Community

Community Responsibility

NAI Plotkin has always felt that an important part of our responsibility as an employer is to be involved in the community. We’ve been doing business in the Greater Springfield area for over 50 years now and as our company grows, so does our commitment to give back to the community.

Volunteerism

NAI Plotkin’s staff volunteer to the following organizations:

• Center for Human Development
• Cambridge Credit Counseling Corporation, Inc
• Children International
• City Mosaic
• City of Springfield Tax Committee
• Common Capital, Inc.
• Forest Park Zoological Society
• Holyoke Community College / Foundation
• Honorary Hampden County Deputy Sheriff
• Honor Conor, Inc
• Melha Shrine
• MSPCA Advisory Council
• National Counsel for the Protection of Children Board
• SABIS® International Charter School
• Springfield Business Improvement District (BID)
• Springfield Central Cultural District
• Springfield Jazz and Roots Festival
• Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Springfield Rotary Club
• Springfield Partners for Community Action

Focus Areas

We help enhance the quality of life within our communities by supporting efforts within our focus areas of education and career pathways, economic development and community vitality through grant making and collaborative efforts such as: Engaging employees in campaigns through contributions, special events and volunteer opportunities.

City Mosaic, co-founded by Evan Plotkin and John Simpson, is a non-profit organization with a mission to support, promote, and grow the visual art community in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts. City Mosaic’s objective is to continue to bring art to downtown Springfield using a variety of local talent including artist John Simpson, his UMass students, and his team of local artists. City Mosaic has been part of bringing art and culture to the City over the last decade, including the recent Worthington Street Mural and Restoration project at Stearns Square and other completed and planned mural projects and initiatives downtown.

Evan Plotkin, John Simpson, Susan Riano, and Madden Sterrett of Springfield’s City Mosaic share the story of what can be found in the new Springfield mural, and what it means to have this work on display for the community to enjoy.