Make a Global Impact

Be The Good was born out of this passion. In the years since we launched this initiative, we’ve loved sending people around the globe to enact change and impact the world.

The details: We fund around five trips per year, with the typical scholarship ranging from $1,500 to $2,000. Our recipients have been to places like Slovenia, the Dominican Republic, Ireland and Kenya, where they’ve renovated community centers and helped kids battling addiction get off the streets.

If you or someone you know is planning a service trip*, apply for funding here.

We also encourage our staff members to take part in Be The Good. Each staff member gets up to five days off for a Be The Good trip without it counting against PTO. If they choose to travel, they will also receive a grant to cover expenses.

There’s a purpose beyond the profits. Service work changes you. And it changes the world.

 

 

*REED characterizes a service trip as a purpose-driven experience that allows you to serve others in an impactful way. Be The Good is unable to fund trips focused on religious ministry.

Be The Good: Sanjna Das

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REED’s Be The Good program recently funded Sanjna Das’ work in the Dominican Republic with UT Health San Antonio’s Project Hispaniola in collaboration with Buen Samaritano. There, she focused her time on providing care to the bateyes—impoverished communities where Haitian migrant workers have limited access to healthcare resources—through researching gaps in maternal health care and…
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Be The Good: Jarrett Jackson

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REED’s Be The Good program recently funded Vanderbilt medical resident Jarrett M. Jackson’s work in Guatemala with Medical Missions for Children. There, he focused his time on providing critical surgical care to children in the region, specifically focusing on cleft lip/palate and microtia repairs. The team emphasized education and collaboration with local healthcare professionals, ensuring…
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Be The Good: Tiffany Buchen

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REED’s Be The Good program recently funded team member Tiffany Buchen’s work in Trinidad and Tobago. There, she focused her time on teaching, coaching and mentoring local students in a variety of sports, games and skills. Excited to help students improve their physical health and well-being, grow stronger community ties and improve their overall quality…
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Be The Good: Alejandro Martinez de Alva

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REED’s Be The Good program recently funded Alejandro Martinez de Alva’s work in Peru with Projects Abroad, an organization that offers a host of service-centered trips around the world. Alejandro’s time in Peru was focused on collecting data and assisting with animal release and breeding programs and a sustainable pilot farm in the Amazon. Read…
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Be The Good: Hollyn Lentz

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Be The Good recently helped fund Hollyn Lentz’s year-long service trip to Thailand. With the support of Autism Career Training, Hollyn passionately advocates for quality, individualized education for all children as a direct aide to a student with special needs at one of the International Schools. She shared the following insights from her time abroad….
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From the desk of ‘REED Goes Green’

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It’s been a while since we’ve shared an update on REED’s sustainability journey, so let’s catch up on what we’ve been up to lately in the REED office! If you’d like to read about our sustainability initiatives from last spring, you can check them out here. Through our partnership with Urban Green Lab (UGL), we achieved certified Silver status for…
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The Power of Giving Back: Why Businesses Should Invest in Local Communities

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In today’s interconnected world, businesses have an extraordinary opportunity – and responsibility – to profoundly influence the communities they serve. Beyond making profits and providing employment, companies can be crucial in nurturing a thriving, dynamic local community. Engaging in philanthropy and forming partnerships within the community benefits the area and can bring numerous advantages to…
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Be The Good: Sireen Momani

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REED’s Be The Good program provided funding for Sireen Momani’s recent service trip to Malawi. She provided various medical services at the country’s only tertiary care emergency department. This trip was organized by Prisma Health Emergency Medicine Residency, South Carolina’s largest private, non-profit healthcare system, to bring medical residents and life-changing medical techniques to underserved…
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Be The Good: Shreyansh Agiwal

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REED’s Be The Good program provided funding for Shreyansh Agiwal’s recent service trip to Guatemala. He spent his time as part of a team that provided a variety of essential healthcare services and installed stoves in areas of need. This trip was organized by Michigan HELPS, a Michigan-based medical and dental team working in partnership…
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Be The Good: Megan Mormile

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REED’s Be The Good recently supported Megan Mormile’s work in Peru with International Medical Relief, an organization that provides access to public health education and medical services to underserved and vulnerable communities globally. Her time in Peru was spent bringing healthcare access to a community in need through medical and dental care. Read more about…
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Are you ready to Be The Good?

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Passionate about making a global impact, REED supports this desire in others by sending several individuals on service trips each year – across the globe and in our backyard. Are you planning to embark on a service trip* of your own this year? Good news! We’re looking to continue supporting world-changers by funding crucial service…
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Be The Good: Hollyn Lentz

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Be The Good recently helped fund Hollyn Lentz’s service trip to Thailand. With the support of Autism Career Training, Hollyn is passionately advocating for quality, individualized education for all children as a direct aide to a student with special needs at one of the International Schools. She shared the following insights from her time abroad so…
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Be The Good: Priscilla Newman

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REED’s Be The Good program provided funding for Priscilla Newman’s recent service trip to Lima, Peru. She spent her time as part of a medical team that conducted important cleft palate and lip revision surgeries for children in need of medical care. This trip was organized by Healing The Children, which partners with American doctors…
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REED is now a Silver Certified Urban Green Lab

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We are excited to announce that REED is now a Certified Urban Green Lab at the Silver Level! Through Urban Green Lab‘s program to teach communities about making sustainable choices, our Be The Good team implemented changes and improvements to REED’s sustainability practices. Through our efforts, Urban Green Lab officially recognizes REED as a company…
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Be The Good: Olivia Flint

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We’re excited to share that Be The Good recently aided in funding a service trip to Uganda. Olivia Flint, the recipient, spent her time in the region establishing schools, clean water wells and healthcare clinics and serving meals to locals. All of this was made possible through Conduit Mission, an organization that exists to equip…
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Be The Good: Troy Sanders

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Be The Good is back and better than ever! We recently donated funds to Troy Sanders, a fourth-year medical student at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, who visited Kenya to give back to those in need. He traveled with Rad-Aid International, whose mission is to improve and optimize access to medical imaging and…
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Introducing REED Goes GREEN

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The climate is changing, and so is public opinion. As the effects of climate change become more prevalent through severe weather events, stakeholders and employees are calling on companies to put their money where their mouth is in terms of sustainability. As we help companies navigate those business changes, we are excited to highlight our…
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Connecting Profit with Purpose

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Boosting business by doing good sounds like a no-brainer, right? In the past few years, businesses have been raising the bar to not only “do good in the world” but to find opportunities to give back to causes that resonate with them. This is best exemplified during the holiday season. The end of the year…
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Thanks for helping us Be The Good

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As we reflect on this past year, thankful feels like an understatement. At REED, we are thankful for our supportive team that challenges and encourages each other to grow every day. We are thankful for our clients, who trust us to grow their brands on a local, regional and national level. And we are especially thankful that because of these clients, we can make…
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A Letter from Lauren

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As a public relations agency with a focus on cause marketing, we help our clients make an impact in their communities. But why did we come to work each day? What was our core purpose? We spent hours trying to figure it out as a team until one night it just clicked. We want to…
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