Volunteerism

Living Our Values

Our people really do make a difference. We donate 2 hours per week of work time for employees to volunteer for non-profit groups. The company also matches employee fundraising for an approved non-profit, dollar-for-dollar, up to $300, and makes after-tax payroll deductions available for Community Works. In addition, the company donates 5% of before-tax income to charities chosen by employees. Read about some of our employees’ volunteer efforts and the organizations which benefit…

Eric Becker, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Boston

eric_becker1.jpgI serve as an advisory board member for The Carrot Project, a small non-profit organization that creates small farm financing solutions in the Northeast. The Carrot Project addresses financing gaps for small- and mid-sized ecologically-friendly and financially viable farm enterprises by making loans and guarantees available and by exploring equity solutions. In addition to my personal interest in sustainable food systems, many Trillium Asset Management Corporation clients have expressed an interest in investing in organic and sustainable agriculture. The Carrot Project is working to develop the financing vehicles that could make such direct investment possible.

Pat Davidson

Portfolio Associate, San Francisco Office

I volunteer for Hopalong & Second Chance Animal Rescue, with offices in Oakland and Novato, California. Its mission is to eliminate the euthanasia of cats & dogs through rescue, spay/neuter & education programs.  Each year thousands of animals are abandoned throughout Northern California & must be euthanized due to lack of shelter space from pet overpopulation. With a very small but incredibly hardworking staff & an army of volunteers, they do everything from soup to nuts, from the shelter rescues & picking up abandoned animals on the street, to finding & coordinating care with foster parents, to screening & follow-up with their adoptive parents, to organizing mobile adoptions, fundraising events & education programs in the community, to maintaining a pet survivor program. These animals provide such wonderful companionship, giggles & love to us, & they can’t speak for themselves when they need help. I’ve got two fabulous rescue cats at home, & this wonderful rescue group gives me a chance to help find good homes for all the cats & dogs I can’t adopt myself!

Shelly Demerle

Trader, Boston Office

I volunteer for Boston Pride. Working with the gay community all year to pull together a day to be out and counted is important to me. It helps me give back while being proud of who I am.

Their website is http://www.bostonpride.org/. Here is a brief description:

“For over 32 years Boston Pride has served as a means for showcasing the diversity and visibility of Boston’s Gay Community. Boston Gay Pride has given our Community an opportunity to comment on important issues with regards to social and political concerns of the times.”

Andrea Dixon

Portfolio Associate, Durham

I volunteer as a Parent Supporter for Welcome Baby.

Welcome Baby provides parenting education and support to families with young children. Their services are available for free to all Durham County, NC residents with newborns and children to age 5. Welcome Baby strives to answer the many child development and infant care questions parents have during their children’s first years. They distribute developmental guides, offer telephone support to parents of newborns, have a discussion group for parents of newborns, maintain a lending library of books and videos, and their staff is available to discuss individual parenting concerns.

Parent Supporters make weekly calls to families who have requested this peer support. They provide a listening ear and information on local resources to families.

Stephanie Leighton, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Boston

Stephanie LeightonI volunteer as a tutor for adult students learning English through UCAN (Unity Church UU Aiding Neighbors) which is located in North Easton MA. I assist the teachers by helping the students practice their English lessons each week. Students come from all over the world, including Cape Verde, Bulgaria, Italy, and China. All classes and tutoring is free for our students. The program is funded through grants and donations. There is over a 1000 person waiting list for these services in the greater Brockton MA area. Each semester we assist approximately 25 students.

Adam Seitchik, CFA

Porfolio Manager, Boston

Adam SeitchikI am a Trustee of the Hyams Foundation. I  serve on both the Investment/Finance Committee and also the Ad Hoc Committee on Mission Related Investing.

The mission of the Hyams Foundation is “to increase economic and social justice and power within low-income communities in Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts.” The Foundation’s current grantmaking guidelines build on its past experience and expertise while bringing greater focus to its funding strategies. The guidelines also draw together the Foundation’s work in a more comprehensive way by focusing on the following four community priorities or outcomes:

The Foundation also will continue to promote organizational diversity throughout all of its grantmaking areas. The Foundation believes that well-functioning organizations that also have diverse boards and staff are more effective in serving and empowering Boston and Chelsea’s diverse communities. It also believes that identifying issues of racial/ethnic discrimination and disadvantage, and drawing increased attention to them, will increase the extent to which they are addressed by public officials, private funders and other decision-makers. The Foundation will continue to utilize board and staff diversity as an important funding criterion and will look for other opportunities to promote diversity within the broader community.

More…

Below is a list of other organizations at which our employees volunteer their time:

Ceres

(Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies)
“Today, it is often difficult for corporations, activists and socially responsible investors to have honest, meaningful dialogue on corporations’ environmental and social practices. Ceres provides an innovative forum for this kind of exchange and a unique opportunity for real accountability and real results.”
Joan Bavaria, President, Trillium Asset Management Corporation

Earthjustice

A non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting natural resources and wildlife and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.

Lighthawk

An environmental aviation organization. “We are an unusual hybrid: our mission is environmental but our method is aviation. In particular, we are a volunteer-based aviation organization with more than 100 current volunteer pilots who donate time, expertise, and the use of their aircraft.”

Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE)

A group dedicated to addressing environmental issues through active programs and educational information. Their goal is to assure that Salem (MA) is a healthy and prosperous place to live.

Verite

An independent, non-profit social auditing and research organization with the mission of ensuring that people worldwide work under safe, fair and legal working conditions.

The Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow

A coalition of citizens, scientists, health professionals, workers, and educators seeking preventive action on toxic hazards.

Shareholder Action Network

Serves as a clearinghouse of information and analysis to the socially responsible investing community on shareholder advocacy.

Fund for Idaho

A new grant-making foundation conceived with the intention of helping to build a more civil, just and sustainable Idaho.

Boise Sunrise Rotary Club

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs.

ACLU of Idaho

The ACLU of Idaho serves as a defender of civil rights in Idaho.


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