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The change challenge ended
up raising around $4,500
$4,500-
-
more than any other event
during the two weeks
Left: Partner Brian Utoft receives a hand-delivered
compliment card. Above: Partner Kelsey Brown and Shellie
Mathews, senior project coordinator, fill their team's jar
during the event's change challenge.
by putting paper money into those teams' jars. The challenge
ignited a competitive spark in VAA staffers, who by the end of
the two weeks were shoving $100 bills into other teams' jars,
hoping to take the top prize of a team outing to a Minnesota
Twins game.
The change challenge ended up raising around $4,500-more
than any other event during the two weeks.
"I went to the bank three times in two days to get rolls of
quarters," Koehnen says. "There was a deadline, 3 p.m. on a
Thursday. And at 2:59, one employee came and put $1,000 in
quarters in their jar, and they won it all. People were high-fiving
and laughing. In the whole year, I cannot think of another
moment where we have had that much excitement, watching the
clock and counting down."
COMPANY CULTURE AND COMMUNITY IMPACT
The two-week focus on two local charities-rather than a
broader, longer-lasting campaign-helps employees see the
impact of their efforts, and ultimately motivates them to donate
more money, according to Koehnen.
"I give $1 to Interfaith Outreach &
Community Partners, and they can turn it
into $7 worth of food that you can buy at a
grocery store," he says. "Those are the stories
we tell to help people understand why we
should donate. If we spread the Community Caring Campaign
out and had an event here and an event there and a thing there,
I do not think we would generate as much money. We certainly
would not have that enthusiasm."
Jill Kohler, donor engagement manager at Interfaith
Outreach & Community Partners, says that VAA has been an
"unbelievable" partner, and the donations resulting from the
Community Caring Campaign make the company one of the
nonprofit's biggest donors.
"Rental assistance that keeps a family in their home for a
month costs about $900," Kohler says. "There are 25 families
right here in our own community who would be homeless today
if not for VAA's support this year."
Each year, representatives from Interfaith Outreach &
Community Partners and Second Harvest Heartland attend a
VAA companywide meeting to share information about their
work. Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners helps around
2,000 low-income individuals and families in Twin Cities'
suburbs with resources such as housing, food, employment, and
transportation.
"It is important for me to work for a company that takes
initiative and makes giving back a priority."
JAMES SNYDER
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
VAA
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Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020
Contents
FROM ACEC TO YOU
MARKET WATCH
ACEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
THE PRIVATE SIDE
PROMOTING A MORE DIVERSE INDUSTRY
COVID-19 ESSENTIAL SERVICES
EXAMINING THE POST-COVID-19 WORKPLACE
ACEC HOLDS VIRTUAL BOARD MEETING
2020 NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK
REBOOTING CAREERS
SURVEYING & GIS INNOVATIONS
PHILANTHROPIC FUN
MEMBER ORGANIZATION PROFILE: ACEC/NC
ACEC/PAC NOTCHES ANOTHER RECORD YEAR
IN THE NEWS
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
BUSINESS INSIGHTS
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - Intro
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - Cover2
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - Contents
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 2
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 3
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - FROM ACEC TO YOU
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 5
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - MARKET WATCH
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 7
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - ACEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 9
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 11
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - THE PRIVATE SIDE
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 13
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - PROMOTING A MORE DIVERSE INDUSTRY
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 15
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 16
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 17
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - COVID-19 ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 19
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 20
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 21
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - EXAMINING THE POST-COVID-19 WORKPLACE
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Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 25
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - ACEC HOLDS VIRTUAL BOARD MEETING
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 27
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 2020 NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 29
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - REBOOTING CAREERS
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Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - SURVEYING & GIS INNOVATIONS
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Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - PHILANTHROPIC FUN
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Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - MEMBER ORGANIZATION PROFILE: ACEC/NC
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Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - ACEC/PAC NOTCHES ANOTHER RECORD YEAR
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Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - IN THE NEWS
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Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - 55
Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
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Engineering Inc. - Spring 2020 - BUSINESS INSIGHTS
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