Stepping Stones: Watkins- Corporate Social Responsibility

Many of your that are keeping up with this blog and my updates know that I left my job in Flagstaff for medical reasons, and like most people around the country have been unable to find work in my new city.

Well I decided to take work into my own hands. I figured if I couldn't find work in my field right now, while I apply for graduate school, I decided I'd focus more on working from home to make ends meet till I could start graduate school full time. This is also really allowing me to spend the time I need to help get my health back under control while also working on my business and leadership skills, that I hope will help me in the future.

I've already written about why I choose to join my good friend Jen's Scentsy team, but I decided to join Watkins as well.

Watkins falls in wonderfully with my goals and dreams. Over the years I'm become even more socially and environmentally conscious. Especially with health problems, I've learned that its not just better for the environment and ethical business but also for my own health to use natural products. This is why I joined Watkins, I was introduced by a fellow AmeriCorps member a year ago, now not only am I now able to get the products I love at a great discount, but I also get to share this incredible socially and environmentally responsible company with others.

Please feel free to ask me any questions about the Watkins products and company, becoming a Watkins associate to get your own discount on everyday products you use, or ask me about the incredible business opportunity with Watkins.

I love getting to work for companies that understands my values and interests in corporate social responsibility, but also supports me in my growth as a person and a professional. You can contact me about Watkins anytime at My Watkins Email

So say hello to Watkins Independent Associate #390038! I'm exciting to be getting great discounts on products I love and I get to support and share the mission of this amazing company as well!

I will be writing another blog post about citizen philanthropy soon, as I think explaining this incredible new section of philanthropy will help everyone understand why I'm such a firm believer that even if you make $800 a month, which is where I was as an AmeriCorps member, you can still make a difference for people in your neighborhood and world. 

For those of you interested in citizen philanthropy here's a sneak preview.
 I'd hugely recommend Give a Little, by Wendy Smith and to check out Citizen Effect one of my favorite organizations and the one I currently work with. This organization has truly shown me how one individual with their social network can truly be a force for positive change in the world. To check out the latest update on my current CP project you can read the Citizen Effect blog at Coral's Citizen Philanthropist Project

Wishing everyone a great end to their week!

Coral :)

*Disclaimer: The statements made and opinions expressed on this page are those of an Independent Watkins Associate who is the publisher of this document, and are not to be construed as the statements or opinions of Watkins Incorporated. *

Summer Update on my Citizen Philanthropist Project

Hi everyone. Many of you know that I'm a Citizen Philanthropist for Citizen Effect and that last year I signed up to do my first project to continue my Clinton Global Initiative commitment. I immediately started on my second one as soon as I finished my first over the holidays last year. I have a separate blog through Citizen Effect's page, but I wanted to repost part of the post here to those of you who haven't checked out the blog there can check it out here. If you want to see pictures and information about the community in Peru I'm currently working with check out:

http://citizeneffect.org/blog/chincha-multimedia-classroom-equipment-project

In May I did indeed have my first art gallery show in Flagstaff at the new Criollo Latin Kitchen, they were wonderful and very helpful since this was my first art show ever. Unfortunately we did not sell any art the month the show was up, but I was able to begin getting some exposure for the art and the project.
What I've decided to do in terms of the photography for sale for the project is to use either eBay and donate a percentage of the proceeds to Citizen Effect through Mission Fish and/or opening an Etsy store online with the art. I currently have my work on Fine Art America, but I have not found that to be a very effective place for photography so I'm thinking about changing it around. I will keep everyone posted on where the photography will be going for the next few months. I just recently changed computers so I will upload some photos from the show soon. Below was a blog post about the show, if you'd like to see some of the photography that will still be up for sale for now you may view it here:

http://criollolatinkitchen.com/2010/04/29/new-artist-at-criollo-this-may/

I've recently become an independent consultant for Scentsy, an extremely social responsibility focused business that sells wickless hypoallergenic beautiful ceramic candle warmers. My best friend was already working for this company and I really loved their mission: simplicity , authenticity and value. A simple beautiful product perfect for homes, dorms, offices, cars, and more. The fact that the company follows the highest standard of business ethics that the Direct Sales Association has was very impressive to me. And the value they place on guaranteed satisfaction for customers, hosts, and incredible personal and business training for consultants was a huge appeal to me.

My biggest reason for joining Scentsy besides the fact that they hold such an importance on business ethics but they fact that they have a philanthropy branch as well was a huge reason why I wanted to be a part of this company. Each catalog they donate proceeds from one warmer to charity,they have a campus collection where universities get to fundraise for their schools, but also  what I love is they also allow independent consultants to work with groups to develop fundraisers for them, providing scentsy as the product for the fundraiser. The independent consultant gives all of the commission from those sales to the charity or group. I absolutely love this, because it not only lets me focus in on organizations I'm already working with like Citizen Effect, but also hopefully expand and help other organizations and small groups as well.

To spread the word about Scentsy, a company that's really concentrated in just a few states right now I really want to focus on the basket party model and the fundraising to spread awareness about this great company.
To learn more about this amazing company I've chosen to be a part of check out,

http://scentsy.net/en-us/about-scentsy/scentsy-story.aspx

and to learn more about what I'm hoping to do through Scentsy check out,

https://coralz.scentsy.us/bio

Currently I've hosting a digital launch party for the month of August, everything in the spring/summer catalog is currently 10% off, it's a fantastic time to check out what Scentsy is all about.

To contact me about scentsy please visit https://coralz.scentsy.us/Contact

I'd be happy to send anyone a catalog and some samples that may be interested in checking Scentsy out, just email me at the contact address above.


I'm also considering joining Watkins this fall, another organization I truly believe in and love their products. They hold some of the highest environmental and social responsibility standards in the natural products industry, to learn more check out http://ow.ly/2oOJG . I will keep everyone updated as to when I join their team, and as with scentsy I plan on using various ways to provide some of the proceeds to continue to support charities and projects I believe in.


Enjoy! I hope everyone is having a wonderful end to their summer and as always thank you for your continued support of my CP projects.

Coral :)