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Membership Assembly 2017 Recap

May 15, 2017

On Friday, May 12, 2017, ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ’s Charities hosted its annualÌýMembership AssemblyÌýat The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Conference Center in Washington, D.C. Our member nonprofits from across…

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Powerful Metrics & Methods for Measuring Effective Social Impact

May 8, 2017

Your company likely has a number of motivations for its corporate philanthropy, employee giving and employee volunteering programs. And you — and your nonprofit partners…

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Giving Tuesday Corporate Giving Guide: Employee Fundraising and Crowdfunding

May 8, 2017

Crowdfunding is a form of peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising.Ìý If you have ever participated inÌýan event like Relay for LifeÌýwhere individual fundraising is combined with team…

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Goodwill® Celebrates 115 Years of Mission Impact through Social Enterprise

May 8, 2017

Over the years, social enterprise has evolved from start-up to fully operational organizations striving to create impact at scale. They blend together innovative ideas with…

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Case Study: How Optimizely Increased Its Employee Giving Results Sevenfold

May 8, 2017

John Leonard, Program Manager atÌýOptimizely, knew his co-workers were very generous, but he didn’t realize just how generous until he saw the results of the…

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Building Buy-in From Leadership

May 8, 2017

A powerful social mission infuses company environments with positive opportunities to engage and retain employees. But how do you develop a culture of engagement through…

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Employee Donor Cultivation Toolkit

May 8, 2017

Workplace giving donors give on average five times moreÌýandÌýprovide nonprofit organizations with sustainable, unrestricted funds. Use this guide for best practices, rules, and tips to…

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5 Key Steps to Starting an Employee Volunteer Program

May 8, 2017

Through employee volunteer and skills giving programs, companies and their employees have the opportunity to strengthen nonprofit capacity and efficiency, and form truly strategic relationships…

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Exceptional Storytelling Made Easy

May 8, 2017

With myriad channels to leverage, storytelling is more important than ever when it comes to inspiring employee giving.ÌýIf your company is looking to more effectively…

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What Giving Methods and Opportunities Actually Interest Employees?

May 2, 2017

We know from previous research that employees view their employers as facilitators and multipliers for their own philanthropic efforts. But what exactly does that mean?…

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Give Kids The World Village Creates Magic and Memories for Families Facing Life-Threatening Illnesses

April 26, 2017

Every year, 27,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. For these children, childhood is overshadowed by doctor visits, hospital stays, and…

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Last Chance to Participate in Nationwide Workplace Giving, CSR, Corporate Philanthropy Study

April 24, 2017

Snapshot 2017, the latest in ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµâ€™s Charities’ research series on employee giving and engagement trends, closes this Sunday, April 30. If you are interested in…

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