{"id":11101,"date":"2018-07-19T16:13:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T21:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/article\/\/"},"modified":"2018-07-19T16:13:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T21:13:29","slug":"metlife-auto-home-teams-up-with-nonprofitthrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/metlife-auto-home-teams-up-with-nonprofitthrive\/","title":{"rendered":"MetLife Auto & Home teams up with NonProfitTHRIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Providing<\/span> Freeport Employees\u00a0<\/span>a <\/span>Platform to <\/span>Match Volunteer<\/span>s with<\/span> <\/span>Opportunities a<\/span>nd Further Support the<\/span> Local Community<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

FREEPORT, Illinois<\/span> (July 19, 2018)<\/span> <\/span>\u2013<\/span> <\/span>MetLife Auto & Home<\/span>, one of the nation\u2019s leading personal-lines insurance groups<\/span>,<\/span> has teamed up with<\/span> <\/span>NonProfitTHRIVE<\/span>, a<\/span>n<\/span> <\/span>organization that runs a <\/span>platform <\/span>designed <\/span>to match volunteers with nonprofits and track volunteer hours<\/span>. In an effort to continue <\/span>to<\/span> boost <\/span>its support of the community and employee volunteerism, MetLife<\/span>\u00a0is <\/span>using the<\/span> <\/span>THRIVE<\/span> <\/span>platform to<\/span> pilot <\/span>a <\/span>program<\/span> <\/span>matching<\/span> <\/span>Freeport-based <\/span>team members to volunteer <\/span>opportunities <\/span>with local nonprofit agencies<\/span>. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cA <\/span>platform <\/span>such as <\/span>NonProfitTHRIVE<\/span>.com<\/span> is a benef<\/span>it to everyone in the community,<\/span>\u201d said Carol Anderson, <\/span>associate vice president <\/span>and <\/span>s<\/span>ite <\/span>l<\/span>eader of the <\/span>MetLife Auto & Home <\/span>Freeport office. \u201c<\/span>MetLife Auto & Home is<\/span> fortunate to have a team of associates <\/span>that is<\/span> passionate<\/span> and<\/span> committed to <\/span>helping Freeport thrive<\/span>. By utilizing <\/span>this <\/span>tool<\/span>, our <\/span>employees <\/span>can easily identify opportunities to <\/span>match <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>individual skills to <\/span>assist and volunteer with <\/span>local nonprofit agencies.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MetLife Auto & Home\u00a0<\/span>reopened its Freeport office in December 2017. In the first few months, more than 100 team members were hired, exceeding the initial plan of adding 150 jobs over two years<\/span>,<\/span> bringing today\u2019s total to <\/span>more than <\/span>300 employees. <\/span>The company<\/span> expects to\u00a0<\/span>add<\/span> nearly 100 <\/span>additional<\/span> jobs by 2019<\/span>. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

NonProfitTHRIVE<\/span> <\/span>offers its<\/span> service<\/span>s<\/span> for<\/span> free to<\/span>\u00a0nonprofits and volunteers. Community-minded people can open account<\/span>s<\/span>, <\/span>enter <\/span>preferences for the causes they want to help<\/span> and receive alerts on their <\/span>mobile <\/span>phone<\/span>s<\/span> when <\/span>matching<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>opportunit<\/span>ies are<\/span> available<\/span>. Nonprofits can post opportunities and <\/span>NonProfitTHRIVE<\/span> streamlines the <\/span>volunteer <\/span>screening process.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s wonderful to team<\/span> up with companies that value <\/span>philanthropic initiatives<\/span> and <\/span>to <\/span>effectively track volunteers\u2019 hours<\/span>,\u201d said<\/span> Nicole Sdao, <\/span>founder of<\/span> <\/span>NonProfitTHRIVE<\/span>. \u201c<\/span>As<\/span> <\/span>a <\/span>leader in employee communit<\/span>y engagement, we are excited to team up with MetLife Auto & Home to provide a platform that <\/span>streamline<\/span>s<\/span> the engagement process for <\/span>its <\/span>associates and <\/span>to <\/span>accurately record volunteer efforts<\/span>.”<\/span>
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About <\/span>NonProfitTHRIVE<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>NonProfitTHRIVE<\/span> was established by Freeport-based Nicole Sdao with <\/span>Rockford-based <\/span>Thinker Ventures in 2016, with the goal to launch a national platform to connect volunteers and nonprofits. Since its <\/span>launch<\/span>, the momentum has more than 960 volunteer hours recorded, more than 800 volunteer accounts created<\/span>,<\/span> and more than 100 nonprofits posting volunteer opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

About MetLife and MetLife Auto & Home
\n<\/span><\/strong>MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management\u00a0<\/span>to help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing worlds. Founded in 1868, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has operations in more than 40 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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MetLife Auto & Home is one of the nation\u2019s leading personal-lines insurance groups, insuring nearly 4 million autos and homes, and is affiliated with MetLife Inc. For more information, visit\u00a0<\/span>www.metlife.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more about NonProfitTHRIVE, contact Nicole Sdao at <\/span><\/em>Nicole@nonprofitthrive.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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