Sarah Ford | September 23, 2014
What You Need to Know About Workplace Giving and Why It Matters
Regardless of how small or inexperienced your company might be when it comes to social responsibility, your company and its employees have the power to easily impact social issues like education, human rights, hunger, poverty, medical research, animal rights, veteran services, disaster relief and health services. ÌýAnd it’s as simple as giving employees the opportunity to donate through workplace giving.
The largest source of charitable giving in the U.S. is from individual donors, and about $5Ìýbillion of that individual giving is generated from individuals who donateÌýthrough workplace giving.Ìý
Workplace giving is one of the most cost-efficient and easy ways for your employees to support charities they care about, along with causes important to your company. ÌýIf you’re wondering,Ìý“Isn’t it better for my employees to give directly to the charity, rather than through my workplace campaign?” here are some benefits of workplace giving you need to know about:
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