Build then Bless®
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Disrupt corporate philanthropy with us! If you're looking for better ways to serve your community and grow your business, we're sharing every strategy that's helped us get more sales, have happier employees, and impact lives beyond a vague corporate donation.

Derrek Corry
Derrek Corry |
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Wait On It

It’s a reminder that, in our busy lives, we should strive to look beyond our own needs and recognize the hard work and challenges of those serving us. They deserve our respect, empathy, and generosity—now more than ever. Being married to a waitress has made me look at the service industry in a completely different…

Alohilani Jacob
Alohilani Jacob |
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How Build Then Bless Gave Some College Students a Free Date

After that experience, I started thinking about everything differently. One small act of service has the chance to create a bigger impact on the world—but it starts with the way we approach the people around us.  When I first applied to Lemonade Stand and heard about Build Then Bless, I was actually kind of nervous….

Abby Haralson
Abby Haralson |
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How I Used the BTB Method to Feel More Connected at My Remote Job

I love the team I work with and we work well together. I attribute my connection and attention at work to Build Then Bless—I don’t see a way around it. It helped turn coworkers living thousands of miles away into friends I can count on. Cheesy, I know, but it’s the truth. I’m a COVID…

Abby Haralson
Abby Haralson |
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#FaithInHumanityRestored: Why People Are Drawn to Happy Headlines

We get emails from a few major news sources each morning so we can keep up with what’s going on in the world. And let’s be honest, most days it’s not pretty. From political turmoil to natural disasters, there seems to be no shortage of negative headlines vying for our attention. And for a long…

Abby Haralson
Abby Haralson |

If any other Lemonade Stand team member were in my shoes right now, they would immediately be over there already helping out. WWMCD? “What would my coworkers do” has become a bit of a motto at Lemonade Stand after Caleb Andrews, one of our web design pros, had a mindset shift while headed home for…

Abby Haralson
Abby Haralson |
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Can the Workplace be Joyful? How To Create a Happy Work Environment

Global employee engagement reached a record high in 2022, peaking at 23%. But workplace stress took the 1st place podium with 44% of workers saying they experienced “a lot of stress the previous day.” Gallup’s Global Workplace Report also found that 60% of workers say they’re emotionally detached at work and 19% are miserable. Those…

Abby Haralson
Abby Haralson |
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Does Serving Your Employees Help Them Show Up Better at Work?

That’s exactly what I think Build Then Bless is. It’s a family that happens to be at work, and it makes it so much better to go to work knowing that you’re loved, that you’re taken care of, and when things go south, that they’re going to be there for you every step of the…

Abby Haralson
Abby Haralson |
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93% of Our Employees Joined Our Company Because of Build Then Bless

Why do people choose to work at your company? If they’re juggling multiple job offers, do they go with you because of the amazing pay, great benefits, or unbeatable snack stash?  We do like to think we have top–notch snacks in the office, but it turns out that 93% of our current 55 employees chose…

Abby Haralson
Abby Haralson |
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Build Then Bless Shows the Goodness in People

Micro interactions that lead to a macro movement start with people like myself or you or anybody listening really, where you find a quick moment to do something good for somebody else. By the time 10 of us have done something small, we’ve done something big. After three years at Lemonade Stand, Christian Rodarmel has…

Abby Haralson
Abby Haralson |
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Staying Connected Through Screens: Building Company Culture Remotely

“Can everyone see my screen?” You get a nod or two, maybe a thumbs up, and if you’re lucky, someone unmutes to tell you, “Yep!” Questions followed by excruciating moments of silence, hours before you get a response to your email, uncertainty about whether your employees are using company time effectively—we’re no Picasso, but that…