Case Studies
How Companies Have Used Our Social Impact Products
By Industry
Copia Group Chicago
Investors Meeting Gift
Who: Copia Group is a private investment firm providing capital solutions to lower middle market companies and driving social impact through the power of scalable businesses.
Need: Social Impact gifts for an investor’s event. They needed the gifts to be tech forward and to reflect the company’s work to support full inclusion and access to opportunity across communities.
Solution: Net Portfolios in Xsmall and Small for cords and other office supplies. Handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial net with Copia logo embroidered
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Aviation
Made in the US
United Airlines
Conference Attendees Welcome Gift
Who: United Airlines is a major U.S. airline headquartered in Chicago. It is the world's third-largest airline when measured by revenue. United operates a large domestic and international route network, with an extensive presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Need: Social impact welcome gifts for a Cooperate United conference. They wanted a gift made in Chicago with a give back component.
Solution: A 16oz bag of gourmet granola.
Impact: Made at a bakery in Chicago that provides homeless and at-risk youth with twelve weeks of paid, supportive employment.
Southwest Airlines
Employee Giveaway
Who: Southwest Airlines is Southwest is proud to offer one-of-akind value and hospitality at more than 120 airports across 11 countries.
Need: A socially responsible, celebratory giveaway for the internal launch of the winter edition of their “Tailwinds” magazine.
Solution: Custom candle in a silver 4oz s tin in the Breeze scent to celebrate “Tailwinds”
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Assisted Living
Brookdale Senior Living Solutions
Client Holiday Gift
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: Brookdale Senior Living Solutions is the largest owner and operator of senior living communities throughout the United States, operating over 1,100 senior living communities and retirement communities.
Need: A meaningful, lasting and social impact holiday gift for clients.
Solution: A custom bowl handmade from recycled bicycle tire spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
Automotive
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Giveaway and Company’s Customer e-Store
Who: Audi is German automobile manufacturer that designs, engineers, produces, markets and distributes luxury vehicles.
Need: A social impact item for a service shop giveaway and consumer e-store.
Solution: Two different bags - an Admin tote in orange, and a FAQ bag in teal. Both are handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial net. Audi selected the bags for their bright color options and ability to elegantly custom embroider, but especially for its social impact.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Made in the US
Subaru
Rewards for Ambassador Program
Who: Founded in 1968, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is the U.S. Sales and Marketing subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan and is responsible for the distribution, marketing, sales and service of Subaru vehicles in the United States.
Need: Unique social impact items for their Ambassador Program’s e-store. They wanted desirable items for Subaru devotees to purchase, but also wanted these items to reflect their commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Solution: Subaru selected our Trio Spa Set, which includes ribbons of glycerin bath melts, Pacific bath salts and soy candle, and an individual soy votive candle.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Automotive
Subaru
Unique Kitting and Packaging Solution
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: Founded in 1968, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is the U.S.
Sales and Marketing subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan and is responsible for the distribution, marketing, sales and service of Subaru vehicles in the United States.
Need: Subaru needed a social impact solution for kitting and packaging their re-useable straw set
Solution: A natural cotton handmade pouch with cinch top.
Impact: Provides women in New Delhi with training, financial stability, mandatory independent bank accounts (to ensure the women have control over their own finances), continued education, support in money management, and general health services.
Automotive
Subaru
Dealer e-Store
Made in the US
Sorry, Beverly not included
Who: Founded in 1968, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is the U.S. Sales and Marketing subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan and is responsible for the distribution, marketing, sales and service of Subaru vehicles in the United States.
Need: A fun and unique product with a social impact for Subaru’s dealer e-store. Purchased by dealers to give away when customers bring their dogs, or when they have dog-related community events (pet adoptions, etc.)
Solution: A reusable plastic container filled with all-natural chicken and cheddar dog treats.
Impact: The treats are hand made in the Chicago area by adults with developmental disabilities. Proceeds provide valuable social programing to them as well as a pathway to being as selfgoverning as possible.
Banking and Financial
Made in the US
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
Employee Birthday Gift Program
Who: Named one of the top 10 mortgage companies in America by Mortgage Executive Magazine, Fairway has funded more than $50 billion in loans since the company started.
Need: A birthday gift basket for executives and employees. The company wanted gifts with a positive and reinforcing story to tell.
Solution: Delicious gourmet granola paired with a personal aloe soap.
Impact: The granola is made at a bakery in Chicago that provides homeless and at-risk youth with twelve weeks of paid, supportive employment. The handcrafted soap is sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop that creates job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
INDUSTRY Banking & Financial
Holiday Gift
Who: AB Bernstein, a leading global investment management and research firm.
Need: A purposeful holiday gift that reflected their dedication to excellence while aligning with values of social impact.
Solution: HHPLift crafted an 8.5 oz soy candle with featuring a etched bamboo lid with the AB Bernstein logo. Also include was a custom insert card highlighting the HHPLift mission.
Impact: Our LiftWorks Program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
& Financial
Alliance Bernstein
Holiday Gift
Who: AB Bernstein, a leading global investment management and research firm.
Need: A purposeful holiday gift that reflected their dedication to excellence while aligning with values of social impact.
Solution: HHPLift crafted a custom soap and coaster (soap dish) set with their logo. The coaster was laser etched, and the soap in a gold tin added a polished touch.
Impact: Our LiftWorks Program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
Banking and Financial
Equitable Advisors
Diversity Summit Giveaway
Who: Equitable Advisors, an American financial services and insurance company.
Need: A giveaway item, made sustainably, for their Diversity + Inclusion Summit.
Solution: A sustainable T-shirt made by a diverse workforce, as well as an insert card explaining who the shirts supports.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL team picked, packed, assorted, and drop shipped to 515 recipients.
Impact: T-shirts produced by a Chicago-based organization providing support to communities of color, especially the Latinx community, through art, graphic design, and shirt design. The organization works with students, community schools, and nonprofits. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago.
Banking and Financial
Made in the US
Bank of America
Chicago Neighborhood Builders Celebrations
Who: The Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational investment bank and financial services company
Need: Gift for attendees of the Chicago 2019 Neighborhood Builders® celebration, a Bank of America initiative to advance economic mobility and build a network of nonprofit leadership to help communities thrive.
Solution: Our personal aloe soap and 2oz soy candle, both in a branded travel tin. An insert card was also included, summarizing the program and the impact of the HHPLift products. The set was packaged in an organza bag.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
INDUSTRY Banking and Financial
Northern Trust
Client Holiday Thank You Gift
Who: Northern Trust Wealth Management
Need: Social impact client gifts to showcase the company’s commitment to social responsibility.
Solution: A trio of impact that included a handmade, recycled bicycle spoke Thank You bowl, delicious butter cookies, and handcrafted votive soy candle and personal aloe soap in a travel tin.
Impact: The recycled bowl delivers a pathway out of poverty for the artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India. Cookies support an organization providing vocational and residential services for adults with disabilities., and the handcrafted bath & spa goods are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop that create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Company e-Store
Who: The Royal Bank of Canada is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada. The bank serves over 16 million clients and has 80,000 employees worldwide.
Need: A bracelet to be sold on their e-Company store platform. They were looking for unique items that encourage and promote a diverse spend: the use of minority-owned, women owned etc.
Solution: A custom two-tone stretch bracelet made with acai seeds using The Royal Bank of Canada’s brand colors and etched with company logo.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Impact: Produced by an organization that benefits a co-op of individual crafters and artisan collectives in the developing world by ensuring fair compensation and building sustainable livelihoods.
INDUSTRY
Banking and Financial
Million Dollar Round Table
Speaker Gift & Retail Item
Who: Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) is the premier independent association of nearly 36,000 of the world's leading financial professionals.
Need: A memorable, eco-friendly retail item and speaker gift for the MDRT Annual Meeting.
Solution: A custom bowl handmade from recycled bicycle tire spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
INDUSTRY Banking and Financial
SEI Investment Company
Client Anniversary Gift
Who: SEI Investments Company provides wealth management and business process solutions to the investment industry.
Need: A meaningful and unique anniversary gift for important clients and accounts.
Solution: A Thank You Bowl, handmade from recycled bicycle spokes.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
Banking and Financial
Alliance Bernstein
Client Holiday Gift
Made in the US
Who: Alliance Bernstein is a global asset management firm providing investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail investors.
Need: A social impact holiday gift for clients that reflected their commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Solution: 8oz hand-poured candle with a laser-etched lid, etched by participants in a violence interruption program.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago. Digital fabrication in laser etching culminates in valuable certification for our program associates.
INDUSTRY Banking and Financial
Made in the US
Alliance Bernstein
Meeting Attendee Gift
Who: Alliance Bernstein is a global asset management firm providing investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail investors.
Need: A social impact attendee food gift for an Environmental, Social, and Governance themed conference.
Solution: 2oz of delicious Dark Chocolate Espresso beans packaged in an eco-friendly compostable bag.
Impact: The treats are hand made in the Chicago area by adults with developmental disabilities. Proceeds provide valuable social programing to them as well as a pathway to being as selfgoverning as possible.
Banking and Financial
Alliance Bernstein
Meeting Attendee Gift
Made in the US
Who: Alliance Bernstein is a global asset management firm providing investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail investors.
Need: A social impact attendee gift for an event targeted at the ‘Next Generation’, a generation that cares deeply about social responsibility.
Solution: A delicious, gourmet, jumbo turtlette in a celo bag.
Impact: The treats are hand made in the Chicago area by adults with developmental disabilities. Proceeds provide valuable social programing to them as well as a pathway to being as selfgoverning as possible.
INDUSTRY Banking and Financial
Alliance Bernstein
Meeting Attendee Gift
Made in the US
Who: Alliance Bernstein is a global asset management firm providing investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail investors.
Need: A social impact attendee gift that empowers and is produced by women for an event in San Francisco.
Solution: A customized 2oz soy candle in a travel tin.
Impact: Produced by an organization that supports a job development training program for at-risk young mothers between the ages of 17 and 24.
INDUSTRY Banking and Financial
Alliance Bernstein
Table Gift
Made in the US
Who: Alliance Bernstein is a global asset management firm providing investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail investors.
Need: A social impact table gift for a young professionals event that reflected their commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Solution: 2oz of delicious chocolate-covered espresso beans packaged in a reusable container and nested in an organza bag.
Impact: The treats are hand made in the Chicago area by adults with developmental disabilities. Proceeds provide valuable social programing to them as well as a pathway to being as selfgoverning as possible.
INDUSTRY Banking and Financial
Made in the US
Alliance Bernstein
Table Gift
Who: Alliance Bernstein is a global asset management firm providing investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail investors.
Need: A social impact table gift for their annual fundraising Gala to reflect their commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Solution: 8oz of delicious butter cookies packaged in a reusable container and nested in an organza bag.
Impact: The treats are hand made in the Chicago area by adults with developmental disabilities. Proceeds provide valuable social programing to them as well as a pathway to being as selfgoverning as possible.
INDUSTRY
Banking and Financial
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Insight Advisors NW
Client Holiday Gift
Who: Insight Advisors NW is a comprehensive wealth management firm working with individuals and small business owners to develop and implement appropriate financial strategies to meet stated goals.
Need: A handmade, high-quality annual holiday gift for their customers.
Solution: An Italian-designed tote, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting. Tone on tone embroidery provided subtle sophistication.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
INDUSTRY Banking and Financial
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Vision Capital Management
Client Holiday Gift
Who: A majority woman-owned investment management firm serving high net worth clients and institutions.
Need: A unique, subtly branded item for holiday gifts supporting their preference to give gifts that are made locally or by smaller, entrepreneurial businesses.
Solution: An Italian-designed tote, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting. Vision Capital Management has placed numerous re-orders due to the success of the gift with their customers.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Banking and Financial
John Hancock Retirement Services
Meeting Giveaways
Who: John Hancock Retirement Plan Services is steadfastly committed to helping their clients retire with dignity. John Hancock’s Participants 1st® approach arms individuals with solutions, advice, and tools appropriate for their unique retirement challenges and goals.
Need: 400 gender neutral bags for giveaways at a series of meetings and events hosted by John Hancock over a 6-month period.
Solution: An Italian-designed messenger bag, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Equitable Advisors
Diversity Summit Giveaway
Who: Equitable Advisors, an American financial services and insurance company.
Need: A giveaway item, made sustainably, for their Diversity + Inclusion Summit.
Solution: A sustainable T-shirt made by a diverse workforce, as well as an insert card explaining who the shirts supports.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL team picked, packed, assorted, and drop shipped to 515 recipients.
Impact: T-shirts produced by a Chicago-based organization providing support to communities of color, especially the Latinx community, through art, graphic design, and shirt design. The organization works with students, community schools, and nonprofits. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago.
Open Door Advisors
Client Holiday Gift
Made in the US
Who: A trusted consulting company that supports leaders and organizations seeking new levels of growth, impact and change.
Need: A sustainable gift for loyal and future clients that supports the company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Solution: Our 2oz candle with custom label, handmade using clean-burning soy wax in a travel tin with lid.
Impact: These handcrafted products sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Open Door Advisors
Client Holiday Gift
Who: A trusted consulting company that supports leaders and organizations seeking new levels of growth, impact, and change.
Need: A sustainable gift for loyal and future clients that supports the company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Solution: An eco-friendly hot/cold 13.5 oz. beverage travel tumbler with double walled stainless-steel insulation. Ethically sourced and crafted in the Philippines from sustainable bamboo.
Impact: Proceeds from this sustainable solution help reduce both poverty and pollution. Bamboo saves water and absorbs twice as much CO2 as trees. Creates sustainable livelihoods for the artisans.
Made in the US
Ferguson
Online Virtual Event
Who: A top-rated wholesale supplier of commercial and residential plumbing supplies and a diverse distributor that spans multiple businesses including HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial.
Need: A unique and meaningful social impact product for an online virtual event.
Solution: Our 8oz glass candle and 4oz candle travel tin handmade with clean-burning soy wax, and 6oz Pacific bath salts. Custom label and banding
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL department kitted & assembled these with 3rd party inventory in a gift box, and shipped on time and on budget.
Impact: The handcrafted candles are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago.
INDUSTRY Education
DePaul University
Custom Candle
Who: DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business and Coleman Entrepreneurship Center in Chicago.
Need: A meaningful, locally made holiday gift that reflected the university’s commitment to sustainability and social impact.
Solution: HHPLift crafted a custom 8.5 oz. soy candle with an etched bamboo lid featuring DePaul's logo. Each candle was hand-poured by LiftWorksTM Program associates. It was also paired with an insert card with information about HHPLift’s mission.
Impact: Our LiftWorks Program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
INDUSTRY Education
Northwestern University
Faculty Holiday Luncheon Table Gift
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: Northwestern University, is one of the country's leading private research and teaching universities, located in Evanston, IL.
Need: A socially responsible holiday gift for faculty with high social impact.
Solution: A 14” recycled iron washer bowl proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
INDUSTRY Education
TSA
Giveaway
Who: A national organization for students who are engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Need: A social impact pencil case to fill with essential back to school items for students/members.
Solution: A gray zippered portfolio, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly portfolio provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
INDUSTRY Education
FCCLA Giveaway
Who: A national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12.
Need: A social impact pencil case to fill with essential back to school items for students/members.
Solution: A gray zippered portfolio, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly portfolio provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Education
DePaul University Student Gift
Candles Made in the US Tea Packaged by Refugees in the US
Who: The Coleman Chair at DePaul University is committed to shopping sustainably and sourcing form social enterprises.
Need: A meaningful, lasting gift for her students.
Solution: Custom box assortment with a candle in reusable glass mug, and one of three flavored loose teas and tea bags, all packaged in an organza bag. Each box contained a handwritten thank you note to each student.
Impact: The teas are ethically sourced and then packaged by refugees with 10% of sales going to refugee resettlement agencies at the end of every quarter. The limited-edition candles are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Education
University of California, Davis
Alumni, Donor, & Foreign Visitor Gift
Who: University of California, Davis is one of the world's leading cross-disciplinary research and teaching institutions, located in Davis, California.
Need: Brand-supporting, eco-friendly items for the Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences to gift alumni, donors, and foreign visitors.
Solution: A custom bowl handmade from recycled bicycle spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
INDUSTRY Education
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Carroll University
Alumni Gift
Who: Carroll University is a private liberal arts college located in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Need: An exceptional alumni ‘gift that gives back’.
Solution: A custom bowl handmade from recycled bicycle spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
Education
The Chandler Unified School District
CUSD Nutrition
Alumni Gift
Who: The Chandler Unified School District is in the Southeastern part of the Phoenix metropolitan area and serves 41,000 students in grades K-12. CUSD Nutrition is dedicated to offering healthy and safe food to all ages.
Need: Social impact accessories for the newly designed CUSD Nutrition department that supported their brand and mission of excellence, and helped serve those with needs or disabilities.
Solution: A custom contemporary wall clock made from 30% post-consumer recycled content.
Impact: Produced by an organization in Chicago that provides education, clinical, vocational, and rehabilitation services for youth and adults who are blind and visually impaired.
Education
Brandeis University Volleyball Fundraising
Who: This Boston-area, medium-sized private research university is dedicated to first-rate education while making groundbreaking and award-winning discoveries. Their NCAA Division III volleyball team went to post-season tournaments for the first time in 5 years.
Need: An innovative and compelling fundraising method that reflected Brandeis’ reputation as a leader in social justice which would help meet their funding needs for the 2018 season: Build on the previous season’s success, science of nutrition, advanced training, equipment and more
Solution: HHPLift’s Scrip program provided our unique hybrid Charity + Merchandise gift card.
Impact: Supports multiple nonprofits and social enterprises.
Executive Leadership Organization
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Young Presidents’ Organization
Virtual Event Gift
Who: Young Presidents’ Organization is the global leadership community of extraordinary chief executives — more than 30,000 members from 142 countries. Young Presidents’ Organization members come together to become better leaders by learning from each other, accessing learning programs, sharing experiences, and making lasting friendships.
Need: Social impact giveaway item for its virtual event.
Solution: An Italian-designed sport bag, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Industry
Entertainment & Non-profit
Beth Lane & The Weber Family Arts Foundation Investor and Board Gifts
Who: Beth Lane is a film maker and founder of a foundation dedicated to fostering empathy and understanding through the arts. Her film Unbroken, tells the survival story of the seven Weber siblings who were hidden by a German farmer in WWII.
Need: Social Impact gifts as part of investor gifts and board gifts. The gifts were chosen based on HHPLIFT’s dedication to mission and excellence.
Solution: Net Portfolios in Xsmall branded with the film’s title and theme, “Would You Hide Me?” for the investors and with the Weber Family Arts Foundation logo for the board. Handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial net with Copia logo embroidered
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Entertainment
Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)
Special Viewer Gift
Who: Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is an American multinational basic cable channel. The network is led by talk show host and namesake Oprah Winfrey and largely features entertainment and lifestyle programming targeting African American audiences, and reruns of talk show programming from the Harpo Studios library.
Need: A social impact give-away item to be kitted with other products for a special viewer give-away.
Solution: Our handmade soy wax votive duo branded and packaged with the OWN logo.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Made in the US
Food and Beverage
The Coca-Cola Company
Promotional Item
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: A global leader in the beverage industry, the Coca-Cola company offers hundreds of brands of soft drinks, fruit juices, sports drinks, and other beverages.
Need: A useful, promotional item that supported Coca-Cola’s sustainability efforts and empowered women economically.
Solution: An Italian-designed tablet case, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Food and Beverage
The Coca-Cola Company
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: A global leader in the beverage industry, the Coca-Cola company offers hundreds of brands of soft drinks, fruit juices, sports drinks, and other beverages.
Need: An item for their 5by20 Campaign, the corporation’s global commitment to enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs.
Solution: An Italian-designed crossbody bag, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
INDUSTRY Food and Beverage
Produced by a Fair Trade Nonprofit
Patrón Tequila Corporate Gift
Who: Patrón is a brand of tequila products produced in Mexico by the Patrón Spirits Company. Patrón tequila is offered in several different varieties
Need: An additional fashion accessory to add to a Patrón Corporate gift set for the head quarters in Germany and USA.
Solution: Provided with the company’s brand colors and purpose of the gift, we designed a 24” x 78” custom scarf for our producing partner to print and sew with woven logoed label.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL team packaged 1200 scarves in pillow box with tissue and shipped nationally and internationally.
Impact: Provides women in New Delhi with training, financial stability, mandatory independent bank accounts (to ensure the women have control over their own finances), continued education, support in money management, and general health services. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago.
Healthcare & Medicine
Digestive Health Foundation
Table Gift
Who: The Digestive Health Foundation at Northwestern Medicine funds research and education efforts of the Digestive Health Center: a comprehensive program that allows the best academic and clinical minds to define the next frontier of patient care.
Need: A high-quality, social impact product to serve as table favors for a fundraising event to recruit advisory board members.
Solution: 4oz soy candle in travel tins with multiple custom labels.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
& Medicine
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Employee Anniversary Gift
Who: Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, that provides care to pediatric patients.
Need: An employee gift to celebrate 125th year Anniversary.
Solution: A custom multi-purpose 11” round bowl handmade from repurposed/recycled bicycle spokes, a customized Canvas Bag, and an inserted Thank You card for each employee.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
INDUSTRY Healthcare & Medicine
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Appreciation Gift
Who: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, a trusted health insurance plan provider.
Need: An appreciation gift to send to offices nationwide as a sign of appreciation.
Solution: An 11” bowl handmade from recycled bicycle spokes. The bowls were bulk shipped to a distribution center in Georgia.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
INDUSTRY Healthcare & Medicine
Made in the US
Foundation Medicine
Employee Holiday Gift
Who: Foundation Medicine, a company which develops, manufactures, and sells genomic profiling assays based on nextgeneration sequencing technology for solid tumors, hematologic malignancies, and sarcomas.
Need: Social impact client gift for gift set to showcase the company’s commitment to social responsibility.
Solution: 1,500 8oz soy glass candles with custom box bands, dust covers, and vessel labels.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Medicine
McKesson
Corporate Gift Program and Company e-Store
Who: A pharmaceutical distributor and health care information technology company. Provides electronic health records systems for medical supply management.
Need: Socially responsible branded items to give away as corporate gifts as well as to sell in their e-Store.
Solution: An Italian-designed tote and travel case, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Wyndot Memorial Hospital
Employee Gift
Who: A progressive community hospital in Ohio providing superior compassionate healthcare to everyone they serve.
Need: A unique storage or travel item with a social purpose as an employee gift.
Solution: An Italian-designed, on-trend, zippered portfolio, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, and a 13-month annual salary for the artisans.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Hotel & Hospitality
Waldorf Astoria
Corporate Gift Program and Company e-Store
Made in the US
Who: Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts offers upscale and luxury accommodations in the world's top destinations.
Need: A high-quality customer loyalty gift that communicated luxury and excellence, consistent with the Waldorf Astoria brand.
Solution: An 8oz soy candle in a branded travel tin with custom signature fragrance.
Impact: Handcrafted by an organization that supports a job development training program for at-risk young mothers between the ages of 17 and 24.
Hotel & Hospitality
Hyatt
Conference Gift
Who: Hyatt is an international hospitality company known for its commitment to care, connection, and community.
Need: A meaningful, socially responsible way to engage conference attendees at a hospitality management event
Solution: HHPLift produced custom Weekender Bags handmade from repurposed industrial netting and embroidered with the Family Promise of Greater Phoenix logo. The bags were used to assemble and distribute care kits during the event, combining sustainability with purpose.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Hotel & Hospitality
The Elizabeth Hotel
Guest Experience Bags
Who: The Elizabeth Hotel in Colorado is known for its creative flair and upscale amenities.
Need: A premium, custom bag with reliable fulfillment, attention to detail, and a socially responsible element.
Solution: HHPLift managed production of the order, with LiftWorksTM Program associates overseeing inventory, sorting, and quality checks. This project gave associates hands-on experience with workplace processes, developing hard skills, teamwork, and accountability.
Impact: Our LiftWorks Program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
INDUSTRY
Hotel & Hospitality
The Sunriver Resort
Custom Candle
Who: Sunriver Resort, a luxury destination in Oregon.
Need: A custom candle that reflected its natural setting and commitment to sustainability.
Solution: HHPLift crafted an Oak Moss scented candle, handmade by LiftWorksTM Program associates. The evergreen tree and woodsy scent captured the resort’s outdoor spirit perfectly.
Impact: Our LiftWorks Program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
Sidley
Employee Gift
Who: An internationally renown law firm comprised of a diverse group of legal professionals from many cultures who are dedicated to teamwork, collaboration, and superior client service.
Need: A stylish and socially responsible employee gift.
Solution: An Italian-designed and on-trend sling bag, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, and a 13-month annual salary for the artisans.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Made in the US
Chapman and Cutler, LLP
Sweet Treat
Giveaways
Who: Chapman and Cutler is a premier law firm with a steadfast focus on finance. Their client base is comprised of financial institutions and other entities seeking and providing financing.
Need: A small treat to hand out after dinners, meetings, or to visitors to the firm, and for an internal strategic retreat. They wanted a give back component.
Solution: 2oz of delicious chocolate-covered espresso beans packaged in a reusable container and nested in an organza bag.
Impact: The treats are hand made in the Chicago area by adults with developmental disabilities. Proceeds provide valuable social programing to them as well as a pathway to being as selfgoverning as possible.
INDUSTRY Law
Jenner & Block LLC
Internal meeting giveaway
Made in the US
Who: Jenner & Block LLC, an American law firm.
Need: A custom branded item for an internal meeting of the firm’s diversity and inclusion team.
Solution: A branded, 4 oz. candle in a tin. The item was included in an organza bag, along with an insert card sharing the HHPLift mission.
Impact: The handcrafted candle is sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Made in the US
Esquire Deposition Solutions Company e-Store
Who: Esquire Deposition Solutions supports more than 140,000 depositions annually, with seamless support for remote depositions.
Need: Social impact personal care products for employees to redeem on its online store.
Solution: A kit of our Lift brand bath & spa products and customer-supplied loofas.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL team kitted & assembled the kits, and drop shipped on time and on budget.
Impact: The handcrafted bath & spa goods are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago, as well.
INDUSTRY Law
Baker Botts
Corporate Gifting
Who: Baker Botts, an internal law firm.
Need: High-quality, socially responsible gift that reflected thoughtfulness and care.
Solution: HHPLift crafted a Spa Trio Set, which includes a 2 oz. soy candle, 2 oz. soaking salts, and 2 oz. glycerin bath melts.
Impact: Our LiftWorks Program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
Event Gift
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: Katten is the full-service law firm our founding partners envisioned, with more than 600 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai.
Need: A social impact giveaway bag for an event for women attorneys in NYC. The give back component was the most important criteria.
Solution: An Italian-designed zippered portfolio, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
INDUSTRY Manufacturing
Made in the US
Flowserve
Company e-Store
Who: Flowserve is a recognized world leader in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Need: A social impact retail item that supported their brand and mission of excellence, and helped serve those with needs or disabilities.
Solution: A custom contemporary wall clock made from 30% post-consumer recycled content.
Impact: Produced by an organization in Chicago that provides education, clinical, vocational, and rehabilitation services for youth and adults who are blind and visually impaired.
INDUSTRY Manufacturing
Haworth, Inc.
Event Sponsorship Gift
Who: Haworth, Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of office furniture and organic workspaces.
Need: A unique gift for participants in a charity bike race sponsored by Haworth that communicated and supported the race’s theme: courage.
Solution: A eco-friendly custom bowl handmade from recycled bicycle spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: Provides a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
INDUSTRY Marketing
Brand Fuel
Customer Holiday Gifts
Who: Brand Fuel, a free-spirited, globally-recognized brand merchandising agency.
Need: A 3-tiered holiday gift program with a social impact for their sales team to send to their customers. Drop shipping services were also required.
Solution: Tier 1: A kitted box with an 8.5oz soy candle, 2 soaps in circular travel tins, and 4oz of fairtrade coffee. Tier 2: An 8.5oz etched soy candle. Tier 3: A 2oz etched soy votive.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL team kitted & assembled, and bulk and drop-shipped over 900 shipments, on time and on budget.
Impact: The handcrafted candles & soaps are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago. The fair-trade practice coffee supports artisan roasters in Guatemala. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago.
Marketing
Who: Geiger is the largest family-owned and managed distributor of promotional products in the United States, providing solutions for their customers’ marketing, promotional, and motivational needs.
Need: An inspiring giveaway item for customers.
Solution: A customized 4oz soy candle in a travel tin with a Maya Angelou quote.
Impact: These sustainable candles are handcrafted in our Lift Workshop by LiftWorks Program associates. They help create job opportunities and forge economic independence for people in Chicago overcoming barriers to fair wage employment.
HALO Branded Solutions
Employee Gift
Who: HALO, a distributor selling promotional products and recognition programs
Need: An employee gift to engage, support, and show their team that they care about them during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Solution: Our personal aloe soaps in travel tins. This social impact product solution so well received that they placed a reorder.
Impact: These handcrafted soaps are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Made in the US
Cross Country Specialty Advertising Customer Gift
Who: Cross Country Specialty Advertising, an Oklahoma based promotional products distributor.
Need: A social impact self-promo and gift to send to customers.
Solution: Our personal aloe soaps in travel tins.
Impact: These handcrafted soaps are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Made in the US
Cross Country Specialty Advertising
Customer and Employee Gift
Who: C&S Sales, promotional products distributor specializing in innovative and creative branding solutions.
Need: A social impact product giveaway for clients and employees that shows the company’s commitment to safety and health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Solution: Our personal soaps in travel tins from our “Be a Hero, Wash Your hands” program. For every “Hero” soap purchased, a donation of soap was made to frontline workers and communities in need.
Impact: These handcrafted soaps are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Made in the US
INDUSTRY Marketing
BrandVia
Customer Holiday Gift
Who: Whether it’s a happier workforce, capturing the attention of prospects, connecting with new hires, reengaging with past customers, the BrandVia team focuses on creating brilliant corporate gifts to strengthen brand engagement with every project.
Need: A social impact holiday gift for clients. Two different items were needed to be included in a gift basket.
Solution: Gift 1: Our 2oz soy votive candle with custom label packaged in an organza bag. Gift 2: Our Trio Travel Set of 2oz soy candle, 2oz Pacific bath salts, and 2oz ribbons of bath melts nested in an Italian-designed gray zippered case sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
in the US
Printable Promotions
Giveaway Program
Who: Printable Promotions, a promotional products company based in Chicago that specializes in making memorable and engaging merchandise recommendations to their clients.
Need: An uplifting gift for their “Feel Goodies” program that supported the program’s messaging and purpose. This gift would be sent to clients and employees when they have a happy or memorable life event, or just for a pick-me-up.
Solution: An 8oz bag of delicious butter cookies.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL department drop shipped on time and on budget.
Impact: The treats are hand made in the Chicago area by adults with developmental disabilities. Proceeds provide valuable social programing to them as well as a pathway to being as selfgoverning as possible. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago.
INDUSTRY Marketing
Boundless
Customer Holiday Gift
Who: Boundless is a promotional products supplier with a strong belief in the power of personal connections to build lasting professional relationships
Need: A coffee kit with welcoming and unique items that would invite potential clients to have “Virtual Coffee” with the VP of Business Development
Solution: A 4oz bag of fresh roasted coffee.
Impact: Proceeds from the coffee provide direct support to the fair wage employment of, and assistance for, homeless veterans.
INDUSTRY Marketing
in the US
Brainrider
Employee Gift
Who: A B2B marketing and creative agency that helps businesses hit KPIs by providing B2B marketing execution services to fill capacity and capability gaps.
Need: Social impact, branded products for employees, as a work from home gift to show support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Solution: Kits comprised of coffee, tea, and shortbread.
Impact: Our coffee partner sources their coffee beans ethically and sustainably, partnering with small, authentic farms around the globe.
Roasted
INDUSTRY Marketing
Made in the US
E Group
Customer Gift
Who: E Group is a marketing agency that designs and delivers the products, packaging and technology to boost brands and businesses.
Need: A social impact item to send to top customers. They wanted a memorable product with a mission.
Solution: 8oz of delicious butter cookies packaged in a reusable container and included an insert card.
Impact: The treats are hand made in the Chicago area by adults with developmental disabilities. Proceeds provide valuable social programing to them as well as a pathway to being as selfgoverning as possible.
INDUSTRY Marketing
Geiger
Customer Holiday Gift
Who: Geiger is the largest family-owned and managed distributor of promotional products in the United States, providing solutions for their customers’ marketing, promotional and motivational needs.
Need: Unique holiday gift for clients that reflected their longstanding commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Solution: A custom bowl with Geiger’s name handmade from recycled bicycle spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
Advertisers Press, Inc.
Customer Holiday Gift
Who: Advertisers Press serves as a strategic partner to their clients by offering the highest quality solutions for their print, fulfillment and distribution needs.
Need: A special, one-of-a-kind promotional holiday gift with a give back component.
Solution: A custom bowl with Advertisers Press’ name handmade from recycled bicycle spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
INDUSTRY Media
Undertone
Social Impact Client Gift
Who: Undertone is a leading digital media company that creates immersive and equity-building brand experiences.
Need: A unique social impact gift with a perceived high-value for its top clients, and that supported the company’s mission to give back to the community.
Solution: A custom bowl with Undertone’s name and replicating their font, handmade from recycled bicycle spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
Plista
Kitted Corporate Giveaway
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: An international online advertising company that brings advertisers and media together.
Need: A high-quality and social impact case to fill with multiple company logoed promotional items for corporate giveaways.
Solution: An Italian-designed green zippered portfolio, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL team accepted 3rd party inventory, kitted & assembled multiple items into the portfolio, sourced gift shippers, and shipped 350 boxes on time and on budget.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly portfolio provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago.
Music and Recording
Made in the US
Arista Records Inc.
Artist Appreciation Gift
Who: Arista Records Inc., an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment.
Need: A drop shipped social impact gift for 150 influential women in music from the breakout singer and songwriter, Emmy Meli, whose song “I AM WOMAN” was a social media(TikTok) phenomenon and now a generational anthem.
Solution: Our 8.5oz soy candle with a custom box band and PMS matched UV-printed glass.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL team drop shipped on time and on budget.
Impact: These handcrafted candles are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago.
Nonprofit Business Consulting
Mark Hamlin Group Annual Gala
Who: Mark Hamlin Group, a consulting firm that works with many nonprofit organizations.
Need: Mark Hamlin Group’s client, Aunt Martha’s Wellness, wanted meaningful gifts for their annual gala. Aunt Martha’s wanted gifts that reflected their commitment to strengthening the Chicago community.
Solution: The CEO of Aunt Martha’s personally visited HHPLift to select a candle scent that paired perfectly with a small portfolio, handmade from repurposed materials.
Impact: Our LiftWorks Program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
Proceeds from the portfolios provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Growing Home
Gala giveaway
Who: Growing Home, a USDA-Certified Organic urban farm, workforce development center, and nonprofit social enterprise in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.
Need: Socially responsible gift for top individual and company donors.
Solution: Custom candle in a gold 4 oz. tin and a soap in the Honey Bun scent. Each of the items is manufactured with honey straight from the Growing Home honey hives.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Jewish Council of Urban Affairs
Thank You Gift
Who: Jewish Council on Urban Affairs is a nonprofit organization based in Chicago that mobilizes the regional Jewish community to advance racial and economic justice.
Need: A meaningful, social impact appreciation gift for its Board members.
Solution: A gift box comprised of delicious cookies and granola nested in a handmade recycled bicycle spoke Thank You bowl.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL team kitted & assembled and drop shipped the gift boxes on time and on budget.
Impact: The treats are handmade at a bakery in Chicago that provides homeless and at-risk youth with twelve weeks of paid, supportive employment. The recycled bowl delivers a pathway out of poverty for the artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India. Our 3PL services create job opportunities for people in Chicago.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
United Way
Women United’s Member gift
Who: United Way of America is a nonprofit organization that works with almost 1,200 local United Way offices throughout the country in a coalition of charitable organizations to pool efforts in fundraising and support. Women United is a global, growing force of 70,000+ women dedicated to creating a world of opportunity.
Need: A handmade, high-quality gift for the global leadership council
Solution: An Italian-designed Planner Bag, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting. The tone-on-tone logo added sophistication and elegance.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
United Way Company e-Store
Who: United Way of America is a nonprofit organization that works with almost 1,200 local United Way offices throughout the country in a coalition of charitable organizations to pool efforts in fundraising and support.
Need: A unique homeware item for company e-store.
Solution: A custom bowl with United Way’s name handmade from recycled bicycle spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
Roasted in the US
Cara
Special event
Who: Cara helps people affected by poverty keep and maintain quality jobs and, more importantly, rebuild hope, selfesteem and opportunity for themselves and their families.
Need: A tabletop giveaway for over 300 guests in celebration of their social enterprise’s 10 year anniversary celebration.
Solution: A custom branded 4 oz. bag of Honduran coffee from HHPLift’s fair trade coffee supplier. The coffee was labelled with the Cara logo on one side, and the HHPLift coffee branding on the other. Also included was an insert card with both the Cara and HHPLift missions.
Impact: Our coffee partner sources their coffee beans ethically and sustainably, partnering with small, authentic farms around the globe.
Made in the US
Cara Chicago
Gift for Gala
Who: Cara helps people affected by poverty keep and maintain quality jobs and, more importantly, rebuild hope, self-esteem and opportunity for themselves and their families.
Need: A meaningful, social impact gift bag item for their 2023 Gala.
Solution: HHPLift created 450 aloe soaps with a custom Cara label. It was one of four items packed in a gift bag with other Chicago social enterprises, as well as an insert about the HHPLift mission.
Impact: These handcrafted soaps are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Made in the US
Cara
Table Gift
Who: Cara helps people affected by poverty keep and maintain quality jobs and, more importantly, rebuild hope, self-esteem and opportunity for themselves and their families.
Need: A social impact table gift at their annual fundraising gala.
Solution: Our 2oz soy candle in a travel tin with insert card delicately packaged in an organza bag.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Ignite Gala Gift
Who: Ignite, a Chicago-based non profit that offers a comprehensive continuum of services to young people between the ages of 14 to 26 who are unstably housed or experiencing homelessness.
Need: A meaningful gift for their 2023 Gala.
Solution: 400 LiftTM aloe soaps in a gold tin, packaged in an organza bag, with an insert card describing both the HHPLift and Ignite missions.
Impact: These handcrafted soaps are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Made in the US
INDUSTRY
Personal Care
Blistex Conference Giveaway
Who: Blistex manufactures lip care and other consumer health and personal care products.
Made in the US
Need: A gift to present the EU International corporate leaders and attendees at their International Conference in Austria.
Solution: A custom 8.5 oz. LiftTM vanilla soy candle to match the Blistex Simply Vanilla Lip Balm.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago
Political Fundraiser
Golf Outing Give Away
Who: A political fundraising group
Need: Products showcasing environmental sustainability and social justice for a high-end fundraiser at Pebble beach in Monterrey California. And, a bag that could serve as packaging for other items.
Solution: An Italian-designed custom-sized case, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Private Client Order
Personal Gift Order
Birthday Favor
Who: An individual customer.
Need: A meaningful and memorable favor for a birthday party.
Solution: HHPLift crafted a 4 oz. soy candle with a custom label blending personal sentiment and social impact.
Impact: Our LiftWorks Program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
Private Client Order
Personal Gift Order
Wedding Favor
Who: A couple planning their wedding.
Need: A thoughtful, custom favor that reflected their love story and was infused with purpose.
Solution: HHPLift crafted 6 oz. bath salts with a custom label blending personal sentiment and social impact.
Impact: Our LiftWorks program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
Private Client Order
Personal Gift Order
Wedding Favor
Who: A couple planning their wedding.
Need: Thoughtful, custom favor that reflected their love story and was infused with purpose.
Solution: HHPLift crafted an aloe soap with a custom label blending personal sentiment and social impact.
Impact: Our LiftWorks Program in Chicago creates quality jobs for people who need them most. This includes individuals overcoming gun violence, poverty, and other barriers to fair wage employment.
Real Estate - Development
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Gulick Group
Client Gift
Who: Gulick Group are luxury home builders specializing in semi custom and custom homes in Northern VA.
Need: A handmade, high-quality gift for their customers on contract completion.
Solution: An Italian-designed tote, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Real Estate - Title Insurance
Prestige Title and Escrow
Client Gift
Made in the US
Who: Prestige Title and Escrow, a full-service title insurance agency committed to providing its members with the highest level of customer service.
Need: A clock with their company logo to be used in the conference room where mortgage loans are closed.
Solution: A 12.5” Slimline Clock, customized with the Prestige logo. The clock is made from 30% post-consumer recycled waste. The clock has a 12.5” diameter frame, shatter proof lens, and hanging hardware included.
Impact: Produced by an organization in Chicago that provides education, clinical, vocational, and rehabilitation services for youth and adults who are blind and visually impaired.
Made in the US
True Value
Retail Item
Who: The True Value Company is an American retailer-owned hardware cooperative with over 5,000 independent retail locations worldwide.
Need: Clock options with low minimum order quantities.
Solution A custom contemporary wall clock
Impact: Produced by an organization in Chicago that provides education, clinical, vocational, and rehabilitation services for youth and adults who are blind and visually impaired.
Ben & Jerry’s
Retail Item
Who: Ben & Jerry’s is an iconic Vermont-based ice cream parlor chain known for its creative, cleverly named flavors.
Need: A unique, fun retail item that supported the Ben & Jerry’s brand and communicated their commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Solution: Travel tin soy candles customized with labels and scents to match five of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors.
Impact: Handcrafted by an organization that supports a job development training program for at-risk young mothers between the ages of 17 and 24.
Made in the US
Events
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Gathering of Titans Conference Bag
Who: Gathering of Titans (GOT) is a unique assembly, held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology each spring, featuring high-profile and star-studded speakers, and events for an audience of top CEOs and thought leaders.
Need: A social impact item conference bag for the event.
Solution: An Italian-designed, durable and unique messenger bag, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
We warehoused the bags when the event was postponed due to COVID-19 and then delivered once the event was rescheduled over a year later.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Sport & Leisure
Mountain Air Country Club
Golf Tournament Executive Player Gift
Who: One of North Carolina’s premier communities whose golf course was nominated by Golf Digest as "Best New Private Course of 1995.
Need: A special, one-of-a-kind executive gift with a perceived high-value for participants in their golf tournaments held throughout the year.
Solution: A custom office desk in-box with Mountain Air’s name handmade from recycled bicycle spokes proved a sustainable and lasting solution.
Impact: An eco-friendly solution providing a pathway out of poverty for artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Bonefish Bonnies
Winner & Participant Gift
Who: A club of female anglers called the Bonefish Bonnies whose purpose is to gather together women interested in fishing and find the fun in fishing, no matter the level, technique or location.
Need: Fun gifts for the winners and participants of the No Rules Fishing Tournament in Key Largo, Florida.
Solution: A teal tote and a black messenger bag with Bonefish Bonnies’ colorful and intricate logo embroidered on them. Italian-designed, durable, and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
Roasted in the US
Slack
Client Gift
Who: Slack, an instant messaging program designed by Slack Technologies and owned by Salesforce.
Need: Social impact client gift with a “fuel yourself up” theme. It was included with other items in a gift box.
Solution: 12 oz bag of eco-friendly Brazilian coffee.
Impact: Our coffee partner sources their coffee beans ethically and sustainably, partnering with small, authentic farms around the globe.
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
Made in the US
Event Gift
Who: Celtra, a creative software technology company helping companies to scale and maximize their creative platforms
Need: A socially responsible giveaway for a company event.
Solution: A 4oz. Soy candle in a tin, customized with their logo.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
Baked and Bath & Spa Goods
in the US
Google Cloud Virtual Holiday Event Gifts
Who: Google Cloud Platform, offered by Google, is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products. It is a public cloud-based machine whose services are delivered to customers on an as-you-go basis, by way of service components.
Need: For staff appreciation, five Midwest regional sales teams' leaders needed gifts for Virtual Holiday Wellness and Gamer Events.
Solution: A gift box comprised of delicious cookies & granola, fair-trade coffee, and bath & spa items, all nested in a handmade recycled bicycle-spoke Thank You bowl.
Impact: The treats are handmade at a bakery in Chicago that provides homeless and at-risk youth with twelve weeks of paid, supportive employment. The recycled bowl delivers a pathway out of poverty for the artisans in a fair-trade co-op in India. Bath & spa products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Tech & Software
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Analog Devices
Client Gift
Who: A multinational semiconductor company specializing in data conversion, signal processing, and power management technology.
Need: A beautiful, durable tote bag as a client gift.
Solution: An Italian-designed, on-trend tote embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Tech & Software
Made in the US
Thinkific
Employee Holiday Gift
Who: Thinkific is a software platform that enables entrepreneurs to create, market, sell, and deliver their own online courses. Its mission is to revolutionize the way people learn and earn online by giving them the tools they need to turn their expertise into a sustainable business that impacts both them and their audience.
Need: Unique, unbranded social impact products for holiday gifts to its employees.
Solution: 4oz soy candle in a travel tin with multiple custom labels.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Tech & Software
Made in the US
Employee Holiday Recognition Gift
Who: Yelp, a website and mobile app that publishes crowdsourced reviews about businesses, as well as reservations.
Need: A custom branded item with a social impact to fit within their holiday gift box budget
Solution: A branded, 4oz soy candle in a travel tin, filled with the Winter Afternoon scent. The item was included in a gift box, along with an insert card. Thousands of boxes were delivered nationally as a holiday recognition item.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
VMware
Conference Raffle Giveaway
Who: VMware, a global leader in cloud infrastructure & digital workspace technology, accelerates digital transformation for evolving IT environments.
Need: A social impact item to be sent to raffle winners from a virtual conference.
Solution: An Italian-designed, durable computer sleeve with sewn tag and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
Made in the US
Bell/Dell Technologies
Virtual Event Giveaway
Who: Dell Technologies is the leader in digital transformation, providing digital technology solutions, products, and services to drive business success
Need: A socially responsible item to be the homes of attendees of a virtual event.
Solution: 8 oz. soy, cleaning burning candles, branded with the Bell and Dell Technologies logos
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Tech & Software
Salesforce
Conference Raffle Giveaway
Who: Salesforce, a cloud-based software company that provides customer-relationship management service, and a complementary suite of enterprise applications.
Need: A socially responsible giveaway item for the launch of an updated Quip collaboration tool with built-in office suite functionality. There was a virtual launch event, and Salesforce wanted an item that could be easily mailed out to attendees as well.
Solution: Our personal aloe soaps in travel tins.
Impact: These handcrafted products are sustainably produced in our LiftWorks Program workshop and create job opportunities for individuals overcoming barriers to employment in Chicago.
Made in the US
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
LogMeIn
Training Kit Item
Who: Log Me In is a major provider of remote access software.
Need: A unique social impact item for their employee training kits.
Solution: Mini gourmet coffee bags.
Impact: Proceeds from the coffee provide direct support to the fair wage employment of, and assistance for, homeless veterans.
Roasted in the
Tech & Software
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Flourish by K&H Connection Conference Bag
Who: K&H Connection is a strategic consulting firm focused on payment technology specializing in stored value and pre-paid products and services.
Need: A “Wow” conference bag that reflected their influential brand at their innovative branded currency conference, Flourish
Solution: An Italian-designed and durable tote, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Event Attendee Gifts
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: HP is a multinational information technology company that provides a wide variety of hardware components as well as software and related services to consumers, small, medium-sized business and large enterprises.
Need: A social impact event attendee gift in honor of HP’s receipt of the Videomaker's Best Display of NAB 2018 Award. NAB is a gathering of the go-getters in media, entertainment, finance and advertising communities.
Solution: An Italian-designed and durable Shuttle messenger bag, sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
HP
Company e-Store
Who: HP is a multinational information technology company that provides a wide variety of hardware components as well as software and related services to consumers, small, mediumsized business and large enterprises.
Need: A socially responsible branded weekend travel bag for the company’s e-Store.
Solution: An Italian-designed and durable large charcoal gray (then blue, for their re-order) weekend travel bag and light gray laptop sleeve, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
HP
Company e-Store
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: HP is a multinational information technology company that provides a wide variety of hardware components as well as software and related services to consumers, small, medium-sized business and large enterprises.
Need: A unique, eco-friendly social impact item to be placed on on their e-Store platform.
Solution: A journal made from recycled plywood and paper. The cover was laser etched with HP logo.
Impact: Eco-friendly product handcrafted in Sri Lanka by adults with profound physical disabilities.
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
Event Giveaway
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable
Who: A multinational technology company, Intel designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices.
Need: A social impact corporate event gift.
Solution: An Italian-designed and durable Travel Passport Clutch and Wallet, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Special Fulfillment: Our 3PL team gift boxed and shipped on time and on bufget
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
INDUSTRY
Tech & Software
Room Drop
Who: A multinational technology company, Intel designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices.
Need: Memorable and functional swag for conference attendees staying at the Gaylord Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
Solution: An Italian-designed and durable computer sleeve, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Tech & Software
Company e-Store and Retail Item
Who: A multinational technology company, Intel designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices.
Need: A branded social impact item to be placed on several platforms.
Solution: An Italian-designed and durable mini zippered pouch with keychain, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Tech & Software
Company e-Store and Retail Item
Who: Google Inc. is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products.
Need: Unique, fun retail items that supported the Google brand and communicated their commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Solution: An Italian-designed and durable tote and computer sleeve, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Tech & Software
Cisco Systems Company e-Store
Who: The largest networking company in the world, Cisco Systems is a multinational technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking equipment.
Need: Social impact and different items to offer their socially conscious (growing millennial) workforce.
Solution: An Italian-designed and durable computer sleeve and tech case, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
INDUSTRY
Title Insurance
Made in the US
Prestige Title and Escrow Client Gift
Who: Prestige Title and Escrow, a full-service title insurance agency committed to providing its members with the highest level of customer service.
Need: A clock with their company logo to be used in the conference room where mortgage loans are closed.
Solution: A 12.5” Slimline Clock, customized with the Prestige logo. The clock is made from 30% post-consumer recycled waste. The clock has a 12.5” diameter frame, shatter proof lens, and hanging hardware included.
Impact: Produced by an organization in Chicago that provides education, clinical, vocational, and rehabilitation services for youth and adults who are blind and visually impaired.
Disney Cruise Line® Stateroom Gifts
Made in the US
Who: A leader in the family cruise segment, this company offers a variety of vacation itineraries aboard their signature cruise ships.
Need: Unique, social impact stateroom gifts for all guests to commemorate inaugural cruises from New York and Miami (two separate asks).
Solution: Gift for New York Cruise: A signature “porthole” wall clock imprinted with their artwork. Gift for Miami Cruise: A signature wall thermometer with their artwork.
Impact: Produced by an organization in Chicago that provides education, clinical, vocational, and rehabilitation services for youth and adults who are blind and visually impaired.
INDUSTRY
Wellness & Beauty
Clarisonic Corporate Gift
Who: Clarisonic makes a collection of body and facial cleansing and skin care products.
Need: A high quality branded laptop bag to give away as corporate gifts.
Solution: An Italian-designed laptop bag and computer sleeve, embroidered and sustainably handmade in Cambodia from repurposed industrial netting.
Impact: Proceeds from this eco-friendly solution provide free healthcare, daycare, a 13-month annual salary, and more for the artisans.
Recycled, Repurposed, Sustainable