Handoff Wins Community Impact Award for Elevate+ Fundraiser
We are thrilled to share that Handoff has won the Community Impact Award at the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) Tower of Excellence Gala, recognizing its extraordinary leadership in building and running Miles of Impact in support of Elevate+.
This honor is well deserved.
From the very beginning, Miles of Impact was not simply a sponsorship or a collaboration. It was a vision brought forward by Handoff’s founder and CEO, Anthony Gonzalez, who is also a Trustee of Elevate+. Anthony imagined a fitness-driven fundraiser that would convert everyday movement into paid internship opportunities for underserved students.
That idea became something much bigger.
From Concept to Impact
Handoff did far more than lend its name to a good cause. They built Miles of Impact from the ground up.
They led strategy, branding, campaign infrastructure, outreach, digital storytelling, and internal mobilization. They designed the platform. They rallied partners. They activated the mobility community. They treated the fundraiser not as a side initiative, but as a core expression of who they are as a company.
As we shared in our formal endorsement of their nomination: “Handoff did far more than support Miles of Impact — they made it possible.”
Without their leadership, Elevate+ would have lost thousands of dollars in internship funding. More importantly, students would have lost access to transformative opportunities.
Walking the Talk
What stands out most is not only what Handoff built, but how they showed up.
Every member of the Handoff team participated in Miles of Impact. They did not just design the campaign behind the scenes. They logged miles. They encouraged partners. They embodied the mission. Their authenticity resonated deeply across the corporate housing and mobility industries.
At Elevate+, we often speak about opportunity. Handoff turned that word into action.
Real Results, Real Students
Because of Handoff’s leadership, Miles of Impact has already funded eight paid internships.
Eight students who might otherwise have been excluded from formative professional experiences were able to access paid, career-building roles. Eight young professionals strengthened their confidence, networks, and long-term earning potential.
Research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows that completing internships can increase lifetime earnings by at least $1.5 million per student. That means this partnership has already helped unlock more than $10 million in projected lifetime economic mobility for marginalized young people.
That is what community impact looks like.
A Model for the Industry
The Tower of Excellence Awards celebrate the people and initiatives shaping the future of corporate housing. By recognizing Handoff’s work, CHPA affirmed that meaningful impact belongs at the center of our industry’s future.
Miles of Impact is now a repeatable, scalable model because Handoff built it to create long-term change, not short-term visibility. They demonstrated that companies in mobility and corporate housing can play a powerful role in strengthening the very workforce that will one day support and lead this industry.
At Elevate+, we are deeply grateful for Handoff’s partnership, professionalism, and heart. Most importantly, our students are grateful.
Congratulations to Handoff on this well-earned recognition. We are proud to walk alongside you, mile after mile.
