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You might be familiar with the benefits of employee resource groups or ERGs. You know what they can do to aid in the professional development of underrepresented employees at your company. Finally, you know that being adequately armed with a mission statement and a clear set of goals can create development opportunities to make people […]

In building a successful company, one of the primary challenges one may face is the message and branding that their organization presents to consumers. Businesses are constantly in search of ways to present themselves as effective, meaningful, and oftentimes, ethical. For this reason, a certain expectation of doing good for the greater community is deemed

  Employee donation matching is one of the most powerful ways to begin a new fundraising effort. Not only do you open up a new platform where employees can pick and choose their donations, but you promise to double the donation.  Do that, and you’ll likely see charitable contributions at your company go way up.

About $5 billion in charitable donations go through the workplace every year. Have you ever wondered why some companies can squeeze every ounce of charitable engagement from employees? There’s a good chance that at the heart of most successful strategies, you’ll find a donation matching program at work. But what are these programs, and how

In building a more socially responsible company, you might come across two terms. At first glance, these terms might not make any sense. ESG strategies. “Global reporting initiative.” CSR and ESG factors. It all sounds very complicated, with little rooting in the real world, where social impact must take place. However, once you understand these

Deep down, most people are happy to reach into their wallets and lend someone else a helping hand. But no one likes to feel like their donations didn’t go to a good cause, either. If you’re trying to create positive change, you’re going to want to know the end-result of your efforts. And chances are

So you’re the head of an employee engagement program, and you have to track your results in how many employees participated. Then you set up a program, try to drum up enthusiasm, and… …crickets. That can be a problem. After all, employee volunteer programs can help employees not only do good, but feel more connected

Everyone wants to give. But given the realities of social distancing and the COVID-19 pandemic, even the most charitable among us have to have reservations about getting our hands dirty. The solution: creating virtual volunteer programs. You don’t have to be a nonprofit to create virtual volunteer programs and make a difference. In fact, virtual

Look around and you’ll see a company that matches employee donations. In fact, some estimates say about 65% of Fortune 500 companies offer some sort of matching program. Clearly, there’s something to it. A study by HR Reporter found that employee turnover drops by an average of 57% among employees deeply connected to their company’s

The primary value of a charity gift card is to connect with your employee / customer / prospect by giving them a gift card that they can use on the nonprofits they care about. To facilitate that, the company lets the individual make the donation. Giving them a charity gift card, the company simply sets