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As part of Americans for the Arts’ recent Strategic Realignment Process, we were asked to evaluate our storytelling communications platforms and evolve the way we share content. As a result, we launched the Designing Our Destiny portal to explore new ways of telling stories and sharing information, one that is consistent with our longtime practice of, “No numbers without a story, and no stories without a number.”

As we put our energy into developing this platform and reevaluate our communications strategies, we have put ArtsBlog on hold. That is, you can read past blog posts, but we are not posting new ones. You can look to the Designing Our Destiny portal and our news items feed on the Americans for the Arts website for stories you would have seen in ArtsBlog in the past.

ArtsBlog will remain online through this year as we determine the best way to archive this valuable resource and the knowledge you’ve shared here.

As ever, we are grateful for your participation in ArtsBlog and thank you for your work in advancing the arts. It is important, and you are important for doing it.

Snapshot 2013 revealed the most dramatic shift in employee giving over the past decade: The evolving workforce and the digital age suggested a new model is emerging to more fully engage employees and maximize the impact of the giving experience inside and outside the walls of the workplace.

Nearly 100 companies participated in this report. Employing more than 1.4 million people and representing more than 20 industry groups, these companies collectively raise more than $230 million through employee giving campaigns. 

What You'll Learn:

  1. Employers remain committed. Employees continue to recognize the benefits of strong employee giving programs with branded initiatives that offer choice and increase engagement. 
  2. New engagement strategies. Employers are creating new giving models to involve and engage employees, particularly younger employees.
  3. Technology and digital culture. Technology and digital culture are transforming the employee giving experience.
  4. Paradigm shift at hand. A paradigm shift is taking place – a new model is emerging that empowers employees to participate in the giving experience inside and outside the walls of the workplace.

Every year, millions of people across America are invited to participate in an activity that has become a Fall tradition for generations of employees working at many of the nation’s largest employers: the Employee Charitable Giving Campaign. 

The impact of employee giving campaigns on charitable organizations and the people and communities they serve cannot be understated. Workplace giving campaigns generate over $4 billion annually—much of which is unrestricted, sustainable support that enables charitable organizations serve communities throughout the nation.

For the last decade, America’s Charities, a national proponent for effective employee engagement programs, has commissioned research to identify current trends, attitudes and perceptions in employee workplace giving.

Report
America's Charities
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December, 2013
Publisher Details: 
America's Charities
Research Abstract
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December 2013