CHICAGO, JANUARY 15, 2025 – BDO USA, one of the nation’s leading accounting and advisory firms, today announced a cause partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), the preeminent one-to-one youth mentoring organization in the United States. BDO’s commitment marks the firm’s first national strategic nonprofit collaboration and begins a three-year relationship with BBBSA to invest in future generations and enhance youth well-being.
This relationship reflects BDO’s longstanding corporate citizenship commitment and serves as a major milestone following the launch of the firm’s evolved Social Impact strategy last year. The strategy encompasses four cause areas: Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Human Rights and Environment. The firm’s relationship with BBBSA will strengthen its impact within its Children & Youth cause area by helping to create a pathway to economic empowerment and brighter prospects for the next generation through mentorship.
BBBSA was selected through a firmwide survey of BDO’s people, who also played an active role in determining its social impact cause areas. The firm sought a cause partner that aligned with employee interests and the priorities of the firm, including embodying its core purpose of helping people thrive every day.
“Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is excited to be BDO USA’s first nonprofit cause partner, where we will work together to create more mentorship opportunities for youth nationwide,” said BBBSA Chief Development Officer Deborah Barge. “Through this partnership, we hope to further empower and inspire young people to consider a range of career opportunities, including professional services firms like BDO.”
This cause partnership will help empower the futures of young people from middle school to age 25 by providing career mentoring, educational resources and expanded opportunities. Building this relationship with BBBSA will also bolster BDO’s employee-driven volunteer program, BDO Counts, by providing opportunities for increased community engagement for its professionals across the country.
“Mentorship is a powerful tool that can significantly enhance skill development, provide exposure to new opportunities, and build confidence in young individuals, empowering them to navigate their personal and professional journeys with greater assurance and success,” said Chad Gabriel, Senior Director of Social Impact at BDO USA. “At BDO, we are dedicated to nurturing these connections, providing guidance, and offering support. Together with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, we are committed to making a lasting difference, one relationship at a time.”
To learn more about BDO USA’s social impact efforts, please visit the firm’s Community Engagement page.
Our purpose is helping people thrive, every day. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.
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Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters is the largest and most experienced youth mentoring organization in the United States. Our mission is to create and support mentoring relationships that help all young people reach their potential. Big Brothers Big Sisters’ evidence-based approach is designed to foster positive outcomes from kindergarten into adulthood, enabling every young person we engage and support to dream bigger and have greater confidence, higher educational achievement, professional success, and lasting, fulfilling relationships. We have more than 230 local affiliated agencies serving over 5,000 communities across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit: www.bbbs.org.