Is your company about much more than its bottom line? Does it also use its resources to better the Orange County community?
Then we’d like to know about it.
The Business Journal, in partnership with OneOC, will present the first local Civic 50 list of the most community-minded companies this fall.
Our list of small, medium and large businesses that lead Orange County in civic involvement will be published on Oct. 23 as part of a Special Report highlighting businesses included in the ranking. The Business Journal will further recognize honorees at an Oct. 19 luncheon ceremony.
We’re soliciting companies to take part in our selection process, which involves an online survey administered by New York-based True Impact, which has worked with the Points of Light organization since 2012 to conduct a survey for a national Civic 50 ranking. This will be the first local such listing in the country.
Benefits to You
Making the list comes with benefits. Your company can take a leadership position in Orange County’s corporate community involvement and have the opportunity to share your best practices. Past national participants have said the process helped them understand how they can improve their own strategies.
Requirements
Public and privately owned companies with Orange County operations, employees and community-engagement programs can participate.
Scoring and awards will be based on the number of OC employees—small: 15-99, midsize: 100-499, and large: 500 and larger. The top scorer in each size category will receive special recognition.
The online survey includes quantitative and multiple-choice questions, plus optional, unscored narrative information for possible publication in the Business Journal and to promote their practices.
Companies will be considered based on their investment of resources in community engagement in Orange County, including employee time and skills, cash, in-kind giving and public leadership; how their community engagement supports business interests and integrates into business functions; how they support community engagement through policies, systems and incentives; and how they measure social and business efforts and outcomes of community engagement.
Companies that participate in the survey but don’t qualify won’t be cited in any way. Only the top 50 and their case studies requested in optional questions will be shared publicly, with attribution. All other information submitted on the Civic 50 application may be aggregated and shared for benchmarking and continuous improvement purposes, but won’t be attributed to a specific company. Our stories on the employers will be general profiles.
Contacts
You can apply and learn more about Civic 50 Orange County at www.oneoc.org/OCCivic50
