I've been with a phone company known as Working Assets for about 10 years now. I love them and I want to praise them. Working Assets is a phone company with progressive values. Back in 2000, when many companies were still on the fence about same-sex domestic partner benefits, Working Assets was fully committed to the practice. Fast forward to this past year: Working Assets donated over two million dollars to progressive charities.
It boils down to this: I love the fact that my phone company takes an active role in fighting for what I believe in. Unlike AT&T and Verizon, Working Assets does not donate money to politicians who are pro-war, anti-environment, anti-pro-choice, anti-universal health care. Working Assets prints their bills on recycled paper using soy-based ink. Yes.
Some details about the structure: Working Assets does long distance, but the mobile phone service part of its business is known as CREDO. There's also a credit card arm, and there's an arm known as the action network (a blog, facebook page, etc.).
Some details about the charitable giving: In addition to the money regularly donated by this corporation, whenever one pays a bill from Working Asetts or CREDO he or she can choose to round-up the payment to the nearest dollar, five-dollar, or ten dollar mark. That portion will be donated to a charity pool. At the end of the year, all working Assets customers vote on where the money in that pool goes. It's fun.
It feels good to crow about this company. Working Assets is not afraid to inform, write letters, and organize petition drives. The company has a commitment to democracy that's invigorating. If corporations have even more power these days, this is a corporation using its power for good causes. This is a corporation I can do business with.
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