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Community outreach combined with charitable giving has always been an imperative at MG2. It is fundamental to who we are as a firm. This year’s report is focused on four areas where we strive to make a difference—our projects, the AEC profession, our company culture, and the communities we serve—and it highlights some of the people who work diligently on MG2’s community engagement initiatives. 

“Our commitment to community engagement is not just an initiative; it’s an essential part of our identity,”shared Mitch Smith, MG2 CEO. 

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MG2 is excited to share our Community Engagement Report for 2023. This report highlights our commitment to creating positive change in our communities locally and globally. Firmwide, we encourage our employees to suggest initiatives that address a newly discovered need. MG2 is always willing to give back to the community in ways that are measurable and meaningful.

Our engagement at a glance includes how we weave Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion within the foundation of our firm, how our efforts in Education and Endowments establish our dedication to supporting HBCUs at a higher level, how our sponsorship of Architecture Art & Design demonstrates our support of the arts, and how our emphasis on Health and Wellness points to our holistic approach to designing and creating spaces where everyone can thrive.

Community engagement and giving back have always been an important part of MG2’s core values. Serving our communities is a key component toward making the world a better place for all. 

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For decades, MG2 has been deeply committed to fostering and growing authentic connections with the societies we live in, and design for. Proudly driven by and shaped by the dedicated employees of our firm, each philanthropic undertaking is a direct representation of the social issues, community challenges, and personal passions held as high priorities by individuals and teams throughout our practice. This personalized approach doesn’t just set us apart from others in our industry: it fundamentally defines who we are and what we stand for as a company.

2022 was truly a remarkable year for MG2. It was a year that tested our agility, perseverance, and character, with exemplary results documented not just through our projects and partnerships, but across the impact we’ve made together in—and on—our communities.

It was a year that empowered our firm to double down on commitments to institutions like Howard University, the University of Oregon, the University of Washington, Washington State University, Lake Washington Tech, and Florida A&M University—with whom we’ve established vocational scholarships to help foster career paths in design for those in underrepresented communities—and forge new relationships with organizations like Seattle-based Fred Hutch, whose strides in cancer research are transforming lives around the globe.

It was a year that finally allowed our staff to reengage in many of the physical initiatives, activities, and events that have always invigorated us to our core. From Day of Giving volunteer missions organized by teams across the globe, to group builds for BLOCK Project and NAIOP Community Enhancement Projects, to celebrating our 20th Swing for the Cure golf tournament in person with our partners once again—the emotion? Palpable. The energy? Visceral.

But perhaps most importantly, 2022 was a year that encouraged us to reenvision and recraft our roadmap for the future of the MG2 Foundation. Armed with deeper intention and meaning behind what we invest in (and why), we look forward to 2023 where we’ll seek to elevate the representation of the Foundation in underwriting all of our community engagements, investments, and initiatives, resulting in even greater impact than ever before.

This is where you, our community, come in. MG2 Foundation initiatives represent an investment not only in what our company stands for but also in our core identity. 

To truly succeed, we need employees at all levels to bring their passions, energy, and ideas to the forefront. We need managers and leaders to help us educate teams about MG2’s impact efforts and to set a positive example by engaging with those with whom you resonate the most. And we need our friends, family, and partners to continue to bring their passions and support to the table. We would not succeed without you.

But most of all, we need everyone to lean in and take advantage of the virtually limitless opportunities at hand. With each new year, it’s our honor and pleasure to grant each of our employees the chance to support the organizations and causes they’re passionate about. To make a genuine difference in our communities, industry, and future. All you have to do is rise to the challenge. 

Here’s to taking our impact even further together, in 2023 and beyond.

Yours in service and gratitude,

Mitch Smith