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3 Ways to Activate Purpose and Truly Engage Your Employees

Do your employee giving and volunteering programs truly engage your employees? Our recent workshop, Activating Purpose Through Employee Giving & Volunteering, featured two of our clients, UWorld and Fetch, who can each answer this question with a resounding “Yes!” Both have seen levels of employee engagement well above industry standards during the first year of …

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WizeHive and WeHero Combine to Create More Powerful Corporate Giving and Volunteering Solution

Combined offering enables clients to take employee engagement and social impact to new levels. Conshohocken, PA and Bend, OR – March 21, 2023 – WizeHive, a leading provider of software that enables philanthropic giving and social impact, today announced a merger with WeHero, a leading provider of high-impact workplace volunteer and employee engagement solutions. WeHero’s …

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How to Draft an Effective Policy for Your Employee Giving Program

As we enter a new year, you’re likely already outlining priorities and brainstorming ways to further build a connected company culture that engages and retains employees while also attracting talent to your organization. You may already know that a workplace giving and volunteering program will contribute towards these goals in a meaningful way. Perhaps it …

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Corporate Philanthropy During an Economic Downturn

Many companies are inclined to pull back during an economic downturn, saving as many resources as possible and cutting back on all non-essential expenditures. Corporate giving, however, is arguably even more important in a volatile economy than in a stable market. Not only does continued giving demonstrate a company’s confidence in its ability to withstand …

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3 Keys to Engaging Employees in Corporate Philanthropy

Does your corporate philanthropy program engage your community AND your employees? In a recent Peak Grantmaking webinar, our client, UWorld, shared how they built a philanthropy program that connects their corporate grantmaking with employee giving and volunteering opportunities. UWorld is an industry leader in online learning tools for exam preparation. They launched their UWorld Cares …

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What is an Employee Resource Group?

An ERG is a company-recognized group of employees created within the organization with several key goals in mind; one main goal being the support of underrepresented employees. These groups are led by and consist of volunteers who share common interests, backgrounds, or demographic factors. This can include similar: Age Race Gender Religious affiliation  Lifestyle From …

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