This video is my look back at 2020. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to join me for a short trip into the recent past, because this video is my way of saying thank you.

In the video, I mention there are links to some of the projects I highlighted. Here they are:

• Research on employee ownership during the covid crisis (such as on turnover or how employee ownership helps companies weather the pandemic)
• The ESOP Universe project (this article explains why it is such an accomplishment)
• Captive insurance
• New publications (for example, we released Beyond Engagement in January and The Fiduciary's Guide to ESOP Valuation in April)
• The Communications Committee Crash Course
• Our holiday gift guide

I also mention that the NCEO is in the midst of celebrating our 40th birthday! You’ll see a bit of hoopla about that in 2021, and you’ll also see some of the extraordinary projects staff has in the works. As always, our goal is to make employee ownership thrive: we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished in the last 40 years, and we’re excited about our upcoming projects for the next 40 years.

The NCEO only exists because of you, our members. Whether you engage with us rarely or weekly, you are the creative force that makes employee ownership real. Employee ownership doesn’t create successful companies and financially secure employees by magic – it’s your hard work and constant innovations that create the success that’s then reflected in the statistics. You make employee ownership a thrilling field to be in. Thank you.