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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
Hattie’s holding job fair for new Albany restaurant
NEWS10 – Hattie’s Restaurant, a popular fried chicken spot, is holding an executive job fair for it’s new restaurant on Albany’s South End.
Hattie’s Albany to hold job fair on Sunday, September 17th
Hattie’s Albany will begin its search for executive positions with a job fair held at the Albany Black Chamber of Commerce & Social Club.
Charlie’s Stay & Play In Malta Will Be Site To Train, Board And Provide Canine Daycare
SARATOGA BUSINESS JOURNAL – There is a new 11,000-square-foot building going up behind Mahogany Ridge Dog Training and Daycare’s original leased location at 2983 Route 9 in Malta.
The top fried chicken sandwiches not from Chick-fil-A
TIMES UNION – Need a fried chicken sandwich fix but want to buy local? Here are some options.
How Ed Mitzen Pivoted His Career and Created a Business for Good (Part Two)
ADVANTAGE AUDIO – In part two, we will hear from Ed about the most rewarding and challenging aspects of building and running his businesses, as well as how he and his wife are changing the world with their nonprofit organization, Business for Good.
Wealthy and White: An engaging reexamination of 21st century philanthropy
KIRKUS – Mitzen discusses the implications of racial privilege and the importance of giving back in this nonfiction work.
How Ed Mitzen Pivoted His Career and Created a Business for Good (Part One)
ADVANTAGE AUDIO – In this episode of Coming About, David Paragamian welcomes his old friend, Ed Mitzen, a man who has achieved remarkable success in both business and philanthropy.
Tulsa Massacre Survivors Continue Their Fight for Reparations
THE ROOT – … The victims of the Tulsa Massacre have had some relief. Last year, Ed Mitzen, a New York-based philanthropist donated $1 million to the survivors. However, many argue that true reparations needs to come from the city of Tulsa that allowed the massacre to occur…
Ed Mitzen admits mistakes, offers advice in ‘Wealthy and White’
TIMES UNION – Business for Good co-founder reflects on philanthropy in aiding communities of color as a wealthy white man.
Lawsuit seeking reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre is dismissed
NBC – Philanthropist Ed Mitzen who, along with wife, Lisa, gave the trio $1 million last year, expressed disappointment in the dismissal, calling it an “incredibly sad development.”