Workplace Giving Ramps Up

As the philanthropic and workplace giving season ramps up leading up to Christmas - a third of all donations to non-profits are received in December alone, studies show - one Calgary company, Benevity, is promoting best practices, ease of use through technology and employee choice as cornerstones of an effective workplace giving program. 

While the motivation for workplace philanthropy programs is to help the charities, there is also the added benefit to the attraction and retention of employees from a recruitment standpoint.  "There are social goals for these programs, but there are also business impacts," said Bryan de Lottinville, Founder and CEO of Benevity. "Companies that get it are recognizing that employee engagement is a Holy Grail for human capital management and the connection between engaged employees and out-performing the competition is clear."   Technology exists today, including a platform offered by Benevity, which makes it easy for employees to give and to target their donations to the cause of their choice.  "The power of these programs is that it takes you beyond conventional HR compensation models," he says. "There's only so much you can do with carrots and sticks. What you can do with inspiration knows no bounds."   Read the entire article in the Calgary Herald.   About Benevity
Benevity's software helps companies build more engaging, strategic and choice-driven cause marketing, community investment, workplace giving and other charitable programs that deliver greater ROI.  The Benevity platform is a customizable giving engine companies can use to build choice-driven charitable giving and matching programs into their businesses, using their own brands and systems.  The Benevity platform also powers Benevity’s web-based products, including Spark! workplace giving (see www.benevity.org/spark) and The Givatron, the first charity-of-choice giving application for Android-based mobile devices.  To find out more or to request a demo, visit us at www.benevity.org or view our short video at www.benevity.org/Goodness3.0.   BENE17749