Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations in U.S. and UK
March 21 2018 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Annual pro bono volunteer program has delivered 81,000 service
hours valued at over $12.4M to 117 nonprofits since 2009
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) today announced the launch of the 10th
annual U.S. Strategy Challenge, the Firm’s signature skills-based
pro bono volunteer program. The Strategy Challenge is in its fifth
year in London. Over the next 10 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 know our best asset is our employees’
ability to deliver innovative solutions and are committed to
applying their advice to help our non-profit partners amplify their
impact on the communities they serve,” said Joan Steinberg, Global
Head of Philanthropy. “We are excited to celebrate the milestone of
our 10th annual Strategy Challenge showcasing employees’ continuing
commitment to leveraging their skills and expertise to better the
communities where they live and work.”
The 14 nonprofit organizations taking part in this year’s Morgan
Stanley Strategy Challenge are:
New York:
- BronxConnect – BronxConnect's mission
is to renew the mindset of the urban youth, empowering them to
transform their communities from within and stay out of jail for
life.
- New York Council on Adoptable Children
(COAC) – COAC proactively identifies, develops, recruits,
stabilizes and strengthens family systems to provide permanent,
loving and nurturing homes to children.
- Education Through Music (ETM) –
Education Through Music (ETM®) partners with inner-city schools to
provide music as a core subject for all children and utilizes music
education as a catalyst to improve academic achievement, motivation
for school and self-confidence.
- Eva’s Village – The mission of Eva’s
Village is to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, treat the
addicted and provide medical care to those in need.
- New Alternatives for Children (NAC) –
NAC provides comprehensive healthcare and social services to
children living in poverty who have special medical and behavioral
needs.
- Per Scholas – Per Scholas opens doors
to technology careers for individuals from often overlooked
communities.
- Roots & Wings (R&W) – The
mission of Roots & Wings is to provide young adults who age out
of the New Jersey foster care system with safe housing, educational
support, case management, counseling, and life skills in order to
empower motivated individuals toward self-sufficiency.
- Save the Children – In the U.S. and
around the world, Save the Children gives children a healthy start
in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.
- YMCA of Greater New York – YMCA of
Greater New York is a community service organization with three
core goals: empowering youth, improving health and strengthening
community for all New Yorkers.
London:
“The Strategy Challenge has helped to evolve and expand Morgan
Stanley’s charitable initiatives, going beyond traditional
fundraising and providing charities with our business skills,
knowledge and expertise to help them achieve their goals,” said
Robert Rooney, CEO of Morgan Stanley International. “2018 brings a
raft of issues for our new charity partners, and Morgan Stanley is
excited to once again work with them to solve these challenges and
ensure their valuable time is spent not on overcoming obstacles but
breaking new ground.”
- Access Sport – Access Sport uses the
power of sport to enhance the life prospects of disadvantaged and
disabled young people living in deprived inner city areas of
England. They provide intensive support and training for
inspirational coaches, volunteers and young leaders, empowering
them to build thriving and connected community sports clubs.
- Mencap – Mencap work toward a world
where people with learning disabilities are valued equally,
listened to and included. This is achieved by changing
attitudes, providing services and influencing those who support
their vision.
- Shelter – Shelter helps millions of
people in the UK every year struggling with bad housing or
homelessness by providing advice, support and legal services. And
Shelter campaigns to ensure that, one day, ‘no one will have to
turn to us for help’.
- Teens and Toddlers – Teens and Toddlers
believe no child should be prevented from achieving their
potential. Since 2001, their award winning 18 week core programme
has helped to inspire 10,995 disengaged and disadvantaged young
people by giving them the essential life-skills and self-belief
they need to succeed at school and in life.
- The Children’s Society – The Children’s
Society has been supporting young people since 1881, working to
ensure they are heard in their situation and are paired with a
trusted adult as they believe no child should feel alone. They
currently offer a range of programmes as well as campaigning to
create change at a local and national level.
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 81,000 service hours
providing tailored recommendations to 117 nonprofits, helping
charities drive their missions to scale through 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 landing page and via
#StrategyChallenge.
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