.org/LawMatters1030
* LEO Foundation USA Maricopa azgives.org/LEOFoundation
* LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund Pima azgives.org/alliancefund
Lifeline Oro Valley Animal Rescue Pima azgives.org/LOVAR
* LifeologyAZ, Inc Maricopa azgives.org/wwwlifeologyazorg
Lily’s Pad (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/lilyspadaz
Lions Camp Tatiyee, Inc. Navajo azgives.org/lionscamptatiyee
* Literacy Connects Pima azgives.org/literacyconnects
Literacy Volunteers of Coconino County/The Literacy Center Coconino azgives.org/thinkliteracy
* Living Streets Alliance Pima azgives.org/livingstreetsalliance
* Local First Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/localfirstaz
* Lori Peterson Cancer Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/ loripetersoncancerfoundation
Lost Dogs Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/LostDogsArizona
* Lost Our Home Pet Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/lostourhome
* Lupus Foundation of Southern A Pima azgives.org/lupusfoundationsoaz
Lura Turner Homes, INC Maricopa azgives.org/luraturnerhomes
Luv of Dogz Fund Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/luvofdogzfund
Maggie’s Place Maricopa azgives.org/maggiesplace
* Make Way for Books Pima azgives.org/makewayforbooks
* Make-A-Wish Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/makeawishaz
* Malpai Borderlands Group Inc Cochise azgives.org/MalpaiBorderlandsGroup Mariah’s Miracle Maricopa azgives.org/MariahsMiracle
Maricopa County Food System Coalition (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/marcofoodcoalition
Marshall Home for Men, Inc. Pima azgives.org/marshallhomeformen
MASK (Mothers Awareness on School-age Kids) Maricopa azgives.org/maskmatters
* McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Maricopa azgives.org/ mcdowellsonoranconservancy
Medi+ssage (TAPAZ Medi-ssage Outreach)
Maricopa azgives.org/medissageoutreach
Mental Health America of Arizona
Maricopa azgives.org/MHAAZ
* Mercy Housing Maricopa azgives.org/mercyhousingsouthwest Mesa Media Inc.
Navajo azgives.org/mesamedia
* Michael Joseph Lassiter Foundation
Maricopa azgives.org/ MichaelJosephLassiterFoundation
* MIKID - Mentally Ill Kids In Distress
Maricopa azgives.org/mikid
* Mindfulness First (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/mindfulnessfirst
* Miracle Center Pima azgives.org/MiracleCenter
Miss Maggie Mays Rescue Pima azgives.org/missmaggiemays
* Mission of Mercy Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/missionofmercyaz
* Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/mobilemeals MoezArt Productions, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/moezartproductions
* Mohave County Community College Foundation, Inc. Mohave azgives.org/mccfoundation
Montlure Presbyterian Properties, Inc.
Maricopa azgives.org/montlure
* More Than A Bed Pima azgives.org/morethanabed
Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Maricopa azgives.org/MADDAZ
Multiple Sclerosis Education Foundation Inc.
Maricopa azgives.org/msefphx
Musculoskeletal Orthopedic Research and Education (MORE) Foundation
Maricopa azgives.org/more-foundation
* Musical Instrument Museum - MIM Maricopa azgives.org/MIM
Naatsiilid Initiative
Apache azgives.org/naatsiilidinitiative
NAMI Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/nami_southern_arizona
* NAMI Valley of the Sun Maricopa azgives.org/namivalleyofthesun
* National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Maricopa azgives.org/ncaied
* Native American Advancement Foundation Pima azgives.org/ nativeamericanadvancement
Native American Connections Maricopa azgives.org/nativeconnections
* Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. Coconino azgives.org/NativeAmericans forCommunityAction
* NATIVE HEALTH, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/nativehealth
* Native Seeds/S.E.A.R.C.H. Pima azgives.org/nativeseeds Neighborhood Ministries, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/nmaz
* Neighbors Who Care, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/neighborswhocare
Neon One- System Testing Only Apache azgives.org/civicore
* Neurologic Music Therapy Services of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/nmtsa
Never Alone, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/neveraloneinc
* New Life Center Maricopa azgives.org/newlifectr
* New Pathways for Youth Maricopa azgives.org/npfy
* Newborn Kitten Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/NewbornKittenRescue
No Kill Pima County Pima azgives.org/nokillpimacounty
No More Deaths / No Más Muertes Pima azgives.org/nomoredeaths
North Country HealthCare Coconino azgives.org/northcountryhealthcare
* NorthBridge College Success Program Maricopa azgives.org/NorthBridgeaz
In the communities we serve, youth experience poverty and three times the adversity of their peers. Beyond the instability and insecurity that makes it difficult to meet their most basic needs, these youth experience social, emotional and cognitive obstacles that bar them from living the joyful, purposeful life that every young person deserves.
At New Pathways for Youth, we are changing that. We are building a future where every young person can live their life with joy and purpose, confident in their ability to decide their own path.
To make it happen, we provide 1:1 mentoring with a dedicated adult and a proven program for personal growth, including tailored goalsetting and connection to vital resources, all within a supportive peer group. In doing so, we’re transforming the lives of youth by providing the support, stability and skills they need to flourish in the community and in their families.
Each of our youth receives tailored actionplanning and support according to their needs
and personal goals, as well as connections to critical resources for personal well-being, and daily necessities that support the youth’s entire family, ranging from housing assistance to food security to emergency relief. All of this is complemented by 1:1 support from an adult mentor within a group of peers in order to build stable, nurturing, life-changing relationships.
Our holistic, research-based program is proven to generate remarkable outcomes for the youth we serve — from improved mental health and personal wellness to academic success and greater high school graduation rates. We give them the tools and resources to not only achieve safe, healthy lives but find fulfilling career paths, seize new opportunities and enhance their relationships with their families, peers and all those around them.
With the support of the entire New Pathways community, youth are able to transform their lives and confidently find their own path to fulfillment.
Northern Arizona Book Festival Coconino azgives.org/noazbookfest
* Northern Arizona Immigration Legal Services Coconino azgives.org/ImmigrationNAz
* Northern Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society Coconino azgives.org/nazpioneers
* Northern Arizona Restorative Justice Yavapai azgives.org/narj
* Northland Pioneer College Friends and Family Inc Navajo azgives.org/npcfriendsfamily
* NourishPHX (Formerly ICM Food & Clothing Bank) Maricopa azgives.org/nourishphx
Name of Organization: New Pathways for Youth
Top Local Executive Name: Karen D. Johnson, Ph.D.
No. of Years with Org.: 1 year, 6 months
Main Local Office Address: 901 E. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85034
Phone: (602) 258-1012
Website: npfy.org
Number of Locations in Greater Phoenix: 1
Year Established Locally: 1989
City Nationally Headquartered: Phoenix, AZ
Type of Services: Youth Development
Specialties: Teen Personal Development, Mentorship, Goal Setting
Oak Creek Watershed Council Coconino azgives.org/oakcreekwatershed
* Oakwood Creative Care Maricopa azgives.org/oakwoodcreativecare
* Oasis Sanctuary Foundation, LTD Cochise azgives.org/TheOasisSanctuary
OCJ Kids Maricopa azgives.org/ocjkids
Old Pueblo Community Services Pima azgives.org/helptucson
* Old Souls Animal Rescue and Retirement Home Pima azgives.org/oldsouls
Old Town Mission Yavapai azgives.org/oldtownmission
ONE Community Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/onecommunityfoundation
One Love Arizona: Rescue, Advocacy + Sterilization Maricopa azgives.org/oneloveaz
* One Step Beyond, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/osbi
* one∙n∙ten Maricopa azgives.org/onenten
Onward Hope, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/onwardhope
Operation Homefront National (US) azgives.org/operationhomefront
Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/otef
Opportunity4Kids
Maricopa azgives.org/opportunity4kids
* Orchestra Northern Arizona Coconino azgives.org/orchestrana
* Other Side Ministries Pinal azgives.org/othersideministries
* Our Family Services, Inc. Pima azgives.org/ourfamilyservices
* Our Neighbors Farm & Pantry Graham azgives.org/ ourneighborsfarmandpantry
Our Sister Our Brother Maricopa azgives.org/oursisterourbrother
* Owl & Panther Pima azgives.org/owlandpanther
PACC911 (Phoenix Animal Care Coalition) Maricopa azgives.org/PACC911
* Packages From Home Maricopa azgives.org/packagesfromhome
Pal Experiences National (US) azgives.org/palexperiences
* Parent Aid Child Abuse Prevention Center, Inc. Pima azgives.org/parentaid
* Parents of Addicted Loved Ones-PAL Maricopa azgives.org/palgroup
* Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance Pima azgives.org/PMDAlliance
Parkinson Wellness Recovery Pima azgives.org/pwr4life
Parkinson’s Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/parkinsonsfoundation
Parkinson’s Support Group of Green Valley Pima azgives.org/parkinsonsgreenvalley Paws Patrol Inc Pima azgives.org/greenvalleypawspatrol
* Pawsitive Friendships Maricopa azgives.org/PawsitiveFriendships
* Pawsitively Cats, Inc Pima azgives.org/pawsitivelycats
* Payson Senior Center Gila azgives.org/paysonseniorcenter
Peace Lutheran Church Maricopa azgives.org/PEACELUTHERAN CHURCHPEORIAAZ
Pearce Family Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/pearcefamilyfoundation
* Peer Solutions Maricopa azgives.org/peersolutions
Pei People Shar Pei Rescue Inc Pima azgives.org/peipeople
* Peoria Diamond Club Maricopa azgives.org/peoriadiamondclub
Pet Allies Inc. Navajo azgives.org/petalliesaz
* Pets on Wheels of Scottsdale Maricopa azgives.org/petsonwheelsscottsdale
* Phoenix Children’s Chorus Maricopa azgives.org/pcchorus
Phoenix Allies for Community Health
Maricopa azgives.org/azpach
* Phoenix Boys Choir Association Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixboyschoir
Phoenix Children’s Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixchildrens
* Phoenix Chorale Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixchorale
* Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixherp
* Phoenix Performing Arts Center, Inc. dba Herberger Theater Center Maricopa azgives.org/HerbergerTheater
* Phoenix Pride Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixpride
* Phoenix Rescue Mission Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixrescuemission
* Phoenix Revitalization Corporation Maricopa azgives.org/ PhoenixRevitalizationCorporation
Phoenix RPGs Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixrpgs
Pima County Community Land Trust Pima azgives.org/ pimacountycommunitylandtrust
* Planned Parenthood Arizona Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/plannedparenthoodarizona
* Playworks Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/playworksarizona Poore Medical Clinic Coconino azgives.org/pooremedicalclinic
* Positive Paths Maricopa azgives.org/positivepathsaz
* Power Over Predators Pima azgives.org/poweroverpredators
* Premier Alliances, Inc. Cochise azgives.org/premieralliances
* Prescott YMCA of Yavapai County Yavapai azgives.org/prescottymca
Prescotts Pet Project Yavapai azgives.org/prescottspetproject
Primary Aldosteronism Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/primary-aldosteronismfoundation
* PROJECT C.U.R.E. Maricopa azgives.org/projectcure
Project Roots Maricopa azgives.org/projectroots
Project Sleep Tight USA Maricopa azgives.org/projectsleeptight
Puppies And Kittens Rescue Fund Maricopa azgives.org/ puppieskittensrescuefund
PUSD Education Foundation Yavapai azgives.org/ PrescottUSDEducationFoundation
* PXU Foundation for Education Maricopa azgives.org/foundation4education
Quality Connections Coconino azgives.org/qualityconnections
* RaeRae of Light Maricopa azgives.org/raeraeoflight
* Rainbow Acres Yavapai azgives.org/RainbowAcres
* Raising Special Kids Maricopa azgives.org/raisingspecialkidsorg
* Read Better Be Better Maricopa azgives.org/readbetterbebetter
* Rebuild Superior, Inc. Pinal azgives.org/rebuildsuperior
* Recovery Empowerment Network Maricopa azgives.org/renaz
* Red Earth Theatre Yavapai azgives.org/redearththeatre
* Red Feather Development Group Coconino azgives.org/redfeather
* ReEntry by Design, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/ReEntryByDesign
Regenerating Sonora (TAPAZ) Pinal azgives.org/regen
Reid Park Zoological Society Pima azgives.org/reidparkzoo
* Rescue Me Tucson Inc. Pima azgives.org/rescuemetucson
Rescued Hearts Cellars Santa Cruz azgives.org/rescuedheartscellars
RESOURCE CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN Maricopa azgives.org/ resourceconservationcampaign
Rialto Theatre Foundation
Pima azgives.org/rialtotheatre
* RightCare Foundation
Maricopa azgives.org/rightcare
Rincon/University Marching Band Association (RUMBA)
Pima azgives.org/rangerband
Rob Dollar Foundation Gila azgives.org/rdfnd
Robinson Ranch
Maricopa azgives.org/RobinsonRanch
* Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona, Inc.
Pima azgives.org/rmhctucson
* Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children
Maricopa azgives.org/rosieshouse
Runnin’ W Wildlife Center INC. Yavapai azgives.org/runninw
* Rusty’s Angels Sanctuary Maricopa azgives.org/rustysangelssanctuary
* Ryan House Maricopa azgives.org/ryanhouse
S.O.S. Donkey Haven Mohave azgives.org/sosdonkeyhaven
SAAVI Services for the Blind Pima azgives.org/saavi
Sage Foundation for Health
Maricopa azgives.org/sagefoundationaz
Sahuarita Unified School District Educational Enrichment Foundation Pima azgives.org/SEEF
Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance Inc. Pima azgives.org/santacruzheritage
* SARSEF Pima azgives.org/sarsef
ARIZONA
Satori, Inc. Pima azgives.org/satorischool
Save The Animals Maricopa azgives.org/savetheanimals
Save the Cats Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/savethecatsaz
* Save the Family Foundation of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/savethefamily1
Save the Scenic Santa Ritas Pima azgives.org/scenicsantaritas
Saving Amy, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/savingamy
Science For All, LLC c/o Arizona Technology Council Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/ScienceForAll
* Scottsdale Arts Maricopa azgives.org/ScottsdaleArts
* Scottsdale Community Players dba Greasepaint Youtheatre Maricopa azgives.org/greasepainttheatre
* Scottsdale Leadership Maricopa azgives.org/ScottsdaleLeadership
* Scottsdale Sister Cities Association Maricopa azgives.org/ ScottsdaleSisterCitiesAssociation
* Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services Maricopa azgives.org/starsaz
* Scottsdale Unified School District Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/susdfoundation
Sedona Area Veteran and Community Outreach Yavapai azgives.org/savco
* Sedona Arts Center Inc Coconino azgives.org/sedonaartscenter
* Sedona Community Food Bank Yavapai azgives.org/sedonacommunityfoodbank
Sedona International Film Festival Yavapai azgives.org/SedonaFilmFestival
Seed2Life International Maricopa azgives.org/Seed2LifeInternational
Seeds Community Center Pima azgives.org/seedstucson
* Seeds of Hope Inc Pinal azgives.org/seedsofhopeaz
Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/sharingds
Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers of the Green Valley District, Inc. Pima azgives.org/GVSAV
Shoebox Ministry Inc Maricopa azgives.org/shoeboxministry
Sierra Vista Veterans Memorial Improvement Foundation Cochise azgives.org/svvmif
Sister José Women’s Center Pima azgives.org/sisterjose
Sisters 4 Kids Maricopa azgives.org/sisters4kids
Six Strings Acoustic Inc Maricopa azgives.org/sixstringsacoustic
* Sky Island Alliance Pima azgives.org/skyislandalliance
* Skye’s the Limit Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/skyesthelimitfoundation
* Sojourner Center Maricopa azgives.org/sojournercenter
* Solari, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/crisisnetwork
Sonoran Institute Pima azgives.org/sonoraninstitute
* SOUNDS Academy Maricopa azgives.org/SOUNDSacademy
Sounds of the Southwest Singers, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/ soundsofthesouthwestsingers
* Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation Pima azgives.org/saaf
Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance Pima azgives.org/artsaz
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation Pima azgives.org/SABHFBlues
Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault, a division of CODAC Pima azgives.org/sacasa
Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoption Pima azgives.org/sagreyhoundadoption Southern Arizona Rocketry Association Pima azgives.org/sararocketry
* Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center Maricopa azgives.org/SARRC
* Southwest Center Maricopa azgives.org/swcenter
* Southwest Human Development Maricopa azgives.org/swhd
Southwest Kids Cancer Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/swkcf
* Southwest Lending Closet Maricopa azgives.org/swlc
Southwest Oasis Labrador Rescue Pima azgives.org/solraz
* Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center Maricopa azgives.org/southwestwildlife
Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life Maricopa azgives.org/speakup
* Special Olympics Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/SpecialOlympicsAZ
* St Vincent de Paul Maricopa azgives.org/stvincentdepaul
* St. Joseph the Worker Maricopa azgives.org/stjosephtheworker St. Mary’s Food Bank Maricopa azgives.org/stmarysfoodbank
Stand for Children Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/StandAZ
* Stardust Building Supplies Maricopa azgives.org/StardustBuildingSupplies
* StartupAZ Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/startupaz
* State Forty Eight Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/statefortyeightfoundation Stealing Hearts Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/stealingheartsrescue
* STEP: Student Expedition Program, Inc. Pima azgives.org/STEP
* Stepping Stones of Hope Maricopa azgives.org/steppingstonesofhope
* Steps to Recovery Homes Yavapai azgives.org/stepstorecoveryhomes
* StreetLightUSA Maricopa azgives.org/streetlightusa Suenos de Yarali Maricopa azgives.org/suenosdeyarali
Sun Cities 4 Paws Rescue Inc Maricopa azgives.org/4pawsrescue
Sun Cities Area Historical Society Museum Maricopa azgives.org/DelWebbSunCityMuseum
* Sunnyslope Historical Society Maricopa azgives.org/ sunnyslopehistoricalsociety
* Sunshine Rescue Mission & Hope Cottage Coconino azgives.org/srm
* Swift Youth Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/swift
* Symphony of the Southwest Maricopa azgives.org/symphonyofthesouthwest
* Tanner Community Development Corp Maricopa azgives.org/tcdccorp
Tao Fellowship Yavapai azgives.org/sedonamagoretreat
Taproot Collaborative (TAPAZ) Pima azgives.org/TaprootCollaborative
TASC Maricopa azgives.org/TASC
Teach For America Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixteachforamerica
* Teen Challenge of Arizona, Inc. Pima azgives.org/tcaz
* Teen Lifeline Maricopa azgives.org/TeenLifeline
* Televerde Foundation, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/secondchances
* Tempe Community Action Agency Maricopa azgives.org/ tempecommunityactionagency
Tennies for Tots Yavapai azgives.org/TenniesForTots
The Animal League of Green Valley Pima azgives.org/talgv
The Arizona Pet Project Maricopa azgives.org/azpetproject
The Bridge For Community Services Maricopa azgives.org/ TheBridgeForCommunityServices
The Bridge Initiative Maricopa azgives.org/bridgeinit
The Center for the Rights of Abused Children Maricopa azgives.org/thecenterforchildren
* The Cosanti Foundation | Arcosanti & Cosanti Yavapai azgives.org/arcosanti
The Drawing Studio Inc Pima azgives.org/thedrawingstudio
The Freedom Library, Inc. Yuma azgives.org/freedomlibrary
At Phoenix Children’s, providing world-class healthcare for every child in Arizona is more than a mission — it is our promise. We epitomize the bold spirit of the state we serve through our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional care.
Over the past 40 years, Phoenix Children’s has grown from a single hospital into a nationally recognized pediatric health system serving families across Arizona. Now more than ever, there is an urgent need for pediatric care in our state. Arizona is among the top 10 fastest-growing states in the U.S., and Maricopa County, currently home to more than 1.03 million children, is one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation.
To meet the challenges ahead of us, Phoenix Children’s must continue to evolve. It will take substantial resources to realize these ambitious goals.
In 2022, Phoenix Children’s was named one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals for the 12th consecutive year. The health system also earned recognition as the top children’s hospital in Arizona for the second consecutive year.
Phoenix Children’s is building on these achievements as it continues to invest in the people, research, technologies and programs that make it a destination hospital. That means continuing to recruit physician-scientists who are shaping the future of pediatric medicine; foster discoveries that
improve the quality and length of children’s lives; establish ground-breaking destination programs that attract patients from around the world; and drive innovations that give ill and injured children hope beyond their wildest dreams.
Phoenix Children’s Foundation offers many ways to get involved in and support this work, whether by joining a giving group (phoenixchildrensfoundation.org/givinggroups), attending a Phoenix Children’s event (phoenixchildrensfoundation.org/signature) or finding an inspiring hospital program to support (phoenixchildrensfoundation.org/ways-to-give).
Together we can ensure that Phoenix Children’s can provide hope, healing and the best health care to children and families for generations to come.
The Gentry Foundation for Autism Maricopa azgives.org/thegentryfoundation
The Haven Pima azgives.org/thehaventucson
* The Hearth Foundation Pima azgives.org/thehearthfoundation
* The Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter Pima azgives.org/hermitagecatshelter
* The Hopi Foundation Navajo azgives.org/hopifoundation
The Human-Animal Connection - TAPAZ Pima azgives.org/thehumananimalconnection
* The International Hummingbird Society Yavapai azgives.org/hummingbirdsociety
Name of Organization: Phoenix Children’s Foundation
Top Local Executive Name: Steve Schnall
No. of Years with Org.: 40 years
Main Local Office Address: 2929 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 122 Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: (602) 933-4483
Website: GiveToPCH.org
Number of Locations in Greater Phoenix: Foundation (1); Phoenix Children’s (58)
Year Established Locally: 1983
City Nationally Headquartered: Phoenix, AZ
Type of Services: Pediatric Healthcare
Specialties: Primary, Emergency and Family-Centered Care
* The Joy Bus Maricopa azgives.org/thejoybus
The Literacy Lab National (US) azgives.org/theliteracylab
* The Mini Time Machine Museum Pima azgives.org/ theminitimemachinemuseum
* The Opportunity Tree Maricopa azgives.org/theopportunitytree
The Phoenix Theatre Company Maricopa azgives.org/phoenixtheatrecompany
The Puppy Mamma Pinal azgives.org/ThePuppyMamma
The Rogue Theatre Pima azgives.org/TheRogueTheatre
The Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/ therotaryvocationalfundofarizona
The Salvation Army Maricopa azgives.org/salvationarmy
The Tucson Alliance for Autism Pima azgives.org/tucsonallianceforautism
* The Welcome to America Project Maricopa azgives.org/wtap
* TheaterWorks Maricopa azgives.org/theaterworks
Theatre Artists Studio Maricopa azgives.org/thestudiophx
* Theatrikos Theatre Company Coconino azgives.org/theatrikos
* Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (TROT) Pima azgives.org/trotarizona
* TigerMountain Foundation (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/tigermountainfoundation
* Time Out, Inc. Gila azgives.org/TIMEOUTINC
Tohono Chul Park Inc Gila azgives.org/tohonochul
Tombstone Small Animal Shelter Cochise azgives.org/ TombstoneSmallAnimalshelter Touch of Hope Maricopa azgives.org/touchofhope
* Tovrea Carraro Society Maricopa azgives.org/TovreaCastle TradeUp! Maricopa azgives.org/tradeup
* Treasures 4 Teachers Maricopa azgives.org/treasures4teachers
Trevor’s Vision Maricopa azgives.org/TrevorsVision
* Tu Nidito Children and Family Services Pima azgives.org/tunidito
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus Pima azgives.org/boyschorus
Tucson Botanical Gardens Pima azgives.org/tucsonbotanical
Tucson Cold Wet Noses Fosters, Inc. Pima azgives.org/tucsoncoldwetnoses
Tucson Girls Chorus Pima azgives.org/tucsongirlschorus
Tucson Hebrew Academy Pima azgives.org/TucsonHebrewAcademy
* Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (TIHAN) Pima azgives.org/TIHAN
* Tucson Jazz Music Foundation Pima azgives.org/ tucsonjazzmusicfoundation
These listings are up to date as of February 18, 2023, at 5:30 p.m.; registration continues to be open after press time of this March issue of In Business Magazine. Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy at the time of press; however, we apologize if any Alliance members were missed in putting this list together.
Tucson Jewish Community Center Pima azgives.org/tucsonjcc
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Pima azgives.org/TucsonMuseumofArt
Tucson Values Teachers Pima azgives.org/tucsonvaluesteachers
Tucson Waldorf School Pima azgives.org/TucsonWaldorfSchool
* Tucson Wildlife Center, Inc. Pima azgives.org/tucsonwildlife
* TucsonSentinel.com Pima azgives.org/TucsonSentinel
U.S.VETS-PHOENIX Maricopa azgives.org/usvets
* UMOM New Day Centers Maricopa azgives.org/umom
* Unified Arizona Veterans Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/UnifiedArizonaVeterans
* Unify Sedona... a rainbow Alliance Yavapai azgives.org/unifysedona
United Animal Friends Yavapai azgives.org/unitedanimalfriends
* United Cerebral Palsy Association of Central Arizona, Inc. (UCP of Central Arizona) Maricopa azgives.org/UCPofCentralAZ
* United Food Bank, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/unitedfoodbank
United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY, Inc) Maricopa azgives.org/unityinc
* United Way of Northern Arizona Coconino azgives.org/nazunitedway
* United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Pima azgives.org/UWTSA
Valley Dogs, Inc. / Vets & Their Pets Maricopa azgives.org/valleydogs
* Valley Leadership Maricopa azgives.org/valleyleadership
* Valley of the Sun YMCA Maricopa azgives.org/valleyymca
* Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition Yavapai azgives.org/vvcaregivers
Verde Valley CASA Support Council Yavapai azgives.org/ verdevalleycasasupportcouncil
* Verde Valley Humane Society Inc Yavapai azgives.org/ verdevalleyhumanesociety
* Verde Valley Sanctuary Yavapai azgives.org/verdevalleysanctuary Verde Valley School Yavapai azgives.org/vvsaz
* Veterans Heritage Project Maricopa azgives.org/veteransheritage
Victim Witness Services for Northern Arizona Coconino azgives.org/vwsnaz
Villa Montessori School Maricopa azgives.org/villamontessorischool Village Community and Recreation Center (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/villagecommunity andrecreationcenter
VisionQuest 20/20 Maricopa azgives.org/visionquest2020
* Voices for CASA Children
Maricopa azgives.org/voicesforcasachildren
Warehouse Arts Management Organization (WAMO) Pima azgives.org/WAMO
* Waste Not, Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/wastenotaz
* Watershed Management Group Pima azgives.org/watershedmg
* We Care Tucson Pima azgives.org/wecaretucson
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West Maricopa azgives.org/ ScottsdaleMuseumoftheWestInc
* WHEAT (World Hunger Education, Advocacy & Training) Maricopa azgives.org/WHEAT
Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation Maricopa azgives.org/WHRF
White Mountain Shooters Assoc., Inc. Navajo azgives.org/WMSAInc
Wild At Heart Owls Maricopa azgives.org/WildAtHeart
WildEarth Guardians National (US) azgives.org/wildearthguardians
* Wildfire Maricopa azgives.org/wildfireazorg
* Wildhorse Ranch Rescue Maricopa azgives.org/wildhorse
* Willcox Theater and Arts, Inc. Cochise azgives.org/willcoxtheater
Winslow Guidance Associates Inc Navajo azgives.org/WGA
Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona Pima azgives.org/WFSA
Women’s Health Innovations of Arizona Maricopa azgives.org/whiarizona
Xerocraft inc Pima azgives.org/Xerocraft
* Xico Inc. Maricopa azgives.org/xicoinc
* Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters Yavapai azgives.org/yavapaibigbrothers
Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation Yavapai azgives.org/yavapaicasaforkids
* Yavapai Humane Society Yavapai azgives.org/yavapaihumane
Yavapai Regional Medical Center Foundation
Yavapai azgives.org/yrmc
You Are Amazing Foundation c/o (TAPAZ) Maricopa azgives.org/youareamazing
The Arizona Pet Project keeps pets with the people who love and need them most by connecting vulnerable community members and families in crisis with services and resources to prevent the unnecessary surrender of their beloved companions.
The Valley’s only organization focused on bridging the gap between human services and animal welfare, The Arizona Pet Project keeps thousands of pets out of shelters each year, and home with the people who love them.
Thanks to our supporters, families can access emergency and preventive veterinary care, temporary boarding, housing assistance, pet food and supplies, and individualized case management.
In 2021, The Arizona Pet Project opened the community’s first pet support center in South Phoenix to increase access to bilingual information and culturally competent care. And as a crisis responder, our team ensured thousands of pets in rural and indigenous communities had enough to eat by delivering more than 2 million pounds of dog and cat food across the State of Arizona at the height of the pandemic. This year, we’re aiming higher and are expanding our programs to include a special focus on military veterans and our unhoused neighbors! Will you join us this Arizona Gives Day in protecting families by providing care for them and their pets? Please visit azgives.org/azpetproject.
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Name of Organization: The Arizona Pet Project
Top Local Executive Name: Leanna Taylor
No. of Years with Org.: 10 years
Main Local Office Address: 3905 N. 7th Ave., Suite 7611 Phoenix, AZ 85011
Phone: (602) 909-5291
Website: azpetproject.org
Number of Locations in Greater Phoenix: 3
Year Established Locally: 2001
City Nationally Headquartered: Phoenix, AZ
Type of Services: Human Services and Pet Care
Specialties: Primary, Emergency and Family-Centered Care
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Sarah E. McDonald is two-time cancer survivor and one-time mother of daughter Rory. She’s spent the majority of her 30-year career in the technology industry, with 14 years at eBay, including the period while she was battling cancer. The Cancer Channel is her first book.
In a voice that will make readers feel they’ve met a new, fun friend, McDonald shares in vivid detail the events surrounding her year of cancer treatments. She touches on both the terror and the humor that can be found in the little moments that are part of fighting this awful disease. As a survivor and a champion determined to foster better understanding of the do’s and don’ts with cancer patients, she provides a story of hope to all who read this.
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A survivor’s experience, from the day of her diagnosis and how she shared that diagnosis with her manager and with the wider executive team
by Sarah McDonaldAfter I returned to work, two work friends of mine asked me if I would be willing to talk about my cancer diagnosis at a management training day they were hosting. They hoped that by my speaking publicly about what could be an awkward work situation, they could challenge these people managers to think deeply about how to lead with empathy and human-ness.
I was so excited that my story was so useful to the managers I spoke with …
Show up as a human first, people manager/leader second. My No. 1 advice to people managers and leaders who have a teammate who has been diagnosed with a lifethreatening disease is to start with “I am so sorry you are going through this. It must be so hard.” I find these words work in almost any stressful life situation. If asked in a genuine way, these words are a step toward the leader acknowledging the stress and gravity of the situation the employee is in. They are critical to helping the employee feel seen in a very human way.
Listen but respect the employee’s privacy. Leaders should seek to create a safe space for this person to open up about what is going on. And if the person doesn’t open up — perhaps because they are too scared to speak about it or are afraid that if they speak about it, they might cry — take the cue from that person. If they want to talk, let them talk. If they don’t want to talk, respect that silence.
Leaders would do well to remember that it is never appropriate to discuss the employee’s situation with any other member of the team (other than the HR professional). Some employees might want their leader to tell the rest of the team what is going on; others may absolutely want it kept private.
Inquire and assure. Next, a leader might say, “I want you to know that I (we) care about you and want to be supportive of you while you undergo your treatments. Do you have an idea yet of what that might look like? If not, that’s totally fine, but I want you to know that it is our intention to support you to the best of our ability during this time.”
It is very possible that the person with cancer doesn’t yet know what their treatments will look like — whether they’ll be able to work while undergoing treatment and/or what their outcome will be. That is a terrifying place for any human to be in. I would argue that a leader’s goal in this moment is simply to convey to this other human that the company will figure it out. I don’t believe leaders should make promises to employees without the input of HR, but removing the fear of loss of
employment is the single greatest gift you can give this other human while they navigate expensive scans, tests, surgeries and treatments.
And listen, I know employment situations and expectations may differ from company to company based upon industry or job responsibilities. But I do believe in our first-world country, we need to remove the stress associated with fear of loss of job (income) and insurance coverage for people who receive a life-threatening diagnosis.
Discuss what the plan might be while they’re away. Leaders would do well to ask for employee input in order to signal to the employee that his/her opinion is still valued regardless of diagnosis or potential time away from the office. Some employees will have a strong opinion as to how they believe their work should be handled while they are away. Others may not have spent any time thinking about this as they are so consumed by their diagnosis and contemplation of what their treatment future might look like. Leaders should be prepared to take their signal from the employee. If appropriate, the leader might want to share ideas s/he has about how the work will be handled so that the employee feels less stress associated with their time away — knowing that their work will be covered while they are out.
Offer to check in. Finally, a leader might say, “I would love to occasionally check in on you over the next couple of weeks and months to see how you are doing — and ask if there is anything (more) we can be doing to support you. Would that be okay?”
A life-threatening diagnosis is a very isolating event. An offer to check in occasionally can truly be a lifeline to the isolation of a cancer diagnosis. As long as the offer to check in is given with the pure intention of truly checking in on the well-being of another human, I think it can and will be received well.
When Sarah McDonald was diagnosed with two different types of unrelated cancer, she had to take off time for work. During the time of initial diagnosis, to going back to work, McDonald learned a great deal, and is sharing what to do and how to show up for co-workers and employees if they get a cancer diagnosis.
