by Carmen Stavole | May 19, 2026
By BVU’s Amy Stoessel For Welty Enterprises, knowing it had a partner in Business Volunteers Unlimited made the creation of its employee engagement committee possible. “You all were the partner – in some ways, the capacity — we needed to lean into this...
by Carmen Stavole | May 19, 2026
Written by BVU’s Amy Stoessel All In. That was the message delivered this month to roughly 1,100 of the region’s community and business leaders during the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s annual meeting. The event celebrated the accomplishments of the city and...
by Carmen Stavole | Mar 3, 2026
BVU’s Amy Stoessel writes about how corporate volunteerism is a win-win-win. A Marshmallow Room A room at Second Harvest Food Bank in Lorain was affectionately referred to this fall as “The Marshmallow Room.” Here, volunteers from Medical Mutual spent...
by Carmen Stavole | Mar 3, 2026
Not only does The Riverside Company focus on adding value to the companies with which it works, the nearly 40-year-old private equity firm also strives to do the same for the communities where it operates. It does so, in part, through its membership with BVU. For 11...
by Carmen Stavole | Feb 3, 2026
Highlights from BVU’s 2025 Nonprofit Pulse Survey Each month, BVU’s Nonprofit Pulse Survey gathers insights from nearly 500 nonprofit chief executives across Northeast Ohio. The 2025 results paint a clear picture of a sector navigating sustained financial, strategic,...
by Carmen Stavole | Feb 2, 2026
Steve Millard: Welcome to another episode of Dreamers, Drivers and Doers. I’m Steve Millard with the Greater Akron Chamber, and in this podcast, I get to talk to people across our region who are doing some amazing things, creating an impact in our community,...
