While the practice of Corporate Social Responsibility galvanized the business world years ago, companies and organizations continue to voluntarily increase the steps they take to improve the quality of life for their communities and society at large. Employees play a key role in community-based initiatives, but more importantly have an innate desire to be part of something bigger than themselves. Liz Murray’s inspirational story challenges the audience to recognize the opportunity we each have to make a lasting contribution on another person’s life. Employees will find themselves re-charged and ready to step-up as community leaders.

When Liz is not speaking to groups, she adores being out and about in communities, engaging with people. Liz co-founded, The Arthur Project (named for her first mentor). At The Arthur Project, Liz partners with Bronx-based middle school youth to help them realize their dreams. Personally, this mission is very important to Liz as she gets to return to the community where she was raised to invest her time. These children have gifts they are just waiting to share with the world. All that’s needed is a little extra support. Liz is happy to be a part of that.

Another one of Liz's passions is working with a new initiative called The Neighborhood Project (TNP). It functions kind of like a video book club hosted in living rooms across America, where neighbors sit down together around a screen to watch TNP original films and videos of compelling speeches that focus on universal topics, such as: love, forgiveness, acceptance, faith, etc. The Neighborhood Project (TNP) functions to put people in conversation with one another, helping neighbors know neighbors. The beauty in that project is watching walls fall down. When Liz was homeless, it was every day people, my own neighbors, who saved her life, by bringing her food, blankets and just by caring. That changed the shape of LIz's heart and helped her see the world as being filled with good people. With Liz's work at The Neighborhood Project, she gets to see that exact effect happening for others, heartfelt connections rippling across communities. It is beautiful. It makes the world a better, safer place, which is something we need right now more than ever.