Hilary Smith’s Post

Here you can make a difference. NBCUnites, our social impact initiative, leverages two of our greatest strengths—our people and our storytelling platforms—to advance equity and opportunity in our communities. Last month, colleagues across the company gave back in meaningful ways. 💜 In partnership with Story Pirates Changemakers, DreamWorks Animation colleagues helped amplify the reach of stories crafted by kids from under-resourced communities by creating animated versions of their stories. 💜 Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC students heard from NBCU employees about their early career experiences in Talent Branding, CSR, and the Page Program. Students also had the chance to ask the panelists questions, centering on college advice and guidance. 💜 In partnership with the NBCU Talent Lab, NBCUnites hosted SERVEtogether, a learning and development experience for 35 employees who represent NBCUniversal on nonprofit boards. Combined, this group has completed more than 3,000 hours of service work for their respective organizations. 💜 Through NBCU’s Creative Impact Lab, Venice Arts helped shine a light on the positive impact of the Challenged Athletes Foundation through a newly created PSA, which invites viewers to witness Derek Loccident’s inspiring journey and be part of a celebration of determination, hope, and triumph over adversity. 💜 In partnership with WIN, over 30 employees from the Content Distribution teams in Los Angeles, New York and New Jersey packed kits for individuals and families struggling with poverty in New York City. NBCUnites is making positive changes all year long. Visit https://bit.ly/3RdFBbb to learn more. #NBCUHereYouCan #NBCUnites #GivingBack #Volunteering #SocialImpact

In recent years we have embarked on a groundbreaking journey with NBCUniversal as part of their Creative Impact Lab. This is by far the most INNOVATIVE and IMPACTFUL way I've ever seen a corporation give back! NBC's model is three-fold: 1) it provides paid work experience to RE:IMAGINE apprentices and other media-production ngos nationally 2) it provides high-quality marketing content for NGOs in Comcast and NBCUniversal's grant portfolio, supporting local CBOs with content needed for fundraising and to get the word out, 3) it engages NBCU team members as volunteers in a meaningful way! To date, we've produced six major projects with the team, supporting three NGOs nationally: Village Microfund, The Cxmmunity Foundation, and Minds Matter NYC. Check out the latest video we produced as part of NBCU's Creative Impact Lab. We have worked with so many incredible NBCU team members with decades of production experience as mentors along the way like Seth Freeman, Mimi Belt, Jonathan Small, Cassandra C. (thank you so much!!). We're grateful for the leadership at NBCU Hilary Smith, Jessica Clancy, and Kristen Johnson for making this possible for RE:IMAGINE and countless NGOs across the country who are training up representative storytellers and supporting content that really makes a difference. #partners #corporatesocialresponsibility #csr #csrthatworks #communityinvestment #comcast #Reimagine #NBCUniversal #CreativeImpactLab #VillageMicroFund #BlackEntrepreneurs #apprenticeship #employmentsocialenterprise #RepresentationMatters 📸 Photo credit: RE:IMAGINE apprentice Shane Hall REIMAGINE ATL-based Crew for VMF production: Reeyana Sehgeh Ebony Blanding TyKaia Riley Jalen Parham @brandon Laila Harrison Connor Pannell Ryshad Pitts Lewis (Allen) Linsey Amelia Evasic Jeshua Williams Alliyah Jeter Salomé Castro Email [email protected] or visit reimagineatl.com for more information