Meet This Year’s Golden Halo Award Winners
Each year, one company and one nonprofit is recognized for overall excellence in cause marketing with a Golden Halo Award. This year’s top honors go to Allstate (Business) and WE (nonprofit). Click the logos below to read more about each of the Golden Halo Award Winners.
Meet the Category Finalists
Digital Category
GOLD: Call of Duty Personalization Pack: Activision Blizzard & Call of Duty Endowment
SILVER: Moana – Wayfinding With Code: The Walt Disney Company & Code.org
Education Category
GOLD: Moana – Wayfinding With Code: The Walt Disney Company & Code.org
SILVER: Igniting Youths’ Passion for STEM: HughesNet and 4-H
Employee Engagement Category
GOLD: Xylem Watermark: Xylem, Inc.
SILVER: Viacommunity: Viacom
Environmental/Animal Category
GOLD: Centennial Essentials: REI Co-Op & National Park Foundation
SILVER: Petfinder 20th Anniversary: Nestle Purina & 20 Rescue Shelters
Health Category
GOLD: Cycle for Survival: Ten Years of Impact: Equinox & Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
SILVER: Prescription for Good: Watertree Health & Make-a-Wish
GOLD: Home Fire Drill Day: Nationwide & Safe Kids Worldwide
SILVER: Rock the Vote: iHeartMedia, Funny or Die & Rock the Vote
Point of Sale Category
GOLD: Give Big for Kids: Big Lots & Nationwide Children’s Hospital
SILVER: Hunger Is: Albertsons Companies Foundation & Entertainment Industry Foundation
Social Services Category
GOLD: The Judgement Free Generation: Planet Fitness, BGCA, STOMP Out Bullying
SILVER: Hunger Is: Albertsons Companies Foundation & Entertainment Industry Foundation
Transactional Category
GOLD: Follow the Liters: LifeStraw
SILVER: #ShareYourEars: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts & Make-A-Wish
Video Category
GOLD: Impact of a Wish: WestJet & Make a Wish Canada
SILVER: Here to Stay: Spotify & Kealing Middle School
View All Previous Halo Winners or Search Halo Awards Below
PetSmart + PetSmart Charities 10 Millionth Adoption Supported By Pet Parents – PetSmart & PetSmart Charities PetSmart believes that pets make us better people, and works with PetSmart Charities and a network of animal welfare organizations to bring adoption events to their stores and encourage PetSmart shoppers to make donations…
Nespresso x Ali Forney Center – Nespresso USA & The Ali Forney Center Creating a new way to prepare coffee has marked Nespresso’s brand since its inception in 1986. A B Corp, the company is committed to working on issues related to climate, circularity, and communities. OBJECTIVE Nespresso sought to…
Halo Award
2022 Iced Coffee Day – Dunkin’ & Dunkin’ Joy In Childhood Foundation Dunkin’ and its Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation collaborated on the first-ever Dunkin’ Ice Coffee Day on May 25, 2022, when $1 from every iced coffee sold at participating Dunkin’ locations nationwide was donated to the foundation. One…
Leveling The Playing Field – U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association & Kiva The US Women’s National Team Players Association works to create positive advancement for its members on and off the field, and by extension the communities they play in. Through player advocacy and partnership with organizations around the…
Teen Tech Center “Mentor Moments” – Best Buy & The Best Buy Foundation Best Buy Teen Tech Centers support teens from historically disinvested communities in preparing for jobs of the future. Teen Tech Centers are safe, after school learning sites where teens can access the latest technology, guidance from experienced…
iHeart National Recovery Month – iHeartMedia & The Voices Project More than 23 million Americans live in long-term recovery in the United States. To help educate, reduce stigma and provide resources, iHeartMedia partnered with The Voices Project for the 2022 Mobilize Recovery National Bus Tour for National Addiction & Mental…
PayPal’s Response To The Humanitarian Crisis In Ukraine – PayPal & Multiple Nonprofits When war broke out in Ukraine, PayPal knew that those forcibly displaced from their homes often experienced financial obstacles such as limited access to local banks and no safe place to send or receive money. PayPal acted…
Peace Builders – Microsoft, Minecraft Education, Games For Change & The Nobel Peace Center To engage youth with digital content both inside and outside the classroom, the Nobel Peace Center partnered with Minecraft: Education Edition to develop Peace Builders, a game-based learning experience that aims to inspire young people to…
Bloom: Growing Kids’ Mental Wellbeing – Nationwide Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital & On Our Sleeves Nationwide supports children’s mental health and has a passion for attracting other corporations to do the same. With the goal of providing resources for parents and caregivers while also supporting their associates and remaining competitive…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Honored With 2023 “Golden Halo” For Best-In-Class Corporate Social Impact Efforts
BBBSA Honored With 2023 “Golden Halo” For Best-In-Class Corporate Social Impact Efforts Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, America’s largest youth mentoring organization, has supercharged its collaboration with corporate partners in recent years as societal crises have deepened the need for its services. BBBSA focuses on partnering…