Our nonprofit affiliates and ― by extension, our communities ― were the beneficiaries of the Satell Million Dollar Match Opportunity.  On May 4^th, Ed Satell pledged $1,000,000 of personal funds through the Satell Institute to support Nonprofit Affiliates of the Satell Institute with this message:

“These funds are urgently needed by nonprofit organizations due to the extreme impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Nonprofits, who I see as the heroes of our society, must be able to carry out their important mission-driven purposes that are so vital to overcoming real problems that exist for people within the community.”

In a short space of days, the business and civic leadership of the region, Members of the Satell Institute, surged to meet Ed’s challenge and recommitted, in an unprecedented way, to the principles of the Satell Institute―including that America’s free enterprise system, which has produced a greater quality of life and more freedom than any other in the world, or in history, is a two-sided coin―with the for-profit sector generating the jobs and wealth which make all else possible, and a nonprofit sector which is essential to the well-being of our communities. The impact of this grand and proactive initiative is described best by our proud nonprofit affiliates who expressed their overwhelming gratitude using the words inspiration, goodness, energy, generosity, opportunity and partnership and is epitomized by these messages of appreciation from a few of our nonprofit affiliate leaders:

“Leaders like Ed Satell are listening to us and are doing everything that they can to help non-profits in this difficult time. Working together we will make it through this crisis.” – Paul Kappel, CEO, Junior Achievement

“We have so many competing needs right now—food, education, digital access—the Opportunity Ed has created makes a huge difference for so many.” – Siobhan Reardon, CEO of the Free Public Library of Philadelphia

“This is amazing.  Ed is truly one of a kind.  My team and I will certainly find a donor willing to match Ed’s huge generosity.” – Marcus Allen, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters

So many Members were inspired to choose to contribute considerably more than their match to the Nonprofit Affiliate of their choice!  Almost $3,000,000 in funds went to more than 70 Nonprofit Affiliates!