Giving Compass' Take:

• Nina Vaca, writing for Medium, explains how the Pinnacle Group engages with its surrounding community through philanthropic investment and service projects.

• Why is it critical for companies to invest in their communities? What are you doing to engage with your surrounding community?

• Learn how to measure the impact of community investment.

Giving back to the community and helping others has been one of Pinnacle Group’s guiding principles since the company was founded 23 years ago. It’s no surprise that as the daughter of an entrepreneur and a civic leader I would strive to find a way to follow in the footsteps of both of my parents, combining these two values.

Over the years, this has meant that Pinnacle Group has focused significant time and investment in community service and philanthropic efforts. It is as central to our identity as providing exceptional services to our clients and being “crazy good” at what we do. If we continue on this path, our legacy will be as much about creating positive financial impact in the community locally, nationally, and globally, as it is about running a successful business.

Our measure of success has never been solely to grow a larger company, win more business, and earn more money. All the success in the world is only truly valuable if it serves a larger purpose of making the world a better place.

Travel consumes a lot of my time and when I accept an invitation to attend an event, especially one in another country, I always want to make sure it provides something truly valuable that helps further the goals of making Pinnacle Group better and/or expanding our capacity to do good in the world. My recent trip to attend the Carlos Slim Foundation’s “Building Bridges” Mexico Siglo XXI event was all of that and more.

Read the full article about philanthropic efforts for the community by Nina Vaca at Medium.