Posts Tagged ‘Individual Impact’

My first project with Habitat for Humanity was a rewarding experience. I enjoyed being able to do so much good for the less fortunate members of my community. I wanted to support the nonprofit organization again and turned to my Perficient team in Lafayette, LA, this time to join along. I reached out to our […]

Colleagues in our Minneapolis office have joined the nationwide movement to replace the usual four-wheel commute with two wheels. May 19 marked this year’s National Bike to Work Day, an effort to encourage a healthy and safe alternative to driving a vehicle. Some of our colleagues biked from home on that day; others decided to […]

Our team at the Perficient Charlotte office is always so giving of ourselves to our jobs, to helping our clients succeed, and to our families and friends. So it’s only natural for us to also want to be giving of ourselves to help our community. For our most recent volunteer effort, we spent a morning […]

I have been mentoring budding user experience (UX) professionals for several years, and there’s one thing I always tell my mentees: “It’s never too early in your career to mentor someone. You have valuable expertise that someone else needs. Set aside your doubts and just go for it.” The advice has proven valuable for me as […]

Our Dallas office is rallying together this week to collect supplies for residents of Canton, Texas, a town about an hour away that was recently devastated by a deadly storm. General Manager Tim Branham initiated the drive after receiving word through the online neighborhood network NextDoor that a nearby community leader was collecting supplies to […]

Helping people on their journey to finding a good job has always been a passion of mine, ignited by watching the struggles of peers during the recovery from the Great Recession. In my eyes, nothing changes someone’s life more than their ability to find a meaningful job. About a year ago, I wanted to find […]

“A walk in the park” isn’t typically how one would describe climbing more than 100 floors of big city buildings. But for Ian Linsell, a solution delivery director at Perficient, that’s in some ways what the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb has become for him. “…assuming that the park has lots of stairs […]

Every one of us has served others at some point in our lives. Whether you participated in a walk-a-thon, helped shovel a neighbor’s driveway, or even just held the door open for someone with mobility challenges, you have served. It’s what humans do. Perficient places a high value on serving others both within the working […]

Every so often, Eric Walk and a college student he previously mentored through Minds Matter of Boston grab coffee together. They catch up on how she’s doing in school and her path to graduation. When the student was in high school, Eric had worked with her to finalize her college list, write applications, and find […]

“The generosity of my colleagues never ceases to amaze me,” said Amy Becker, office administrator in our Detroit location. That was especially true in January when her colleagues came together in a big way to participate in the 104.3 WOMC Great Office Challenge. The radio station’s friendly competition among local businesses raised funds for Gleaners […]

Helping children with special needs has always been close to Mamta Kohli’s heart. She’s a project manager with Perficient who also has a teaching background. She was grateful to join a group of co-workers to support Equine-Assisted Therapy’s 2016 Hoedown for Hope fundraiser. The team from our St. Louis office volunteered in a variety of […]

Lauren Firth has always been the type of person to give back when the opportunity presented itself. This year is no exception. She’s dedicated herself to 25 Days of Kindness, and she’s giving back every day of her initiative through charitable donations and acts of gratitude. Lauren is a technical consultant in our IBM practice, […]