Leading social entrepreneurs Diana Wells, President & CEO of Ashoka, & Kevin Trapani, President & CEO of The Redwoods Group, held a townhall meeting at the NAYDO conference. The meeting addressed scaling the social impact of Ys. The content was rich and the discussion was engaging, with more than a hundred people listening and...
On April 30th, our office moved into a new space in our current building. This was an exciting move for our company and employees. Our CEO, Kevin Trapani, sent the following message: Now, moving offices is not generally a very big deal, but we made an important decision to keep Redwoods in Morrisville, NC, and...
The Redwoods Group is proud to share our 2011 Annual Report. The theme of the report is Rising Up, and it highlights the social inequality in our world and the growing frustration with it. It also looks at the hope that has grown out of this tension and struggle and how we, our customers...
Join fellow Y professionals as they discuss the YMCA’s social impact at the NAYDO conference’s premier evening event. Diana Wells, President of Ashoka, and Kevin Trapani, President & CEO of The Redwoods Group, will lead the discussion. Register Now! You don’t want to wait to RSVP. Space is limited. Hosted at the charming Omni Penn Hotel in...
There are still 4-months until Philanthropy LIVE! but I am excited about the opportunities the North American YMCA Development Officers (NAYDO) conference attendees will have to help transform Pittsburgh. This year, an estimated 1,000 philanthropy officers will attend NAYDO on April 25 -28th, and they will all be given a chance to change Pittsburgh. On April...
Like you, The Redwoods Group believes that employees are our most important asset. Which is why we designed our newest leadership initiative, Mission First: Employee Safety, with a new perspective on the driving force for mission – employees. We know that YMCA, JCC and camp CEOs understand firsthand the effects on your mission when employees...
The Redwoods Group recently published our 2010 Annual Report. You can view the report fullscreen by clicking the Expand button in the image below. The annual report includes letters from our CEO, Kevin Trapani, and CFO, Steve Cook, financial and social audits, and real stories of impact that The Redwoods Group Foundation has helped make...
We’ve all heard, at one time or another, the importance of a good education. No matter who you are, in a few moments you’ll be on your way to earning your Masters Degree. Today’s Professor, Kevin Trapani, delivered the Keynote Address for Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business at its 8th Annual Day in Durham....
Is the universe friendly? I was asked this question during my interview for the Johnson Intern Program. It was one of the first hints that the environment I was entering was unique. I had no idea that this question would be a cornerstone of servant leadership and that the answer would strongly shape the...
“How can a leader also be a servant?” That was the first question I had when I started reading Hermann Hesse’s book, Journey to the East, the story of a pilgrimage which falls apart and fails to reach its destination when a servant leaves the group. Although there were official leaders in the group...