Providence, RI – The major office move from LaSalle Square and 1 Empire Street by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) can boast a very happy side effect: support for 42 non-profit organizations.
After significant advance planning, the move team hit the ground running, spurred by a BCBSRI “community call” to charities they had served in the past.
The move team, led by Walsh Movers, knocked down 1,000 cubicles in record time in order to meet the aggressive schedule. Leading charitable distribution was greenGoat, itself a 501(c)3 and a WBE as well.
BCBSRI helped the team prioritize charities that fell in well with their overall mission – addressing health care needs and helping families stay focused on getting (and staying) well.
The project team had double the orders than they had inventory. They found recipients and distributed all furniture in just over two months. The project entails distribution of unneeded office furniture to local non-profits. The team began by taking a detailed inventory of the available assets. Once complete, communications went to BCBS’s charity list, and the deluge of wish lists went into in full swing. Once the initial requests were organized into lists, greenGoat began leading tours of the LaSalle Square building so that prospective recipients could see “the goods”. Within two weeks, over 100 had perused the floors of the building, making out their orders and waiting for their gift to arrive.
