Susan Hyatt

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Susan Hyatt, 866-512-0808

HER Design LLC. SPOTTED IN THE ACT, GIVING BACK TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Awarded Business Nonprofit Connections' Community Involvement "SPOT Award"

Denver, CO, April 27, 2007 -- HER Design LLC. , a Marblehead, Massachusetts-based handbag company, has been "spotted" in the act of supporting community organizations through its "2% Pledge" and has been awarded the Business Nonprofit Connections SPOT Award. Awarded monthly, the SPOT Award is given to businesses that are "spotted" getting the word out about their valuable contributions to community organizations - both to recognize them as business role models and thank them for the good they do. Says Susan Hyatt, CEO of Denver-based Business Nonprofit Connections, "authentic, transparent business involvement with community organizations can provide benefits for both organizations. Not only is business support essential in addressing critical local needs but also a way for companies to do well by doing good. Sharing information about community support with customers and the public can help strengthen customer and employee loyalty and build business." HER Design LLC. is an outstanding example of how a business can make a profit and operate according to a set of values of which they can be proud.

"Can a handbag change the world?" HER Design LLC believes so and their commitment extends beyond making stylish and sustainable handbags as they also lead workshops to showcase the benefits of cleaner, greener living and pledge 2% of gross sales to youth and environmental causes across the globe. "Rather than spread the money thinly, we have elected to concentrate our giving to support a select few groups who are working to educate, inspire, and incite progressive change."

More and more businesses are realizing that their community involvement is not only morally right, it makes smart business sense. Eighty percent of consumers care about a company's community involvement and choose to buy from those businesses that support causes. Business Nonprofit Connections is on the forefront of this movement, providing educational materials and toolkits, seminars, and coaching services to help companies throughout the country support communities in more strategic ways, aligning their support with core business goals while having a real impact in the community. "Doing well in business and doing good in your community aren't mutually exclusive," says Susan Hyatt, CEO of Business Nonprofit Connections. "We offer guidance to businesses in all stages of development to help them get more strategically involved in their communities." BN Connections guides businesses in creating strategic and mutually beneficial connections with nonprofit organizations.

For additional information, contact:
Susan Hyatt
Business Nonprofit Connections
303-512-0808
FaX:866-255-8458
shyatt@bnconnections.com
www.BNConnections.com
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