{"id":455319,"date":"2026-10-03T14:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T14:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/455319\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T14:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T14:14:33","slug":"bridge-insights-media-honored-for-employee-engagement-at-austin-gives-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/455319\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge Insights & Media honored for employee engagement at Austin Gives Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 For Bridge Insights & Media, a goal that once stayed on the to-do list has become a regular opportunity to connect with the community.<\/p>\n

The boutique advertising agency received the 2026 Austin Gives Employee Engagement Award, recognizing its commitment to involving employees in giving back. <\/p>\n

Carrie Stein joined Sierra Waggoner on We Are Austin to discuss the honor on another special occasion: the company\u2019s 13th anniversary.<\/p>\n

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The boutique advertising agency received the 2026 Austin Gives Employee Engagement Award, recognizing its commitment to involving employees in giving back. Carrie Stein joined Sierra Waggoner on We Are Austin to discuss the honor on another special occasion: the company\u2019s 13th anniversary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started, we were heads down, and we always talked about volunteering and giving back,\u201d Stein said. \u201cAnd it was like on our to-do list, and it just never happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

That changed after Stein attended the Austin Chamber\u2019s Austin Gives Awards a few years ago. Seeing other businesses contribute to the community inspired her to turn those intentions into action.<\/p>\n

The result was Bridge\u2019s quarterly Day of Sharing program, which brings employees together to volunteer with organizations they care about.<\/p>\n

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Bridge IM – The Trail Foundation<\/p>\n

Employees help choose where to give back<\/p>\n

The team created a list of causes and nonprofits they were passionate about. Bridge rotates through those organizations, making time each quarter to volunteer together.<\/p>\n

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Its community partners have included Caritas, the Trail Foundation and Any Baby Can, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brings our team together and makes us all feel good about contributing to the community,\u201d Stein said.<\/p>\n

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The program also reflects one of Bridge\u2019s core values: wholeness.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that life outside of the office makes us better at our jobs,\u201d Stein said.<\/p>\n

Recognition that brings the inspiration full circle<\/p>\n

Because the Austin Gives Awards helped inspire Bridge\u2019s volunteer program, receiving the Employee Engagement Award made the recognition especially meaningful.<\/p>\n

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Bridge IM – Walk to end alzheimers<\/p>\n

For Stein, the honor reflects a passionate team dedicated to giving back. She also encouraged other businesses to embrace the Austin Gives mission of contributing time, talent and treasure to the community.<\/p>\n

Her advice for companies considering applying was simple: their efforts deserve to be shared.<\/p>\n

\"Bridge<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re already giving and they\u2019re wondering if their story is worth telling, it definitely is,\u201d Stein said. \u201cThey should definitely apply.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more information about Bridge Insights & Media, visit bridgeim.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For more information about Bridge Insights & Media, visit bridgeim.com.<\/p>\n

To apply for Austin Gives head to Austinchamber.com!<\/p>\n

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Find out more about Austin Gives at Austinchamber.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 For Bridge Insights & Media, a goal that once stayed on the to-do list has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-455319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}