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Thanks to the generosity of our volunteers, donors and corporate partners, Habitat for Humanity has provided simple, decent shelter for hundreds of thousands of families in need. Our corporate partners’ donations of funds or services help us to continue providing families with homes and the hope of a better life. We are grateful for their kind support.
For more information on partnering with Habitat for Humanity through product donations, financial support or by mobilizing your employees as volunteers, please visit our corporate partnership How to Get Involved page.
Key corporate partners
Bank of America
Has committed to donating up to 2,000 vacant properties to Habitat for Humanity over three years. Since 2002, its foundation has contributed more than $22 million to Habitat around the world. Its bank employees annually contribute more than 30,000 volunteer hours to help rehabilitate and build homes.
Dow Chemical Company
Has been a national partner of Habitat for more than 28 years. They have generously contributed approximately $12.5 million in funding and more than $25 million in gifts-in-kind products, grants and insulation for more than 25,000 homes worldwide.
Nissan
Since 2005, has donated more than $7.5 million in cash and in-kind gifts including a total of 104 Nissan vehicles. Its employees have built more than 50 Habitat homes, logging more than 56,000 volunteer hours with Habitat. Nissan’s commitment supports Habitat for Humanity’s disaster response, sustainable building efforts and actively engages Nissan employees, dealers and owners to volunteer with Habitat.
The Home Depot Foundation
Is committed to repair and renovate homes of U.S. veterans through the Habitat for Humanity Repair Corps program. The foundation also supports construction of energy-efficient and sustainable homes and communities. Since 2008, The Home Depot Foundation partnership has pledged $30 million in financial and in-kind support, technical resources and training.
Valspar
The founding partner of Habitat for Humanity’s A Brush with Kindness program, Valspar is Habitat’s National Paint Partner. Valspar has been helping build and maintain more beautiful communities for nearly 30 years. In September of 2010, Valspar and Habitat celebrated the donation of Valspar’s one millionth gallon of paint.
Whirlpool
Whirlpool* has donated more than 140,000 ranges and ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerators to new Habitat homes built in North America, serving 71,000 families. The company has sponsored more than 100 homes around the world and served more than 24,504 families in Europe alone.
Citi Foundation
Has provided in excess of $34 million in funding since our partnership began more than 10 years ago. Citi employees have donated more than 176,000 volunteer hours, helping Habitat build more than 850 homes around the globe and sharing financial expertise through training and educational programs.
Lowe's
Since 2003, has committed nearly $40 million and provided countless volunteer hours, touching more than 1,800 Habitat families. As underwriter of the Women Build program, Lowe’s has trained thousands of volunteers in homebuilding skills.
Schneider Electric
Has donated more than $16 million in electrical distribution equipment and helped fund the cost of several homes. Their employees have also donated time and muscle to Habitat home builds.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Has pledged $6.8 million to Habitat for Humanity to build 113 homes in partnership with low-income families through the Thrivent Builds Homes program in calendar year 2013. The program is part of Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity, Thrivent’s unique eight-year partnership with Habitat for Humanity International. Since 2005, Thrivent Financial has donated more than $180 million, and nearly 170,000 Thrivent members have volunteered more than 3.5 million hours building homes, communities and hope.
Wells Fargo
A national partner since 2010, Wells Fargo* has provided more than $18.6 million to support affordable-housing work with low-income families, including more than $9 million to support Habitat’s Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. NRI constructs, repairs and rehabilitates affordable housing with low-income families in markets hit hard by foreclosures.
Yale Locks & Hardware
Yale Locks & Hardware, an ASSA ABLOY Group brand, has committed to more than $15 million in locksets and keys for Habitat houses since the beginning of the partnership. In December 2010, Yale's donation reached 500,000 locksets. Yale provides complimentary technical advice regarding use and installation and supports Habitat house construction through employee volunteerism.
Corporate Partners
Ames True Temper | Amway | Andersen Corporation | Archstone
Barnes & Noble College | Cargill | Cisco Systems Foundation
Conifer Health Solutions, Inc. | Credit Suisse | Cree
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | Delta Air Lines | eBay | Empire Today | Energizer
Exelon | EXIT Realty | GAF | General Growth Properties | Hunter Douglas*
Infor | Kincaid Furniture | Kohler | M&M’S® | Mary Kay, Inc. | Masco
Merck* | Mobile Mini | Mountain Resource Center | Newell Rubbermaid
Owens Corning | P&G | PG&E* | PCL family of companies
Promontory Financial Group, LLC | Redemtech
Sandvik Mining and Construction | SIGNARAMA | Simpson Strong-Tie*
Softchoice | Springs Global | State Farm Mutual Insurance Company*
TD Ameritrade | Transamerica | Travelers* | Vivint
Waste Management, Inc. | Wayfair.com | Zynga
*These companies participate in Habitat's matching gift program.
Request a Speaker
Reaching out to new auidences
Our mission is to ensure that all people have access to a safe, decent place in which to live. In order to reach that goal we must engage many more people in our work.
Volunteering on a Habitat construction site has proven to be a mighty motivator, but not everyone is capable of supporting our mission through construction. We must also take every opportunity to reach others through presentations and events.
Telling Habitat’s story to:
Audiences of 100 or less No one knows our story better than those who serve our mission. Our local affiliates are wonderful resources when seeking information or a speaker for a special event. Affiliates will often be happy to provide a staff person or volunteer who can effectively tell the story of our work in the local area. Find your local Habitat for Humanity affiliate.
Audiences greater than 100 When the expected audience for an event is larger than 100 people, it may be appropriate to request a speaker from our Speakers Bureau. For help in assessing whether or not you should contact the Speakers Bureau, read the Speakers Bureau FAQsand direct any follow-up questions to speakersbureau@habitat.org.
Requesting a speaker from the Habitat for Humanity International Speakers Bureau
If you decide that requesting a speaker from the Speakers Bureau is the appropriate course of action:
- Read the Speakers Bureau member bios carefully.
- Once your request is received, the Speakers Bureau coordinator will work with you to meet your needs as fully as possible.
About our speakers
Speakers Bureau members have been selected from our professional staff, Board of Directors, State Support Organizations and volunteers. However, there are many experts on staff at Habitat for Humanity International. Those whose bios are available on our website are only a portion of the number of staff people who can motivate and inspire your audience.
Speakers Bureau members can address many topics including:
- History of Habitat for Humanity.
- Habitat’s work around the world
- Finance and microfinance
- Disaster response
- Habitat in the 21st century
- Economic impact of Habitat housing
- Servant Leadership