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Providing a culture for our employees that is in alignment with our values is critical for Cone. “Hours for Good” is Cone’s active commitment to strengthen our communities and enhance the capacity of nonprofit organizations to achieve their social missions. Through “Hours for Good,” Cone employees apply their expertise and lend resources to our communities in the following ways:
- Hour Time – Each Cone employee is encouraged to spend up to four hours a month volunteering for a personal project on company time.
- Hour Teams in Action – Cone regularly undertakes a company-wide community service project to meet a local need.
- Hour Goods – On a regular basis, Cone collects office supplies and surplus products for donations to various nonprofits.
Employee Spotlight
Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) company founded by Cone Account Supervisor Audrey Lynn Sylvia, as well as Barbara DiGirolamo, Mikey DiLoreto, Stacy Fox, Lesley Anne Moreau. HMT’s inaugural production, The Gingerbread Lady, by Neil Simon, was directed by Mikey DiLoreto and recently performed at The Factory Theatre in Boston’s South End.
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Each Wednesday night, Senior Account Executive Emily Nichols leads a group of volunteers in teaching an evening of English classes. The students range from those who have arrived in the U.S. as recently as the previous day to some who have lived in the States for more than 20 years. The classes take place at the Fresh Pond Apartments in North Cambridge.
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At Cone, account teams spend a lot of time developing environmentally responsible strategies and initiatives for their clients, but last April, Cone employees rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty to celebrate Earth Day. Under the instruction of Earthworks, “a community-based non-profit organization committed to planting a healthier and more sustainable Boston,” several staff fertilized and prepared soil at a Cooper Community Gardens site.