Fast Company “Best Workplaces for Innovators”

We have great news: JA has been listed as one of the top 100 “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” coming in at #97 overall (on a list that includes Google, Citi, SAP, Adobe, Audible, Mattel, Microsoft, Paypal, and many more) and as the #1 nonprofit!

The list is here (you may need a subscription to read it): https://www.fastcompany.com/best-workplaces-for-innovators/list

Developed in collaboration with Accenture, the 2022 Best Workplaces for Innovators ranks 100 winners from a variety of industries, including computer science, biotech, consumer packaged goods, nonprofit, education, financial services, cybersecurity, engineering, diversity, sustainability, B2B, and consumer products and services. Fast Company editors and Accenture researchers worked together to score nearly 1,500 applications, and a panel of eight eminent judges reviewed and endorsed the top 100 organizations. The 2022 awards feature workplaces from around the world.

The JA network of teams has built a workplace culture that embraces innovation, digital transformation, and generous sharing of resources and talent. Throughout the world, we’ve collaborated on a number of projects, including JA Labs, JA Worldwide Fellows, Youth Voices, and so much more. This is an award we can all be extremely proud of, and will help us recruit staff and board members to grow our footprint around the world, as well as opening up new partnership opportunities that will benefit even more students in even more locations.

  • We’ve created three graphics (see below), with an editable Illustrator file and instructions for uploading to Canva, where you can edit. We ask, in this case only, that you retain the JA Worldwide logo and add yours to it, rather than replacing the JA Worldwide logo.

  • We’ve also created ribbons in varying sizes to add to websites or email signatures. We will not be releasing a badge due to the lack of repeatability for this award (only one organization out of 100 has made the list each of the last four years).

  • We’ve also created a sample press release or blog post, including a quote from Asheesh and from the editor-in-chief of Fast Company.

  • We’ve written a blog post at https://www.jaworldwide.org/news/fast-company-most-innovative-workplaces.

  • The following is what we posted on social media (with some edits for Twitter and Instagram). Join the Best Workplaces for Innovators conversation using the hashtag #FCBestWorkplaces.

Fast Company just announced its fourth annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list, honoring organizations that demonstrate a steadfast commitment to encouraging innovation at all levels—and we're on the list! JA joins Google, Citi, SAP, Adobe, Audible, Mattel, Microsoft, Paypal, and many more in the top-100, earning the #1 spot for nonprofits. In sharing the good news, our CEO, Asheesh Advani, said that “our network of teams around the world has built a workplace culture that embraces innovation, digital transformation, and generous sharing of resources and talent . . . this is an award we can all be extremely proud of.” #FCBestWorkplaces

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JAWorldwide/status/1554426605367427072

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=6156317251061280&id=148917188468013

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgwVC2eM3aw/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:6960191882580664320/