Community Connection: Bates White

Organizations we partner with

Bread for the City

Bates White supports Bread for the City with semi-annual clothing drives, donations to the Holiday Helpings Program, a wine auction, and economic analysis.
Children’s Law Center

Bates White has supported Children’s Law Center for many years with fundraising efforts, gifts for the Holiday Hope Drive, and pro bono work. Fundraisers often include game show adaptations including the Not So-Newlywed game, the Price is Right, Family Feud, and the Great Bates White Bake-off. CLC named Bates White the Corporate Champion for Children six years in a row.
DC SCORES

To benefit DC Scores, a team of employees plays soccer in the annual DC SCORES CUP. To raise money, employees pay to play in competitions such as a week-long mini-crossword puzzle race, a music challenge, and our own customized Wordle competition. Click on the video above to learn more.
Higher Achievement

For many years, employees have served as mentors in Higher Achievement centers, conducted pro bono analyses, raised money through creative competitions, and served on Higher Achievement’s leadership council. In addition, the firm has conducted pro bono analyses for Higher Achievement, such as this one that examines the school-based funding landscape where Higher Achievement operates.
Hope Connections for Cancer

Through some Halloween fun, we support Hope Connections. Employees carve pumpkins, dress their managers in crazy outfits, and take part in team costume competitions to support this cause.

April 2024Earth Day cleanup
Employees volunteered at the Anacostia River Park as part of the Anacostia Watershed Society's Earth Day Cleanup.
April 2024Bingo for City Blossoms
On Take Our Kids to Work Day, employees and their children played Bingo to support City Blossoms, a nonprofit that helps kids access and enjoy green spaces.
April 2024Employees take on the pros
Employees faced off tournament-style with Partners in table tennis, poker, Mario Kart, billiards, and the NCAA bracket challenge to support Higher Achievement.
April 2024Drawing and reading for LINKS
Colleagues played Pictionary and swapped books to support LINKS, a non-profit organization focused on expanding access to education in rural areas of the Philippines.
February 2024Sixty-second challenges for change
Employees competed in “Minute-to-Win-it” to raise money for Samaritan’s Feet, which provides free shoes to children in over 100 countries.
March 2024Cooking for a cause
Employees cooked for families staying at the DC and Fairfax Ronald McDonald Houses.

Grow your career at Bates White

At Bates White, employees decide which organizations to support and come up with creative ways to raise money and lend a hand—ranging from a dress-the-boss auction and customized Wordle competition to fielding a team for Lawyers Have Heart.