Charitable Donations & Initiatives
Nationwide
California
- $50K to support Asian Business Association of San Diego
- $75K to support small businesses in San Francisco’s Chinatown district
- $7,500 to support the California Restaurant Association
- Supported California Small Businesses Through the Donate4Sacramento Small Business Fund
Connecticut
- Organized virtual meeting between the Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development, key legislators, the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, CT Retail Merchants Association and small businesses to share resources to support the first phase of reopening in Connecticut.
- Participated in Stamford Innovation Week, a virtual conference held in September.
Florida
- AT&T donated $100K to Prospera to help Hispanic-owned businesses in South Florida to help local entrepreneurs strengthen their small businesses.
Maine
New Jersey
New York
- Supported Jeffery Wright’s Brooklyn for Life organization donation to small restaurants in New York City to keep afloat. AT&T also donated wireless devices and 4 months of free connectivity to the regional foodbank in Western New York to help them as they expanded their operations to keep up with the increase of food insecurity due to COVID.
Pennsylvania
Texas
- Provided contribution to the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council for eligible minority/women owned businesses to defray certification and re-certification cost.
- Aligned with Believe Houston, non-profit organization: Bridging the Digital Divide establishes/supports the creation of computer labs in underserved apartment complex gathering areas/community rooms to provide internet access for opportunity youth and their continued learning.
WarnerMedia Support
- WarnerMedia’s “2 Broke Girls” “Open for Good” Sweepstakes -“Watch and win” sweepstakes runs from 10/12-11/6 during episodes of “2 Broke Girls” and benefits the James Beard Foundation’s Open For Good Campaign, a philanthropic initiative helping independent restaurants.
- DC Comics donated $250K to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC) to provide support for comic book retailers and their employees during this time of hardship and beyond.
- WarnerMedia supported community organizations who lifted up members of the entertainment and the arts communities impacted by economic realities during this crisis.
- $2M+ committed to community organizations, including:
- Motion Picture Television Fund
- Actor’s Fund
- ArtsFund COVID-19 Arts Emergency Relief Fund
- AFC Emergency Assistance Fund
- Film and TV Charity COVID-19 Film and TV Relief Fund
- Fondation des Artistes
- $2M+ committed to community organizations, including:
- Known for its successful online show “Family Style,” Warner Bros.’ Stage 13 created a campaign to support Asian restaurants during the pandemic.
360 Approach
- Crafted external messaging, educational opportunities, and influencer-driven social events
- Resources:
- Launched Small Business Prepared business continuity landing page
- 15 complimentary virtual classes
- Published 5 blogs with technology advice
- Issued a free 5-part Social Media Playbook, including a video series in partnership with Cheddar
- Events and Webinars:
- Virtual Small Business Expo (hosted by Small Business Expo , AT&T Business is the Presenting sponsor)
- In an effort to reach out to our small business customers, AT&T Business worked with SBE as the presenting sponsor of 4 Virtual Small Business Expo events from June – November.
- Barbara Corcoran webinar series (presented by AT&T Business)
- Business Unusual: Smart Advice for Small Business 12-part webinar series with Barbara Corcoran, presented by AT&T Business
- Webinar series aims to share expertise and experience from successful business leaders to help small business recover in a post-pandemic environment.
- Virtual Viewpoints Webinars (hosted by AT&T Business)
- 4 small business-related webinars in May and June.
- Webinars: Adapting to the new normal – what to do next?, Work From Home without missing a beat, How manufacturing businesses can grow and adapt in a 5G World, How Technology can help businesses stay agile
- Philanthropic Small Business Event with Superfly
- Small Business Live in June, a livestream philanthropic music experience produced by Superfly to support minority-owned small businesses raised nearly $1M for the Accion Opportunity Fund. $5K grants distributed to 102 small businesses.
- Virtual Small Business Expo (hosted by Small Business Expo , AT&T Business is the Presenting sponsor)
- Resources:
Relief & Offers
- Created a comprehensive COVID-19 resource website — learn more here.
- AT&T joined the ‘Stand for Small’ coalition or more than 40 companies established by American to provide millions of U.S. small businesses access to services, offers, tools and expertise, and more.
- No service terminations or late payment fees of of any wireless, home phone broadband, or video customer because of their inability to pay bills due to COVID-19 disruptions. (ended on June 30, 2020)
- No-cost 90-day licenses of WebEx video meeting service, free call forwarding from office to home with AT&T IP Flexible Reach, and highly secure connectivity through solutions. (ended on (May 31, 2020)
- Kept AT&T’s public Wi-Fi hotspots open.
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