IDRC's Community Reinvestment Program Profiles Two Seattle-area Companies Business giving is turning into big business.
Companies realize the value of reinvesting in the communities where they do business.
Associations are also getting involved. IDRC is among the first global professional association to make community reinvestment a formal part of its strategic plan, according to the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a leading authority on urban revitalization and inner-city economic development. The IDRC Community Reinvestment Committee promotes member companies and individuals who are involved in non-profit programs and projects that help improve the quality of life in the communities they serve, and where IDRC holds its World Congresses each year. With the IDRC Pacific Northwest World Congress currently underway in Seattle, IDRC has singled out two member companies with operations in the Puget Sound area that are committed to significant community development initiatives. They are Boeing Company, a leader in the space and aeronautics industry, and Microsoft Corporation, the world's premier software company.