Founder of Philanthropy is Beautiful Donates 100% of Profits to Charity, Offers GlobalMindED Community 22% Discount: Meet Joan Hornig
Pavé the Way® Jewelry (PTW) is a fine jewelry line that combines advocacy, impact and expression. All pieces are designed by Joan Hornig, the originator of the 20 year-old social enterprise company, Philanthropy Is Beautiful® Jewelry (PIB). Her jewelry has been worn by heads of state, celebrities and leaders across the world. She has been lauded for her designs and innovative business model of donating 100% of her profit on each piece to the charity of the purchaser's choice. Pavé the Way® Jewelry continues this commitment to personally involving the buyer in the process of prioritizing areas that need support. Sales to date have generated millions of dollars in donations to over 1,000 non-profit organizations around the world -- all chosen by customers.
Today and through Dec 31, 2022, Joan Hornig and Philanthropy Is Beautiful® Jewelry is offering a sitewide 22% discount code to the GlobalMindED community. The code EMPOWERGLOBALMINDED22 can be used for Pavé the Way® Jewelry and all jewelry on the website. DETAILS: 22% off all products, no minimum purchase requirement, cannot be combined with other discounts.
Pavé the Way® Jewelry uses only ethically sourced and sustainable materials, remains committed to respect for workers and adds an extended Call to Action through its unique digital magazine, The Why & The How. The Why & The How explores "Why do you care, Why do you share and Why do you wear your values?" The hashtag "#IPaveTheWay" also invites everyone to celebrate all the ways one can "pay it forward" to shape a brighter future, while using all social media platforms and YouTube to give the messages of these dynamic and discerning shoppers a real time way to inspire others.
What's your most prominent service or product?
While Pavé the Way® is a jewelry line, and as such the products are fine jewelry necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings, the categories of offering are very intentional as is the message/name associated with each piece. The Empowerment Tools are meant to encourage positive feelings and underscore the critical tenants associated with the advancement of equality and capabilities for the wearer. The Food For Thought collection references how important it is to understand healthy food alternatives. The No Planet B stresses how critical protecting our environment is. We are currently launching the "Stop Human Trafficking" product line. This is important because we also focus on the futures of survivors, in addition to stopping the traffickers.
What would you consider to be your greatest business achievement?
Staying in business for 20 years with strict adherence to our model of donating 100% of profit to the charity of the purchaser's choice. Our success has come not from marketing/advertising dollars spent, but from word of mouth, repeat clients and most of all, the growing like-minded community of people who care, share and acknowledge that they can wear and talk about their values.
About Joan Hornig
Joan began her career as a professional fundraiser for Harvard University and Columbia Business School before spending 19 years on Wall Street. Since 2003, Joan combines her love of jewelry and design, business skills and experience with non-profit organizations as Founder and CEO of her philanthropically-driven companies, Joan Hornig Jewelry-Philanthropy is Beautiful® and Pave the Way®.
Both Joan's designs and social enterprise business model have been honored by non-profits, educational institutions and the media. She allows customers to designate any charity of their choice to receive 100% of her profit on each piece sold. Joan's designs have been shown by The National Jewelry Institute in New York and Paris. In 2012 the New York Stock Exchange invited Joan to ring the closing bell. In 2014 Joan was honored by the Fashion Institute of Technology and received the NECO Ellis Island Medal of Honor. She was also honored, in 2015 by United Cerebral Palsy of New York City. In 2016 Joan received awards from the Museum of Arts and Design and the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award at the United Nations.
All selected by customers, Joan's donations have exceeded $1 million and are spread among more than 1,000 nonprofits worldwide. She has designed limited edition pieces for UNICEF, HELP USA, ASPCA, The Girl Scouts of America, and other nonprofits. Her designs are worn by celebrities, business leaders, and government officials including First Ladies Laura Bush and Michelle Obama and Former Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Joan serves on the Boards of the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Museum of Arts and Design, and in 2018 joined as a council member for the New York State Council on the Arts. Joan holds a B.A. Magna Cum Laude in Fine Arts from Harvard College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
