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Daniel Benoni

HOW TO: Decide Which Charities Your Business Should Support - 0 views

  • Giving is big business. Every year non-profit organizations solicit companies in the hope of obtaining
  • Giving USA reports corporate giving increased 5.5% to $14.1 billion in 2009.
  • Businesses are willing to give, but are often confused as to which causes might be best for them.
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  • Businesses can build stronger relationships with their stakeholders through their charitable endeavors. Helping others while helping themselves can lead businesses to bigger profits.
  • on’t forget your employees
  • Clarify your business’ values
  • Find out where your stakeholders are donating
  • First Steps
  • Picking a Charity
  • Determine the criteria for the potential charity
  • arrow it down: Search for charities that meet your criteria. Here is the tedious part. Giving USA cites there were more than 1 million charities in the United States in 2009. You may want to enlist another person or a committee to help with the selection process. GuideStar.org has a wonderful search function that allows you to pick through its database by criteria
  • Compare mission statements
  • Make sure organizations are registered
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Trustworthy non-profits will discuss their programs and finances
  • Give your partnership a trial run. Test your partnership by donating to a small project before doing a large campaign.
  • Charities are a fulfilling way to further the mission of your organization while helping the community in which you live and work. Keep these tips in mind the next time you conduct your next cause marketing or charitable campaign, and your organization will be sure to come out ahead.
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    This article is the bomb. We should rehearse it before pitching to a company and show how the process should be done and how we can help them go through it with Invup!
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