BFG. Do a little bit of good where you are. It is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
- Desmond Tutu
Awards & Recognition
Fast Company 2023 Brands That Matter Award Winner
Fast Company 2022 World Changing Ideas Honorable Mention
Webby Awards 2022 Honoree, Websites and Mobile Sites, Charitable Organizations/Non-Profit
Good News
Albany native named new CEO of Albany Black Chamber of Commerce
Times Union- The Albany Black Chamber of Commerce is a new creation of Business for Good, a Capital Region nonprofit that works on equality and economic development issues and owns the University Club property in downtown Albany.
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan releases design for new Lincoln Park pool
WAMC- The project received a major boost when Business for Good Co-founder Ed Mitzen donated $1 million to kick-off a $10 million Capital Campaign Committee fundraising effort for the project. Mitzen was named chair of the committee.
Winning design unveiled for new Lincoln Park Pool
TIMES UNION- Business for Good kicked off the fundraising campaign with a $1 million donation.
Second Voorheesville building razed for new restaurant
TIMES UNION- A total of three structures are being demolished to make way for a new restaurant and a cafe from Business for Good
Business for Good is Lead Sponsor for Black Theatre United’s Annual Gala
PLAYBILL- Throughout the evening, which is supported by Business for Good, BTU will also honor trailblazing leaders in Black theatre who are inspiring the next generation of Black theatre professionals.
Black Theatre United Inaugural Gala Supported by Business for Good
BROADWAY WORLD – Black Theatre United’s inaugural gala, “A Night to Remember,” will take place on Monday, October 3 at The Rooftop at Pier 17. Supported by Business for Good, the evening will begin with a concert featuring performances by America’s most sought-after Black Broadway and theater talent.
Capital Region Chamber launches initiative to support growth of BIPOC-owned businesses
ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW – The new chamber initiative is sponsored by Business For Good, the KeyBank Foundation and CDPHP. The initiative is offering free business growth services to Black-, Indigenous- and people of color-owned enterprises as well as support for the implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Inside the plans for the new Hattie’s in Albany
ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW – Work on the future home of Hattie’s Restaurant in Albany could start as soon as September. The foundation backing the restaurant — Business For Good — is just waiting for historic tax credit approval, said founder Ed Mitzen. The renovation of the former Lombardo’s on Madison Avenue near Pearl Street will […]
Tulsa judge allows 1921 race massacre lawsuit to move forward
CNN – In May, Ed Mitzen, the co-founder of the New York-based nonprofit Business for Good, presented a $1 million donation to Fletcher, Randle and Van Ellis as a way to start reckoning with the wrongs they’ve had to endure.
Restaurant seats aplenty coming to Voorheesville
TIMES UNION – In Voorheesville, BFG will replace the razed Stewart’s at 42 S. Main with a 5,000-square-foot restaurant, to be called Blackbirds Tavern; a dentist’s office across the street at 43 S. Main will be razed to make way for Blackbirds Bike Cafe; and a four-unit apartment building at 40 S. Main, behind the […]