About Goodmans

At Goodmans, our vision is squarely focused on community and creating sustainable environments. As part of our mission, we leverage our resources to support ongoing community services and to be a corporate role model for environmental stewardship. The idea that we are connected to the greater community is one of the fundamental tenets of our corporate values. Along with in-kind and monetary donations to local non-profits, we estimate more than 35 percent of our employees participate in charitable activities. This percentage keeps growing as Goodmans’ leadership encourages individual community connectedness under our Rooted in Good philanthropy umbrella.

Goodmans ‘Rooted in Good’ Programs:

Community Connectedness - Our company-wide intranet links employees with local volunteer opportunities. Solo or as a unified group, wearing Rooted in Good t-shirts, Goodmans is well represented in the southwest.

Goodmans Eye for the Good Guy - This annual competition, created in 2005, awards a $20,000 office renovation to the most dedicated and effective nonprofit leader in both Maricopa and Pima Counties. The winning “Good Guy”, in each market, will receive a new workspace that supports their work style, improves productivity and communicates the organization's mission. This program represents our core mission of promoting good design in the business community and is a tool for nonprofit’s board of directors to retain their high-talent leaders.

AIM to Make a Difference - Our furniture repurposing program matches local 501(c) 3 nonprofit organizations with used office furniture that would otherwise be tossed into a landfill. Today, tons of reusable surplus furniture enters our local landfills - it’s legal and it’s easy. Our program provides reuse alternatives for surplus office furniture, diverting them to groups in need and sparing our environment. Our Asset & Inventory Management (A.I.M.) program provides a streamline process for all parties involved - the facilities donating and the organizations receiving.

To date, this program has donated furniture to over 30 Arizona non-profits:

Recipients:

GoodART - We have partnered with Free Arts of Arizona to support their work providing therapeutic art programs to abused, homeless and at-risk children. Clients will browse our GoodART Gallery website to select a limited edition student piece (1 of 5 Artist Proofs, A/P) that is framed with a customized plaque; showcasing the artist’s age and a quote about their experience creating the piece. The chosen artwork, a gift to our client, is displayed in their office, educating the public on therapeutic art for at-risk children.

GoodTHREADS - Our Tucson branch created a program with Arizona Association for Foster & Adoptive Parents to be a clothing donation drop center. Employees sort donations and organize transportation and distribution.

Goodmans Chair Hockey - Office Chair Hockey is an annual event that brings 16 teams from the commercial real estate industry to compete in a single-elimination tournament for charity. Office chair hockey is played much like ice hockey except players are seated in award-winning Herman Miller Aeron chairs. Players are also invited to develop team costumes and compete in a team spirit competition.

The game is played in three four-minute periods on a rink with a rubber puck, wooden hockey sticks. There are no goalies, and penalties range from “hitching” (grabbing another player’s chair) to “tipping” (willfully acting to tip another player over). The winning team receives six Herman Miller Aeron chairs, valued at more than $800 each.

Since 2001, the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center has been the beneficiary of the event.