Giving Back - Ironworks Consulting

Making a difference where we live and work has always been an important element of our company culture. One of the best ways we can think of to give back to our community is to support organizations that help others in need and improve our community. Ironworks and our employees are proud sponsors and participants in the following groups.

Freedom House

Freedom House is a non-profit organization that provides services to Richmond's homeless through meals, transitional shelter, medical respite, substance abuse counseling and case management. Their mission is to embrace those in crisis and welcome them into a stable environment where self-sufficiency and independence may be achieved. Ironworks employees help out by serving meals to the homeless and participating in company-held supply drives throughout the year.

www.freedomhouserichmond.org

Hilliard House

Hilliard House is a transitional facility for homeless women with children. This is the first facility in the Metro Area which offers shelter for women who have children up to the age of 18. The agency works with other homeless service providers and social service agencies that offer families the services and support needed to take the first steps toward a new beginning. Ironworks is currently working pro bono on redesigning and building their new web site.

www.hilliardhouse.org

American Cancer Society

Ironworks employees participate in two ACS events: Relay for Life, an overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of the American Cancer Society and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, a non-competitive walk designed to raise awareness, foster camaraderie, and raise funds for breast cancer research, patient services, education, and advocacy.

www.cancer.org

Partnership for the Future

PFF is an organization created by Alan Kirshner, CEO of Markel Corporation, and other business leaders in Richmond, VA to provide Richmond youth a chance to gain exposure to new environments, to experience the benefits of the private enterprise system, to save for college and to access relationships and opportunities previously closed to them. Ironworks currently employs a PFF youth-participant whose career aspiration is to be an application developer.

www.partnershipforthefuture.org

Richmond Sports Backers

The Richmond Sports Backers, founded in 1991, is the Richmond area’s principal non-profit sports advocate. Their mission is to drive economic development by hosting significant sporting events and improving related athletic facilities. Working on behalf of Sport Backers, Ironworks wrote and donated the web application that provides photos and real-time results on the SunTrust Richmond Marathon.

www.sportsbackers.org

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

VMFA is the nation’s oldest and largest statewide art system. The Museum houses a collection of world art ranging from antiquities to the latest in contemporary art. Ironworks’ COO, Will Loving, member of the VMFA Foundation Board of Directors and former Chairman of the VMFA Business Council says it best: “As an active member of the VMFA Foundation Board of Directors, I’m fortunate to work with local business leaders who share the conviction that the Museum is an important asset of the State of Virginia, as well as a center for creative energy and inspiration. As COO of a Richmond-based company that provides consulting services to a variety of industries nationwide, I appreciate the fact that the arts stimulate ideas and fresh perspectives that can be applied in the workplace."