In August 2024, I had the privilege of serving as a panelist at the Grants Professional Association Regional Conference. During the session, I shared insights on what companies, foundations, and family offices prioritize when evaluating sponsorship and grant requests. Drawing from my extensive experience in corporate philanthropy and community engagement, I offered practical advice on…
This past June, I was interviewed by Voyage MIA for the “Inspiring Conversations” series to talk more about the company, how I started it, the challenges we’ve faced and even included some fun facts about myself. https://voyagemia.com/interview/inspiring-conversations-with-kelly-alvarez-vitale-of-strategic-philanthropy-inc/
Keith Costello, President of Locality Bank and the Making Bank Podcast, recently invited me to discuss my upbringing and how I became an entrepreneur. We talked about the challenges and constant evolution of being a business owner and how philanthropy can be used as a business strategy. The episode is…
Recently I was on a panel called “Planning to Thrive: Strategies for Prioritizing CSR in Q3 and Q4” hosted by NXUnite. I was thrilled to have an opportunity to speak to the work of Strategic Philanthropy and my experience in the industry. Check out the recording! https://app.livestorm.co/nxunite/planning-to-thrive-strategies-for-prioritizing-csr-in-q3-and-q4/live?s=74e470a9-ad2a-45a2-b0f1-801796b67fc0#/chat About NXUnite NXUnite…
Jake Allen with the Podcast, Lesson with Leaders, recently had the opportunity to sit down with me to discuss my upbringing, the initial stages of founding my own business and the unique value that my company provides. Here’s what he said: It was interesting to hear how Kelly created her own company…
Meet Kelly Alvarez Vitale CanvasRebel Magazine reached out to interview me on lessons I’ve learned being a business owner. One of the questions I found interesting was what lessons my parents had taught me that help shaped me and my career (among many other personal questions). As a mom…
As a Type A-er, I often got exasperated pursuing “perfection” for the company. Then I had to make peace. If you’re thinking about starting a business or side hustle (do it!) check out this interview I did with the Sticky Brand Lab. I didn’t go to business school, I…
Confession. I’m late to the game on podcasts. It could be that raising a 4 year and growing a business had something to do with it. Nonetheless, I was invited to be a guest on the Sticky Brand Lab to share how I was able to get a single client when…
Learn what drove Kelly Alvarez Vitale to jump ship from the traditional 8-hour-a-day business model and found Strategic Philanthropy, Inc. on Episode 10, the first of our Mom Boss series. Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts, including Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/…/sticky-brand…/id1539289210
I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Junior Achievement (JA) of South Florida for their Recipe for Success series. Thank you to good friend and CEO, Laurie Sallarulo for the opportunity! https://youtu.be/MMtZyTJ-DYI
We had the good fortune of connecting with Kelly Alvarez Vitale and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi Kelly Alvarez, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business? I have three distinct memories that helped inspire me to start my own company. 1) Never…
Community Champion and Founder of Strategic Philanthropy, Kelly Alvarez Vitale, Shares How Doing Good Can Help Companies Do Well “Let me be clear, getting business cannot be the only reason why you join a board – people will see right through it. However, if you “do good,” we believe that you…
In 2013 corporate philanthropy accounted for five percent (or $16.76 billion) of the total giving in the U.S. While corporate giants account for millions in giving, the vast majority of the U.S. is made up of small businesses, those with less than 500 employees that also generously give. More importantly,…
You will find there are two types of people when it comes to holiday shopping – the Traditionalist and the Techy. The Traditionalist lives for Black Friday, and may even sneak out of Thanksgiving dinner a few hours early to snag a great deal. The Techy makes it through the…
Water. We drink it, shower with it, use it to keep our lawns green and often times waste it. According to Visualizing.org, “if everyone in the world used as much water as the average American, the planet would run out of clean water within eight years.” Since 1950 there has…
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