from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in 2017 and helped establish the business as a community player. Their initiatives have included partnerships with Ronald McDonald House Charities, American Red Cross, Alzheimer's Orange County and more.
While small and medium-sized businesses rarely have the kind of resources large corporations can pour into corporate social responsibility programs, size is not a deal-breaker for making a positive impact. Here are a variety of ways smaller businesses can contribute to their communities at scale.
"Some of the data and insights I would encourage small businesses to think about is, what are your competitors doing and what are the most pressing needs in your community? You can look through media, or you can use the Chamber as a resource to understand what the community's most pressing needs are.
"Board service is an incredibly important way for a business to show up in a community and for a business leader to contribute their expertise," Dominski said."You’re going to have to be scrappy in the resources that you use."One way to amplify your community investment is to partner with another business or local nonprofit."Partnerships are really critical," said DeCourcey.