McElroy Translation is pleased to announce that it has created a formal corporate philanthropy program, McElroy Gives Back, in honor of its employees. McElroy credits the inspiration for McElroy Gives Back to its employees, who share with McElroy a longstanding history of past donations of in-kind services, cash and volunteerism.

Many companies typically practice corporate philanthropy for only a few select causes. McElroy takes a different approach—one that reflects McElroy’s diverse company culture and recognizes many deserving charities. McElroy Gives Back distinguishes itself in the three following ways.

Company Cash Gifts

McElroy Gives Back will donate a cash gift each month to one charity from twelve charity categories. Categories include health, women and children, environment, housing and community, human services relief, veterans, culture and literacy, special needs and animal protection. Each month the selected charity will be profiled in McElroy’s monthly e-newsletter E-Buzz, and will likely introduce subscribers to some remarkable, but less well-known charities.

Company Matching Funds

McElroy will match employee donations to United Way, up to the fund’s cap each month. The United Way Capital Area supports over 40 community partner agencies financially and helps connect volunteers with projects. Additional company matching funds may be made available for extraordinary situations, such as the 2005 hurricane relief effort, on a case by case basis.

In-kind Company Services, Volunteer Support

McElroy will continue to support selected non-profits through in-kind donations of services. Past donations have included the United Way and the Austin Children’s Shelter. McElroy also actively encourages group employee volunteerism, such as the recent Literacy Coalition Spelling Bee and the Salvation Army’s Christmas Angel Program.

An initial list of prospective charities has been drafted, but McElroy welcomes your suggestions! Included charities show fiscal responsibility and may either serve a broad purpose or address unique needs. Within a category, a different charity may be selected the following year. Your favorite charity may be next. Email me at and tell me which charity tops your list.

McElroy Giving Back in May 2007

As many high school seniors make their plans to attend college in the fall, we celebrate their graduation and hard work with a $500 donation to Scholarship America. Scholarship America’s mission is to make postsecondary education possible for all students.

Scholarship America is the nation’s largest nonprofit, private sector scholarship and educational support organization. It was founded in 1958 in Fall River, Mass. by Dr. Irving Fradkin, an optometrist who challenged everyone in his community to give at least one dollar toward sending its youth to college.

Since then, Scholarship America has distributed more than $1 billion to more than one million students across the country through its Dollars for Scholars^® and Scholarship Management Services^® programs. Today Dollars for Scholars^® represents more than 1,200 chapters and 3,600 communities from southern California to the northern tip of Maine.

Click here to learn more about Scholarship America’s great work.

In addition to this donation, McElroy is also providing pro bono translation services to the Austin Children’s Shelter for a small project this month. The Austin Children’s Shelter has provided a safe haven for children in crisis from birth to 17 years of age for more than 20 years. They provide care in a home-like environment to approximately 300 children each year.

McElroy Translation's Senior Proofreader Clay Browne is a dedicated volunteer for Austin Children’s Shelter