Business Committee for the Arts Announces Search for Role Models – Nominations Now Being Accepted for THE BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America
Only ten companies – ranging from small businesses to multi-national corporations – will be named to the newest business list in the country – THE BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America. This list, created by the Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA), the nation’s oldest and pre-eminent business-arts organization, will debut this fall at a gala event to be held at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY. To nominate your company or any other for its exceptional support to the arts in America, visit www. bcainc. org/thebcaten.
(PRWEB) April 25, 2005
Research shows that when businesses support the arts they attract and retain more satisfied employees and customers. Now businesses have an opportunity for a new reward for their good deeds: national recognition from the pre-eminent business-arts organization in the United States. The Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA) today announced that nominations are open for THE BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America. Sponsored by BCA and FORBES Magazine, nominations are being accepted through May 26, 2005, 5:00 p. m. EDT.
The first recognition program of its type, THE BCA TEN was created to recognize small, midsize and large businesses for their exceptional involvement in the arts. A panel of judges from the arts and business will select the ten companies. THE BCA TEN will be announced on October 5, 2005 during a gala event sponsored by the Principal Financial Group® and The First American Corporation to be held in the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY.
“These companies will set the standard and be role models for other companies to follow as BCA works to increase business support to the arts by 10% during the next three years,” said Judith A. Jedlicka, President, BCA, a national not-for-profit organization established in 1967 by David Rockefeller to bring business and the arts together.
“Any company selected for THE BCA TEN has a real competitive advantage because employees and customers favor businesses that support the arts,” said J. Barry Griswell, Chairman, President and CEO, Principal Financial Group, and a Vice Chairman of BCA. “We’ve found this to be true in our organization and research from the BCA backs this up.”
According to a recent BCA Online Survey, the majority (93%) of employees responding indicated they would rather work for companies that support the arts and 88% of respondents indicated they would rather do business with companies that support the arts.
“Supporting the arts is good for the arts and it is also good for business and the communities where they are located,” said Christopher Forbes, Vice Chairman Forbes Inc., and a Vice Chairman of BCA. “It is our hope that THE BCA TEN will inspire other businesses to invest in the arts.”
The BCA Leadership Award recipient and the inductee into the BCA Hall of Fame (formerly the BCA Founders Award) will also be announced during the October 5 gala. Recognition events will also be scheduled in the community of each company of the list. For nomination information and a Nomination Form, visit www. bcainc. org/thebcaten (http://www. bcainc. org/thebcaten).
About BCA
The Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA) was founded in 1967 by David Rockefeller,
As a national not-for-profit organization to ensure that the arts flourish in America by encouraging, inspiring and stimulating businesses to support the arts in the workplace, in education and in the community. For more information, visit www. bcainc. org.
About FORBES Magazine
FORBES Magazine, a leading business publication, is sponsoring THE BEST TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America, as part of its long-standing commitment to fostering business-arts alliances throughout the world. For more information, visit www. forbes. com.
About Principal Financial Group
The Principal Financial Group (The Principal ®) is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies. A recipient of the Business Committee for the Arts Founder’s Award, the Principal Financial Group began supporting the arts in the 1930s to promote cultural awareness, reach diverse audiences and foster creativity among employees. For more information, visit www. principal. com.
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