Foundation Financial Group donates IT services, website to school

Dec. 29, 2011 - PRLog -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local Christian school has a new online look and improved IT thanks to a donation from a local financial services company.

Jacksonville-based Foundation Financial Group donated 160 hours of its information technology (IT) staff’s time over the past few months to upgrade Seacoast Christian Academy’s website and provide IT support. The new website features a more modern and organized design constructed with a content management system (CMS) so school staff may update the site without relying on an IT department or outside vendor. In addition, Foundation Financial Group donated additional IT training and helped the school begin its shift to being paperless.

Seacoast Christian Academy Principal Elton Brooke said the school wouldn’t have been able to make such investments without Foundation Financial Group’s donation.

By working nights and weekends in conjunction with the school’s leadership, Foundation Financial Group’s staff was able to accomplish their goal of a new website that will be unveiled Friday – just in time for the new year and the new semester.

“It’s a great way to kick off the new year for the school,” said Rolf Wilck, Senior Vice President of IT Support Services for Foundation Financial Group.

In addition to its business success and expansion, Foundation Financial Group has been busy with its award-winning philanthropic programs. In a time where American corporate and foundation giving is down, Foundation Financial Group’s 2011 charitable giving increased 198.52% over 2010’s charitable giving. Foundation Financial Group's community investments exceeded $610,000 in 2010-2011 support with a corporate focus on four areas – education, workforce development, environment sustainability, and health and wellness. In 2011, 82% of Foundation Financial Group employees volunteered time to corporate philanthropy. Overall, Foundation Financial Group and its employees participated in 34 events and volunteered 1,067 hours.

Seacoast Christian Academy is a nondenominational, coeducational Christian school serving more than 300 students in preschool and grades six through 12 who reside in the greater Jacksonville area. For more information, visit http://www.seacoastchristianacademy.com/.

According to Inc. Magazine, Foundation Financial Group is one of the nation's fastest-growing financial services companies. Specializing in mortgage lending, property and casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement services, personal taxes and corporate tax services, Foundation Financial Group operates seven regional centers as well as retail branches across the U.S. It offers home loans and refinancing through traditional financing, as well as Federal Housing Administration and other government-backed home loan programs.

Recently, Foundation Financial Group earned recognition for its fast growth and ethical and caring business practices including the Inc. 500|5000 Award, Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Pacesetter Award, named one of Florida Trend magazine’s “Best Companies to Work For” and Charlotte Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work.” In 2011, Jacksonville Magazine acknowledged Foundation Financial Group’s philanthropic programs with a notable Companies That Care Award. Foundation Financial Group enjoys an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the highest accreditation the BBB gives and an industry-leading Federal Housing Administration compare ratio.

For more information, call 866-334-1001 or visit http://www.ffg.com.

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