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Values & Community
Our Commitment to Philanthropy
We are deeply committed to engaging philanthropically, in a meaningful way and to a substantial degree, with the communities in which we live and work.
We dedicate approximately 1% of our annual revenue to direct financial donations each year.
Directed financial donations & sponsorships
The firm has an active Philanthropy Committee who seek, evaluate and approve requests for financial donations. Each year since the firm was started, we have dedicated approximately 1% of our annual revenue to these direct financial donations.
the funding supports disadvantaged people and/or people with special medical needs in the geographic areas of our offices
the amount of the firm’s donation will be of meaningful size to the recipient (so as to be impactful to the achievement of the recipient’s mission); and
where substantially all of the firm’s donation will be used in programming (so that the firm’s donation is used efficiently).
Multi-year donations have been made to the following organizations
Food Bank For New York City has been working to end food poverty in their five boroughs for over 36 years, employing a multifaceted approach centered on helping low-income New Yorkers overcome their circumstances and achieve greater independence.
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Camp Casco is an amazing camp filled with fun, adventure, and friendship for New England kids who have been diagnosed with cancer and their siblings.
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The Homeless Solutions philosophy is “A Hand Up, Not A Handout.” HSI strives to break the cycle of homelessness by offering shelter, services and supportive housing to the homeless and working poor in Morris County, New Jersey.
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The MDSC offers a broad array of programs to serve people with Down syndrome and their families throughout the state in an effort to ensure that every person with Down syndrome has the opportunity to reach his or her full potential.
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New England Disabled Sports (NEDS) provides adaptive sports instruction to students of all ages and abilities.
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Where women lawyers in Massachusetts come together to build important personal and professional relationships. When you join the WBA you can expect leadership opportunities, rewarding work on our committees, and networking forum for business development.
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For nearly a decade, the Firm has been the lead sponsor of Bio-Ball, a unique basketball tournament and skills event that matches employees of Boston-area biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies with Special Olympics teams.
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GBLS attorneys and paralegals provide legal advice and representation to low-income individuals.
Learn MoreWe have partnered with many biotechnology clients to support their not-for-profit organizations.
Enhancing our clients' efforts in the field
Many of our biotechnology company clients have become leaders in engaging philanthropically with not-for-profit organizations that provide research funding, patient advocacy, access to drugs, and other supportive activities for unmet needs in medical areas that may be adjacent to or even overlap the areas of focus of these biotechnology company clients.
We have partnered with many of these biotechnology company clients to enhance their efforts, through direct financial donations and/or the involvement of our employees.
Efforts we’ve supported
The Pan-Mass Challenge is a bike-a-thon that raises money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – 100% of every rider-raised dollar goes to Dana-Farber.
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BSCP provides mentoring for academically outstanding students/fellows, particularly Black/African-American, Hispanic/LatinX and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals.
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The Alzheimer’s Association is an organization of caregivers that provide support to those facing Alzheimer’s and advanced research into the disease.
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Hope Lodge offers cancer patients and their caregivers a free place to stay when their best hope for effective treatment may be in another city.
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The Support Center for Child Advocates’ mission is to advocate for victims of child abuse and neglect in Philaldelphia with the goal of securing safety, justice, well-being and a permanent, nurturing environment for every child.
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TB Alliance's mission is to discover and develop better, faster-acting, and affordable drugs to fight tuberculosis. (We sponsored the Community Engagement Program run by TB Alliance in Southern and Eastern Africa).
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Life Science Cares' mission is to leverage the intellectual, financial, and human capital of the life sciences industry in an effort to reduce the effects of poverty in Boston, Philadelphia, San Diego and the Bay Area.
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The Termeer Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on connecting life science innovators and catalyzing the creation of new medicines.
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