Number 127
Image source: Epson
Epson, Shaq, & Staples Donate Supplies
to Southern Nevada Kids
Featured Focus:
Partnerships for Good,
Youth Development, Education
Scope of Impact: Local
Scouting Report: The "Big Dreams, Little Visionaries" initiative, a powerful collaboration between Epson, The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, and Staples, is actively empowering Southern Nevada youth. Here’s what you should know:
Creative Empowerment: Epson's EcoTank printers enabled over 100 children to craft vision boards, transforming abstract dreams into tangible plans for their academic year and future aspirations.
Direct Educational Support: The initiative culminated in an "energy-filled back-to-school shopping spree" at Staples, equipping youth with essential supplies for academic success.
Strategic Partner-Shaq: This partnership extends The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation's "Shaq-to-School" program, showcasing a synergistic model where corporate strengths converge for profound community investment.
This initiative matches distinct corporate strengths for amplified social good. It seems like a match made in heaven.
Staples provides academic tools and art and craft supplies. Epson's technology allows kids to print vision boards, and the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation brings inspirational leadership and a proven youth development platform by extending its Shaq-to-School program. This is an integrated ecosystem of support.
This partnership is built on years of familiarity between these three stakeholders to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada. Shaq’s presence at the "Big Dreams, Little Visionaries" event is the cherry on top for the kids, and proves how genuine and important this effort is to Shaq himself, his foundation, and partners.
Even though we love Staples’ generosity in this initiative, we wonder if there’s more that can be done to turn this into a bigger WIN | WIN for the kids and for Staples.
These kids will need supplies for the entire year so could Staples give them a discount for the first three months of the school year. Could they go a step further and organize a contest of sort, with the winner decided by Shaq, Epson, and Staples to receive a credit of a few thousands of dollars to shop at Staples in 2026.
This seems like a great opportunity for Staples to tap into a younger target audience and build valuable brand loyalty for years to come.
From this initiative, we take away how well each stakeholder complement each other. It’s more than just a partnership for visibility, they each play a strategic role to make this event as impactful as possible. In your own area, can you be more selective when picking partners to ensure that everyone brings meaningful value to the table aside from a financial commitment?
