Earth Day 2008
Get Your Freak on With Walsh Bishop’s LEAP Task Team for Earth Day 2008.
On April 19, 2008 Walsh Bishop will be participating in the Minneapolis Earth Day Watershed Clean-up at
A little bit about the task team, Walsh Bishop’s LEAP (Leaders in Environmental Awareness and Protection) Task Team provides design solutions for current and future environmental issues by raising sustainability awareness throughout Walsh Bishop; maintaining an accessible “green” knowledge base and methodology for everyday implementation; and increasing firm efficiency through avocation of sustainable operational decisions.
WBA’s ESOP Fosters Ownership
On January 1, 2008 Walsh Bishop Associates became a 100% employee-owned organization by incorporating an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Unlike other employee benefit plans, which typically diversify their holdings by investing in a variety of assets, Walsh Bishop’s ESOP will, by law and design, invest in the stock of the company, thereby making employees beneficial owners of the company at which they work. Not only does this plan provide our employees with an additional retirement benefit, but it encourages a culture of ownership that has far-reaching implications for our work and clients. Walsh Bishop’s success depends directly on the teamwork and positive attitudes of all of us at every level of job responsibility. Simply put, when we do well for our clients, we do well for ourselves!
Our United Way Campaign
Through what has become an annual tradition at Walsh Bishop, we have raised over $200,000 for the United Way. We do this with a huge silent auction (with a lot of great stuff donated by our clients like snow blowers and trips to the Caymen Islands), a Foos Ball tournament, and about a hundred other ways to contribute. Not only is that just cool, but we think it’s a win-win situation. The United Way and their clients benefit from our support, while our employees enjoy making a positive impact on the community and are able to have a great time doing it! The enthusiasm generated through our United Way Campaign brings benefits that are far reaching both internally and in the community, and has become a favorite anticipated event at Walsh Bishop each year.
