Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations in U.S. and UK
March 22 2017 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Annual pro bono volunteer program has delivered 68,000
service hours to 104 nonprofits since 2009
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) today announced the launch of the ninth
annual Strategy Challenge, the Firm’s signature skills-based pro
bono volunteer program. Over the course of the next ten weeks,
teams of Morgan Stanley employees in New York and London will work
with leadership teams at 14 nonprofit organizations to provide
strategic recommendations to address their mission-critical
challenges.
At Morgan Stanley, we are committed to applying our best talent
to create meaningful impact in the communities where we live and
work,” said Joan Steinberg, Global Head of Philanthropy. “The
Strategy Challenge exemplifies this commitment, enabling employees
to leverage their skills and expertise to deliver analytical and
strategic solutions that can have a transformative impact on the
nonprofits serving our communities.”
The 14 nonprofit organizations taking part in this year’s Morgan
Stanley Strategy Challenge are:
New York:
- Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration
Corporation – Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
(Restoration) partners with area residents and businesses to
improve the quality of life in long-blighted areas of Central
Brooklyn.
- Gina Gibney Dance – Gibney Dance is a
trailblazing organization whose mission is to bring the
possibility of movement where it otherwise would not exist.
- Police Athletic League – The Police
Athletic League supports and inspires New York City youth to
realize their full individual potential as productive members of
society.
- Qualitas of Life Foundation – Qualitas
of Life Foundation provides basic financial education to Hispanic
individuals and their families in New York, in order to foster
their financial security and improve their standard of living.
- Rescuing Leftover Cuisine – Rescuing
Leftover Cuisine aims to become the world's most widely used
solution for companies and individuals to eliminate food waste in
their communities, make food rescue sustainable and universal, and
make food hunger a thing of the past.
- Stanley M. Isaacs Center – The Isaacs
Center’s mission is to promote social and physical well-being and
encourage growth, self-reliance and dignity throughout every stage
of life.
- Tuesday’s Children – Formed in the
aftermath of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Tuesday’s Children is a
response and recovery organization that supports youth, families,
and communities impacted by terrorism and traumatic loss.
- Volunteer New York! – Volunteer New
York!’s core mission is to inspire, mobilize, and equip individuals
and groups to take positive action to address pressing challenges,
support nonprofits and strengthen the quality of life in our
community.
- Women’s Housing and Economic
Development Corporation (WHEDco) – WHEDco’s mission is to give the
South Bronx access to all the resources that create thriving
neighborhoods.
London:
- Barnardo’s – Barnardo’s is one of the
UK’s oldest and largest children’s charities dedicated to
transforming the lives of the most vulnerable children.
- Marie Curie – Marie Curie is the UK’s
leading charity caring for people living with any terminal illness,
and their families.
- Place2Be – Place2Be is the UK's leading
children's mental health charity working in 282 schools across the
UK to provide early-intervening emotional and mental health support
to 116,000 children and their families.
- Save the Children – Save the Children
gives children in the UK and around the world a healthy start in
life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.
- Unicef UK – Unicef works around the
world, including in the UK, to keep children healthy, happy and
safe.
The strategies and relationships developed through the Strategy
Challenge have the ability to create real, measurable impact for
both the nonprofits and the communities they serve. Since 2009,
Morgan Stanley employees have committed over 68,000 service hours
providing tailored recommendations to more than 104 nonprofits,
resulting in more effective business models, expanded services and
productivity improvements.
We invite people to follow the progress of the programs in the
U.S. and the UK on the Strategy Challenge blog and via
#StrategyChallenge.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is a leading global financial services
firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management
and investment management services. With offices in more than 42
countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including
corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For more
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www.morganstanley.com.
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