{"id":52166,"date":"2022-11-10T11:06:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T19:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=52166"},"modified":"2022-11-10T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T19:06:34","slug":"gordon-flesch-charitable-foundation-donates-over-155000-to-organizations-across-the-midwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/editors-blog\/2022\/11\/gordon-flesch-charitable-foundation-donates-over-155000-to-organizations-across-the-midwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation Donates Over $155,000 to Organizations Across the Midwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flesch-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52167\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flesch-300x158.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flesch.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation is proud to announce that it has awarded over $155,000 to 38 Midwestern charities providing key community services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its inception in 2002, the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation has donated more than $2.2 million to various philanthropic organizations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and South Dakota. Each year, the foundation donates to the communities within GFC\u2019s territories, staying true to founder Gordon Flesch\u2019s mission to support the communities where GFC\u2019s employees and customers live and work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundation also engages in targeted giving for emergency disaster relief. This included donations to help the Southeastern U.S. recover from the devastation of Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gordon Flesch Company (GFC) has long engaged in charitable giving and philanthropy whenever possible. But following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Gordon Flesch\u2019s personal spirit of generosity became something more formal and enduring. The company decided to forego its annual employee recognition dinners and use those funds to help the families of first responders from the New York City police and fire departments. This effort, led by Gordon\u2019s sons, marked the beginning of what would become the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike most corporate giving programs, the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation is managed entirely by company associates. Each year associates nominate organizations close to their hearts and close to their communities. The foundation\u2019s board of directors reviews nominations and selects award recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is an honor to assist these local non-profit organizations in making an even larger impact,\u201d says Cheryl Halverson, president of the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation. \u201cWe are humbled to support this year\u2019s grant recipients and look forward to continuing our work in these great communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in learning more about the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation, or to apply for the next round of grants, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gflesch.com\/givingback\">website<\/a> or download our <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/2259185\/Ungated_PDF_for_Page_Links\/Gordon_Flesch_Charitble_Foundation_Brochure_1-11-12_2.pdf?t=1534345089636\">brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Gordon Flesch Company<\/strong><br>The <a href=\"http:\/\/gflesch.com\">Gordon Flesch Company<\/a> is one of the largest independent providers of office technology solutions in the nation. Family-owned since 1956, the Gordon Flesch Company employs more than 650 people throughout 33 offices in the Midwest, with their corporate office in Madison, Wisconsin. They deliver unique business process expertise to solve challenging problems and achieve organizational goals. This includes integrating industry-leading software and hardware to build custom solutions that are supported by technical expertise, customer service and flexible, in-house financial services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation is proud to announce that it has awarded over $155,000 to 38 Midwestern charities providing key community services. Since its inception in 2002, the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation has donated more than $2.2 million to various philanthropic organizations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and South Dakota. Each year, the foundation donates to the communities within GFC\u2019s territories, staying true to founder Gordon Flesch\u2019s mission to support the communities where GFC\u2019s employees and customers live and work. The foundation also engages in targeted giving for emergency disaster relief. This included donations to help the Southeastern U.S. recover from the devastation of Hurricane Ian. The Gordon Flesch Company (GFC) has long engaged in charitable giving and philanthropy whenever possible. But following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Gordon Flesch\u2019s personal spirit of generosity became something more formal and enduring. The company decided to forego its annual employee recognition dinners and use those funds to help the families of first responders from the New York City police and fire departments. This effort, led by Gordon\u2019s sons, marked the beginning of what would become the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation. Unlike most corporate giving programs, the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation is managed entirely by company associates. Each year associates nominate organizations close to their hearts and close to their communities. The foundation\u2019s board of directors reviews nominations and selects award recipients. \u201cIt is an honor to assist these local non-profit organizations in making an even larger impact,\u201d says Cheryl Halverson, president of the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation. \u201cWe are humbled to support this year\u2019s grant recipients and look forward to continuing our work in these great communities.\u201d If you\u2019re interested in learning more about the Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation, or to apply for the next round of grants, visit our website or download our brochure. ### About Gordon Flesch CompanyThe Gordon Flesch Company is one of the largest independent providers of office technology solutions in the nation. Family-owned since 1956, the Gordon Flesch Company employs more than 650 people throughout 33 offices in the Midwest, with their corporate office in Madison, Wisconsin. They deliver unique business process expertise to solve challenging problems and achieve organizational goals. This includes integrating industry-leading software and hardware to build custom solutions that are supported by technical expertise, customer service and flexible, in-house financial services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":52167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80,1650,82,3689,1638],"tags":[2023],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52166"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52168,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52166\/revisions\/52168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}