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 …
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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 …
From my time interviewing social impact professionals on the Changemakers from Within podcast, I’ve been so fortunate to learn from these amazing people on how they pitched their programs to their CEOs and executive teams. I also get to spend lots of time with incredible people moving the needle in their companies to start social …
I’m heartbroken, upset, devastated. This must end. In the past year since the Covid-19 pandemic started, crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have risen dramatically. According to STOP AAPI Hate, a coalition that tracks incidents of violence and harassment against the AAPI community, there have been nearly 3,800 incidents of hate and discrimination reported …
Wondering how you can boost employee involvement in social impact? In a recent episode of Changemakers From Within, Bryan Breckenridge, a social impact trailblazer who has spent the last 20+ years building out social impact programs at several top companies, shared with us some of the ways he personally helped grow participation rates in giving …
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During a recent episode of Changemakers From Within, we were so inspired and impressed by Bryan Breckenridge’s work building out social impact programs at many iconic Silicon Valley Companies including Salesforce, LinkedIn, Box and Zillow. We asked him what his most important 1 or 2 tips were for listeners wanting to build our their own …
In the realm of workplace giving, we hear the terms Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Impact being thrown around a lot. What do they each really mean? Are they interchangeable? How do they work together? To answer these questions, we consulted Bryan Breckenwridge (a recent guest on Changemakers from Within). Here’s how he breaks down …
There are so many holidays, milestones, and reasons to energize your team around giving and volunteering. We’ve put together some key dates throughout the year that are perfect to create CSR + social impact campaigns around. This 2021 CSR calendar includes a month by month guide to important dates throughout the year. We’re excited to …
We are so excited to release a new part of our product today for our incredible partners who have been making an impact in their communities. We just launched a new version of the company dashboard which has new modules showcasing your social impact work along with a customizable builder that allows you to create the dashboard of your dreams.
