2023 Giving Communications Calendar

Bright Funds has highlighted key events for the 2023 calendar year that make great philanthropic initiatives! We encourage you to use this list throughout the year as an opportunity to engage with employees on the initiatives that your company aligns with or on which you would like to make an impact.

We hope you find this calendar useful in planning ahead for your giving initiatives. As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions!

Date	Event/Holiday	Bright Funds Recommended Communication/Resources
January 16	Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund/Campaign Organize volunteer events. Create your own Fund/Campaign!
February	Black History Month	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund/Campaign Create your own Fund/Campaign!
March	Women’s History Month	Create your own Fund/Campaign! Organize volunteer events.
March 8	International Women’s Day	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund Create your own Fund/Campaign!
March 22	World Water Day	Create your own Fund/Campaign!
April 16-22	National Volunteer Week	Send Email/Internal Communication. Create volunteer events/collections. Check Bright Funds curated remote volunteer list. Create your own Fund/Campaign!
April 17	Tax Day US Great time to remind employees that they can access their donation summary from their account.	Send Email/Internal Communication. View the pop up message on Bright Funds.
April 22	Earth Day	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund/Campaign Create your own Fund/Campaign! Organize volunteer events.
May	Mental Health Awareness Month	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund/Campaign Create your own Fund/Campaign!
May	Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund/Campaign Create your own Fund/Campaign!
June	Hurricane Season Preparation	Create your own Fund/Campaign!
June	Pride Month	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund/Campaign Create your own Fund/Campaign! Organize volunteer events.
June 8	World Oceans Day	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund Create your own Fund/Campaign!
June 19	Juneteenth	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund/Campaign Create your own Fund/Campaign! Organize volunteer events.
June 20	World Refugee Day	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund Create your own Fund/Campaign!
July 12	Mid-year match reminder email**	Send internal email as a reminder.
August 19	World Humanitarian Day	Create your own Fund/Campaign!
September 5	International Day of Charity	Send Email/Internal Communication. Create your own Fund/Campaign! Organize volunteer events.
September 15-October 15	National Hispanic Heritage Month	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund/Campaign Create your own Fund/Campaign!
October	Breast Cancer Awareness Month	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund Create your own Fund/Campaign!
October 16	World Food Day	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund Create your own Fund/Campaign!
November	Native American Heritage Month	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund/Campaign Create your own Fund/Campaign!
November 11	Veterans Day	Refer to the Bright Funds curated Fund Create your own Fund/Campaign! Create volunteer events.
November 13	World Kindness Day	Create your own Fund/Campaign! Create volunteer events.
November 17	First end-of-year match reminder email**	Send internal email as a reminder.
November 28	Giving Tuesday	Send Email/Internal Communications . Create your own Fund/Campaign!
December 1	World AIDS Day	Create your own Fund/Campaign!
December 10	Human Rights Day	Create your own Fund/Campaign!
December 15	Second end-of-year match reminder email.**	Send an internal email as a reminder.
December 29	Final end-of-year match reminder email**	Send an internal email as a reminder.

**Bright Funds will automatically send reminder emails to employees that include a dynamic field indicating how much matching budget they have remaining.