Highlights from Dharma for 2010

Thank you for making this our best year ever!

We’ve really enjoyed reflecting back on what was truly an incredible time, full of opportunities for awakening and deepening our commitments to sacred service and taking responsibility for our contribution to the world.

Here are some of the highlights of what we did in 2010…

• Reduced our paper usage per account by 70%
• Doubled our staff
• Started composting
• Gave raises and bonuses to all employees
• Extended monthly gym/yoga memberships, full-coverage health insurance and employer-funded Health Savings Accounts to all employees
• Attended Sacred Commerce Advanced Leadership Training
• Almost doubled our client count
• Survived two partner acquisitions
• Spoke at the Green Festival, B Corp & Green Chamber Partnership Celebration and to the Leadership San Francisco class of 2011
• Spoke on behalf of B Corp at the Sustainable Enterprise Conference and to students in the MBA in Sustainable Management program at the Presidio Graduate School
• Were interviewed on Awakening Values, The Malama Kaua’i / KKCR Radio Show and the Silicon Valley Technology, Art, Green and Sustainability Show
• Were published in The Green Sheet
• Transitioned to Canvas Dreams, launched a new website and blog, created Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts, and improved our search engine ranking
• Started tweeting our Clearing questions
• Exhibited at the Green Festival
• Became a Green Chamber of Commerce Sponsor
• Attended Kindred Spirit, Abounding River, Smile at Fear, Conscious Breathing and Yogic Eating workshops & retreats
• Kept the office fridge stocked with yummy, organic, local, in-season farmer’s market food
• Beautified the office weekly with fresh flowers
• Halved our coffee consumption and drank more water
• Were good neighbors by initiating, attending and hosting building happy hours
• Volunteered at Eternal Presence and Sacred Commerce workshops
• Took on juice fasting, yoga, martial arts, ongoing volunteering for The Art of Yoga Project, a new kitten and performing in a theatrical production
• Sponsored the Wine Country Film Festival
• Lent free terminals and volunteered on-site for non-profit client events
• Attended the Western States Acquirers Conference, Sustainable Industries Conference, Pachamama Alliance Fundraiser and Amazon Watch Fundraiser
• Volunteered at the Pachamama Alliance Fundraiser
• Donated thousands of dollars to non-profits
• Deepened our gratitude for being able to use our business to practice the higher virtues, and actually getting paid to talk with and serve the most amazing clients

Thank you so much for your connection with us during this wonderful journey. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Please note: while Dharma was a Registered B Corp at the time of this posting, it no longer is.