The brochure I picked up at Whole Foods Market gave great details about how shoppers checkout donations had raised $675,000 for the Whole Planet Foundation’s microlending programs.  The back of the brochure also gave information about the Whole Planet Foundation Supplier Alliance, which I had NOT known about.  It says, “How are Others Helping?  Whole Planet Foundation Supplier Alliance for Microcredit is an alliance of vendors to Whole Foods Market who have catalyzed $1.05 million over 3 years to microlending programs to help plant the seeds of prosperity around the world.”  Very cool!

Vendor logos on the back included: Allegro Coffee, Back to Nature, Balance, Celestial Seasonings, Earth’s Best Organic, ITO EN, Naked Juice, New Chapter Organics, Seventh Generation, Stacy’s, and Teas’ Tea.

How can you leverage your vendors to join forces to support the philanthropic initiatives your company is involved with?