Corporate Responsibility

Celebrating California Clean Air Day

Madison Espinoza  |  

October 5th was the fifth annual California Clean Air Day. As a Certified B Corporation, Civilian pays close attention to its carbon footprint. For the last several years, Civilian has celebrated the day by taking the Clean Air Pledge, joining 565 organizations that came together to do their part to help reduce pollution. California Clean…

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Time Well Spent

Madeleine Dykes  |  

Civilians Give Back Nearly 100 Volunteer Hours in 2020 Here at Civilian, we have a relentless desire to help others. We tackle the most complex issues affecting the communities we live in and are hell-bent on making a difference by doing work that matters. As part of that belief, we provide employees with paid time…

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Maximizing Impact for Cause-Focused Clients

Madeleine Dykes  |  

Last Thursday, Civilian hosted a webinar leading up to the American Marketing Association’s annual Cause Conference moderated by our CEO, Stacey Nelson Smith focusing on “Connecting Consumers and Customers to Your Cause: How to Spend Your Time and Budget to Maximize Impact.” The recorded session can be viewed below. https://vimeo.com/477712833 The webinar brought together two…

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How You Can Make a Difference During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Kristina Shigaeva  |  

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and never has there been a more important time to talk about mental health. The last few months have been like no other. Whether you’re a parent, an essential worker, or working remotely, the pandemic has impacted each and every one of us in profound, long-lasting ways. On top…

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Words Are Not Enough

Over the last two weeks, the murder of George Floyd has broken our hearts, devastated our collective conscience, and sparked levels of protest and outrage our country hasn’t seen in 50 years. The eyes of the country have been opened anew to the realities of systemic racism and police brutality. And all of this against…

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Presenting The Civilian Golden Bus Award Winner

Go to any office ripe with 20 and 30 somethings and there’s bound to be a competitive but friendly nature when it comes to anything and Civilian is no different.  Whether we’re battling for the fastest finish in our police training course, encouraging a lunchtime hot sauce eating contest or winning the office fantasy football…

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California Clean Air Day is October 2: How We’re Practicing What We Preach

Pete Levine  |  

At Civilian we take a hard stance on a few things: 1. We seek first to understand before we try to be understood. 2. We are pro-dog: the more the merrier. And most importantly, we believe: 3. Where there's a WE there's a WAY. This isn’t just a pithy and inspiring rally cry that’s posted…

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Our New Year’s Resolution: “B” a Force for Good

As a newly Certified B Corporation, Civilian is making a resolution this year to live up to the B Corp motto to “use business as a force for good.” We’re proud to join more than 2,600 B Corps around the world who have made the pledge to redefine success in business, including Ben & Jerry’s,…

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