News Category: Chartwell Culture

Communicate. Be Empowered. Make a Difference. These were top-of-mind mantras for Chartwell’s female professionals as they recently gathered for a leadership workshop in Minneapolis. The group dedicated two half-day sessions to discussing communication practices – talking styles, listening skills, conversation rituals, conveying confidence, and more. Chartwell thanks Dr. Amelia Reigstad for using her professional coaching and consulting experience to lead the workshop.

In the past year, Chartwell launched a Women in Leadership Development (WILD) committee, with a focus on attracting, developing, retaining, and rewarding more female employees, leaders, and professionals. This workshop was the first marquee event for the group, and it will not be the last. “I’ve been passionate about leadership and mentoring for a long time and now I’m happy to help grow something great like this at Chartwell,” says Rachel Flaskey, co-chair of the WILD committee.

The core of Chartwell’s success has always been and continues to be our dedicated and hard-working people. By conducting every detail of our business honestly and ethically, Chartwell emanates respect, integrity, and professional courtesy. These traits lay the strongest possible foundation for developing our team members, building enduring relationships, and cultivating meaningful careers.

Last week, Chartwell participated in a firm-wide charity activity in support of Feeding America. Our Dallas team spent an afternoon volunteering at the North Texas Food Bank, while our Portland office collected food donations for the Sunshine Division, and our Minneapolis team packed food for Second Harvest Heartland. The purpose of these volunteer events was two-fold: to support Chartwell’s charitable mission to help make the world a better place to live and also to honor the legacy of Mark Gehrig, who passed away earlier this year and was a true friend of the firm.

“Mark was a man of integrity and character. He always did what was right and he did it in a respectful and courteous manner,” said Paul Halverson, CEO. “Spending this day supporting an organization that Mark and his family have believed in for a long time was exactly what we all needed to come together as a team.”

Feeding America is a nationwide network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs. Together, they provide food and support to over 40 million people annually. Feeding America has a vision of an America where no one is hungry.

Second Harvest Heartland works to end hunger through community partnerships and leverages its unique position in the emergency food chain to make an impact throughout the upper Midwest. This year, Second Harvest Heartland is celebrating its 45th year in the fight against hunger.

The North Texas Food Bank distributes donated and purchased foods through a network of more than 200 partner agencies in 13 counties. The NTFB is committed to providing “Food for Today and Hope for Tomorrow” as it continues to work toward a vision of creating a hunger-free and healthy North Texas.

The Sunshine Division provides food and clothing relief to Portland families and individuals in need. It offers food assistance six days a week at its two locations, as well as 24/7 through its partnership with the Portland Police Bureau, which stores food boxes at each police precinct to be dispatched to people in need at any time. Since 1923, Sunshine Division has served 15,600+ households a year with “shopping” experiences. Sunshine Division also makes bulk donations of food to 15+ other food-relief agencies in five counties, extending its reach beyond the City of Portland.

As a relationship-based firm focused on the long-term success of our clients, Chartwell recognizes the importance of giving back to our communities. Our entire team is dedicated to upholding this value. In addition to our corporate philanthropic events, every Chartwell professional is encouraged to support causes and dedicate time to organizations they are passionate about.

As we wind down an unbelievable year, Chartwell continues to uphold its charitable mission to help make the world a better place to live. Our December “Giving Back” campaign kicked off with our team members creating blankets for kids at Children’s Minnesota hospital who could use some extra comfort and warmth this winter season. As we approach the holidays, each of our Chartwell offices are excited to participate in an Adopt-A-Family program to help bring joy to families in need.

On Friday, December 10 the Chartwell team gathered in Minneapolis for our annual holiday celebration. We kicked the day off by matching, cutting, tying, folding, and wrapping fleece blankets for patients at Children’s Minnesota hospital. Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest freestanding pediatric health systems in the country. “All the hard work we do makes it possible to provide some support to the kids and their families who need special care at Children’s,” says Managing Director Tim Cleary. Chartwell is a proud supporter of Children’s Minnesota and continues to annually sponsor its “Art for Kids” program – as proudly displayed on the walls as soon as you enter our Minneapolis office!

Additionally, each of Chartwell’s eight locations have come together to organize an Adopt-A-Family program that will positively impact the communities around us and enrich the lives of our neighbors. Our team is grateful to be able to support these families during this joyous time of year and is excited to share our resources in a personal way.

As a relationship-based firm focused on the long-term success of our clients, Chartwell recognizes the importance of giving back to our communities. Our entire team is dedicated to upholding this value. In addition to our corporate philanthropic events, every Chartwell professional is encouraged to support causes and dedicate time to organizations they are passionate about.

Chartwell’s charity committee is excited to announce our return to Movember! The Movember Foundation is the leading organization changing the face of men’s health by raising money and awareness for a number of different men’s health issues. This years’ beard and moustache competitors were fierce, leading to a total of $5,000 raised by Team Chartwell! A special thank you also goes out to our move competitors who were committed to staying active all month long to help raise funds.

2021 marks the fifth year of Chartwell’s participation in Movember. To date, we have raised over $20,000 for this facial hair challenge and couldn’t do it without the dedication of our wonderful team!

As a relationship-based firm focused on the long-term success of our clients, Chartwell recognizes the importance of giving back to our communities. Our entire team is dedicated to upholding this value. In addition to our corporate philanthropic events, every Chartwell professional is encouraged to support causes and dedicate time to organizations they are passionate about.

The entire Chartwell team gathered in Minneapolis for our annual summer volunteer day, an initiative put together by the firm’s charity committee. Our 2021 “Chartwell Cares” campaign was spent at Feed My Starving Children for a meal packing event. In just two hours, Chartwell assembled and hand packed 165 boxes of rice meals, equating to 35,640 meals for kids in El Salvador.

Chartwell’s charitable mission is to help make the world a better place to live and we are certain that our recent efforts have done just that. We believe serving others extends beyond our professional lives. Chartwell serves and supports charitable organizations that positively impact the communities around us and enrich the lives of our neighbors.

Over the past several years, the Chartwell charity committee and Chartwell leadership have been working to develop a long-term mission and strategy for philanthropic efforts. This has culminated in an expanded annual charity budget, paid volunteer time off for employees, and a tagline of “Chartwell Charity for Kids.” We as an organization are advocates of sustainability and believe that investing in the next generation will help improve the communities we live in and enrich the lives of our neighbors.

As a relationship-based firm focused on the long-term success of our clients, Chartwell recognizes the importance of giving back to our communities. Our entire team is dedicated to upholding this value. In addition to our corporate philanthropic events, every Chartwell professional is encouraged to support causes and dedicate time to organizations they are passionate about.

Chartwell employees rallied together—virtually of course—to help raise funds for our 2020 summer volunteer day, an initiative put together by the firm’s internal charity committee. This year’s efforts resulted in over $42,000 of financial support to ten different charitable organizations in our local communities across the country. In addition to donating funds, several members of our team volunteered their time, safely and socially distant, during Chartwell’s dedicated charity week which is held annually during the last week of July.

Chartwell’s charitable mission is to help make the world a better place to live and we are certain that our recent efforts have done just that. We believe serving others extends beyond our professional lives. Chartwell serves and supports charitable organizations that positively impact the communities around us and enrich the lives of our neighbors.

Here are the organizations Chartwell supported during our 2020 Charity Week:

• Minneapolis – Northside Achievement Zone, Second Harvest Heartland, Lifetrack, Southside Village Boys & Girls Club
• Chicago – Minds Matter Chicago
• Portland – Black United Fund of Oregon
• Orange County – Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Orange County
• Philadelphia – People’s Emergency Center, Youth Service, Inc., Artwell
• Dallas – Big Brothers/Big Sisters Lone Star
• Raleigh – Family Promise of Wake County
• New York – Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York City

Over the past several years, the Chartwell charity committee and Chartwell leadership have been working to develop a long-term mission and strategy for philanthropic efforts. This has culminated in an expanded annual charity budget, paid volunteer time off for employees, and a tagline of “Chartwell Charity for Kids.” We as an organization are advocates of sustainability and believe that investing in the next generation will help improve the communities we live in and enrich the lives of our neighbors.

As a relationship-based firm focused on the long-term success of our clients, Chartwell recognizes the importance of giving back to our communities. Our entire team is dedicated to upholding this value. In addition to our corporate philanthropic events, every Chartwell professional is encouraged to support causes and dedicate time to organizations they are passionate about.

Chartwell employees from across the country gathered together to serve the youth community by volunteering at elementary schools in the inner cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm devoted a full work day to serve Chartwell’s charitable mission to make the world a little better place to live and gave back to the community that has housed our company headquarters for the past 24 years.

Chartwell partnered with Ascension Catholic Academy (ACA) to help create a better learning environment for students by beautifying two ACA schools. One team of Chartwell employees spent the day at St. John Paul II Catholic School painting and cleaning the school’s main hallways. Another team of Chartwell employees worked at St. Peter Claver Catholic School to complete custodial and maintenance duties, which included moving furniture and recycling old items that were located in the school’s basement.

Ascension Catholic Academy is a consortium of Catholic schools serving highly diverse neighborhoods in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. In the midst of urban reality, ACA is committed to welcoming families and helping all scholars achieve academic success. The Academy provides centralized leadership and governance to ensure excellence, accessibility, and sustainability for these cherished community assets.

As a relationship-based firm focused on the long-term success of our clients, Chartwell recognizes the importance of giving back to our communities. Our entire team is dedicated to upholding this value. In addition to our corporate philanthropic events, every Chartwell professional is encouraged to support causes and dedicate time to organizations they are passionate about.

Chartwell Minneapolis volunteered to serve dinner at the local Ronald McDonald House as part of its Cooks for Kids Meal Program! The team planned, shopped, prepared, and served a five-course home-cooked meal for the families residing at the Ronald McDonald House. The Cooks for Kids program serves meals prepared by volunteers seven days a week.

Each year, the Ronald McDonald House Charities-Upper Midwest (RMHC-UM) serves over 6,600 families with children who are seriously ill or injured. Through its four Twin Cities locations, RMHC-UM offers a warm, welcoming “home-away-from-home” and services that range from schooling to meals to family-friendly activities. Ronald McDonald House Charities has 300 chapters in 62 countries and regions around the world.

As a relationship-based firm focused on the long-term success of our clients, Chartwell recognizes the importance of giving back to our communities. Our entire team is dedicated to upholding this value. In addition to our corporate philanthropic events, every Chartwell professional is encouraged to support causes and dedicate time to organizations they are passionate about.