By Dave Massaron, Vice President, GM Infrastructure and Corporate Citizenship
Today, I want to celebrate a moment 10 years in the making: General Motors has just been named to The Civic 50 by Points of Light, recognizing us as one of America's 50 most community-minded companies.
This isn't just an award. It's a direct reflection of GM's deep commitment to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work – right here in Michigan and all across the country. This validates our belief that strong corporate citizenship is integral to our values and vital for a better future.
Why does Civic 50 matter?
It’s not an easy recognition to achieve, as honorees are determined by Points of Light’s Corporate Civic Engagement Framework. Companies are evaluated on how they invest their resources in community engagement and social impact - including employee time, financial contributions, and more. The assessment also considers how well these efforts are integrated across the business, and how companies institutionalize their approach through formal policies, systems, and incentives. Importantly, companies are measured on the impact of their programs—specifically, how effectively they track and demonstrate meaningful outcomes in the communities they serve.
Our journey to this moment started more than a decade ago when the GM team first attended a Points of Light conference. While the company has always made a strong effort to do good for our communities, there was a clear opportunity to do even more.
Since then, we’ve launched a volunteer-led, grassroots organization called, “GM Cares,” supported by GM President Mark Reuss, to kick off employee volunteer efforts. Fast forward to today, GM has seen its volunteerism trend upwards even while national levels of civic engagement are trending down.
CAPTION: 2025 Points of Light Civic 50 conference
Our success – and this honor – is a result of the selfless commitment of our employees, both hourly and salaried, senior leaders and new hires, and contributors of all levels. We know that doing good is good for business, for our workforce, and for the world.
My sincere thanks to every GM employee whose dedication made this achievement possible, and I’d like to give special thanks to the Corporate Citizenship and Social Impact teams for seeing this vision across the finish line.
We're just getting started.
Today, I want to celebrate a moment 10 years in the making: General Motors has just been named to The Civic 50 by Points of Light, recognizing us as one of America's 50 most community-minded companies.
This isn't just an award. It's a direct reflection of GM's deep commitment to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work – right here in Michigan and all across the country. This validates our belief that strong corporate citizenship is integral to our values and vital for a better future.
Why does Civic 50 matter?
It’s not an easy recognition to achieve, as honorees are determined by Points of Light’s Corporate Civic Engagement Framework. Companies are evaluated on how they invest their resources in community engagement and social impact - including employee time, financial contributions, and more. The assessment also considers how well these efforts are integrated across the business, and how companies institutionalize their approach through formal policies, systems, and incentives. Importantly, companies are measured on the impact of their programs—specifically, how effectively they track and demonstrate meaningful outcomes in the communities they serve.
Our journey to this moment started more than a decade ago when the GM team first attended a Points of Light conference. While the company has always made a strong effort to do good for our communities, there was a clear opportunity to do even more.
Since then, we’ve launched a volunteer-led, grassroots organization called, “GM Cares,” supported by GM President Mark Reuss, to kick off employee volunteer efforts. Fast forward to today, GM has seen its volunteerism trend upwards even while national levels of civic engagement are trending down.
Our success – and this honor – is a result of the selfless commitment of our employees, both hourly and salaried, senior leaders and new hires, and contributors of all levels. We know that doing good is good for business, for our workforce, and for the world.
My sincere thanks to every GM employee whose dedication made this achievement possible, and I’d like to give special thanks to the Corporate Citizenship and Social Impact teams for seeing this vision across the finish line.
We're just getting started.