BFG. Do a little bit of good where you are. It is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. - Desmond Tutu
Awards & Recognition
Fast Company 2023 Brands That Matter Award Winner
Fast Company 2022 World Changing Ideas Honorable Mention
Webby Awards 2022 Honoree, Websites and Mobile Sites, Charitable Organizations/Non-Profit
Good News
How Black Businesses in New York Are Trying to Close the Black-White Wealth Gap
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – … A major catalyst for the new organization is Ed Mitzen, a white businessman who built a successful marketing firm that he partially sold in 2020…
Business for Good Named in Fast Company’s Third Annual List of Brands that Matter
FAST COMPANY – Business for Good, an organization focused on combining financial investment with the social impact of philanthropy, announced today that they have been named to Fast Company’s third annual Brands that Matter list.
The Tulsa Race Massacre court ruling is disappointing—but it should serve as a catalyst for justice
FORTUNE (Op Ed by Ed Mitzen) – In the neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also known as Black Wall Street, Black entrepreneurship and the local economy once thrived. But in May 1921, an inhumane act demolished the community in the blink of an eye.
Q&A: Kizzy Williams on the community-building of Allie B’s
TIMES UNION – After a decade, the Albany chef runs a restaurant (with another coming), a store, a cultural center and multiple efforts to help those in need.
Business for Good is on track to open three restaurants this year. Here’s what’s working.
ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW – Beth Alexander, director of hospitality at Business for Good, is sitting in the just finished, days-old Blackbirds Bike Cafe in Voorheesville. And through the new windows, she already has her eye on the hospitality group’s next project directly across the street.
New Voorheesville coffee shop geared towards cyclists, charity
WNYT – There’s a new coffee shop opening this week in Voorheesville, designed with the cycling community in mind. Blackbirds Bike Cafe is at 43 South Main Street. That’s right along the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail.
Blackbirds Bike Cafe opens Wednesday in Voorheesville
TIMES UNION – The latest venture from the Business for Good foundation is one of four new dining spots due in village in the coming months.
Blackbirds Bike Cafe opens May 29, ‘sneak preview’ Saturday
ALTAMOUNT ENTERPRISE – The long-in-the-works Blackbirds Bike Café on South Main Street in Voorheesville is set to open May 29.
Blackbirds Bike Cafe sets opening date in Voorheesville
NEWS10 – Blackbirds Bike Cafe has set its opening day at 43 South Main Street in Voorheesville. The bike cafe is officially opening on Wednesday, May 29.
Blackbirds Bike Cafe Announces Opening Date of May 29
With construction complete, Blackbirds Bike Cafe will open to the public on Wednesday, May 29 – the new establishment is also inviting guests to stop by for a sneak peek during the Voorheesville Memorial Day Parade on Saturday, May 25.
Ed Mitzen On How To Leave A Lasting Legacy With A Successful & Effective Nonprofit Organization
THRIVE GLOBAL – You need to have a very predictable revenue stream. You’re going to have to establish fundraising goals and objectives. You’re going to have to identify people that can donate, not only to get you started but to also keep you in business.
Effort to build soccer under way
WNYT – An effort to bring a Major League Soccer franchise and soccer stadium to downtown Albany is underway. Business for Good co-founders Ed and Lisa Mitzen announced that they are seeking to redevelop Liberty Park at the corner of Hudson Avenue and Liberty Street.