Ideas for Businesses

#GivingTuesday™ is all about you and your ideas to celebrate giving. Some of our #GivingTuesday friends have some thoughts to get your imaginations going.

Big Ideas for Businesses

From Margaret Coady, Director, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy

CEO Leadership
Corporate Matching Program

  • Increase the company match of a current dollar-for-dollar employee matching gift policy or launch a new program on #GivingTuesday.
  • Announce the impact of current corporate giving programs and future commitments, such as cash and non-cash donations, hours volunteered, and program reach.

 

Have your CEO announce a major commitment on #GivingTuesday

  • Commit a portion of company proceeds from Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday to your favorite cause.
  • Give employees a paid day to volunteer.

Innovation

  • Apply technology solutions to make it easier for employees and customers to give, such as Facebook, reddit Donate, Square, point-of-purchase options, apps.
  • Reflect on the “biggest risk” your company has taken in its grantmaking history, and tell the story through a blog post or op-ed piece in a local newspaper.

Partnership

  • Have your CEO meet with the head of one of your grantee organizations to discuss progress and goals, and announce a new commitment.
  • Host a luncheon of nonprofit leaders in your signature funding area to talk about how the corporate community can help them prepare for oncoming opportunities and challenges.

Measurement

  • Announce the impact of current corporate giving programs and future commitments, such as cash and non-cash donations, hours volunteered, and program reach.
Big Ideas for Local Businesses
From Hank Goldstein, Principal at The Oram Group
  • Host a  Silent auction by day and culminate with live auction cocktail party and give proceeds to designated organization
  • Offer to match a percentage that employees give on that day to causes of their choice
  • Give employees day off to engage in day of volunteer service at place of their choice
  • Clothing/ coat drive to give to local agency to distribute (or food)
  • Host a  fundraising drive amongst employees to support your favorite cause

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