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| Offerings | Getting Started | Best in Class |
|---|---|---|
| corporate grants | <0.1% of rev. | >0.2% of total rev. |
| employee matching | <1-to-1 <$1k | 3-to-1 >$25K |
| equity | None | >0.1% |
| employee directed grants | $50 per employee | $500 per employee |
| dollars for doers | 5+ hour per threshold <$10 match per hour | No threshold >$20 match per hour |
| Levi's Story | + More |
|---|---|
 Levi Strauss & Co. has a long history of philanthropy and continues to find new and innovative ways to engage in grant-making. Historically, the company has committed an average of 2.5% (~$9-10M per year) of its earnings to support company-wide philanthropic investments. The company created the Levi Strauss Foundation more than 60 years ago as a "rainy day fund" to ensure consistent, long-term community support regardless of business performance. Through the Levi Strauss Foundation, the company invests in long-term social change, while direct company grant-making connects to current business initiatives and works to enhance the company’s reputation beyond the marketplace. | |
| Offerings | Getting Started | Best in Class |
|---|---|---|
| company sponsored volunteering | Once a year | Four times a year |
| PTO to volunteer | 1 day a year | 1 day a month |
| board placement | None | Funds placements |
| leave of absence | None | 2+ weeks a year |
| Google's Story | + More |
|---|---|
 Google Reach Local's mission is to leverage Google's strength in human capital, information, and technology to address local community challenges and develop socially conscious leaders. With this program, employees are matched with nonprofit organizations near their home office for an immersive volunteering experience. The program gives Googlers an opportunity to spend a week of sponsored volunteer time in their local community doing social impact work. Skilled volunteering is matched with gifted technical solutions, and organizations are further supported by receiving $10 for each employee hour volunteered, ensuring that nonprofits are supported in the volunteer process. | |
| Offerings | Getting Started | Best in Class |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Bono | <1% of total rev. | >2% of total rev. |
| Low-Bono | 10-25% discount | >50% discount |
| Secondments | None | Year or more |
| Gifted Products | <0.5% of product sold | >1% of product sold |
| Discounted Products | 10-25% discount | >50% discount |
| Product Fundraising | No products | Most products |
| LinkedIn's Story | + More |
|---|---|
 LinkedIn uses their platform and employees to effect change globally and drive change locally. By using their core products, LinkedIn has developed a marketplace for nonprofits to find board members, source skilled volunteers, and fill vacant full time positions. In addition they use their core product and assets to help veterans and young people find careers and employment support. LinkedIn combines their product and service offerings with an employee led grants program that enables employees to champion grants for nonprofits they are involved with that are helping to transform their communities around the world. | |
| Offerings | Getting Started | Best in Class |
|---|---|---|
| Employment for Underserved Population | 1 per 1000 emp. | >1 per 100 emp. |
| Use of space/facilities for tours/meetings | Annually | >Weekly |
| Donations(equipment/food) | Annually | Monthly |
| Scholarships for charitable events. | 1 event per year | 3 or more events |
| Zynga's Story | + More |
|---|---|
 Zynga.org’s co.lab initiative pairs the drive of mission-focused ed tech entrepreneurs with the passion and industry knowledge of Zynga employees to help start-ups with learning games scale their products for greater impact and long-term sustainability. By providing investment capital and office space, along with expert product advice from professional grade developers, Zynga.org is helping individual companies succeed while advancing the broader marketplace for games that improve academic and social outcomes. In addition, Zynga partners with SFUSD to teach game design and coding to San Francisco public high school students and is the lead funder of BAVC’s G:URL Game Makers summer program, which aims to inspire and develop young female game designers. Zynga also offers internships in partnership with YearUp to help underserved youth transition out of poverty and into tech jobs. | |
| Offerings | |
|---|---|
| corporate grants | |
| Getting Started | <0.1% of rev. |
| Best In Class | >2% of total rev. |
| employee matching | |
| Getting Started | <1-to-1 <$1k |
| Best In Class | 3-to-1 >$25K |
| equity | |
| Getting Started | None |
| Best In Class | >0.1% |
| employee directed grants | |
| Getting Started | $50 per employee |
| Best In Class | $500 per employee |
| dollars for doers | |
| Getting Started | 5+ hour per threshold <$10 match per hour |
| Best In Class | No threshold >$20 match per hour |
| Levi's Story |
|---|
Levi Strauss & Co. has a long history of philanthropy and continues to find new and innovative ways to engage in grant-making. Historically, the company has committed an average of 2.5% (~$9-10M per year) of its earnings to support company-wide philanthropic investments. The company created the Levi Strauss Foundation more than 60 years ago as a "rainy day fund" to ensure consistent, long-term community support regardless of business performance. Through the Levi Strauss Foundation, the company invests in long-term social change, while direct company grant-making connects to current business initiatives and works to enhance the company’s reputation beyond the marketplace.
| Offerings | |
|---|---|
| company sponsored volunteering | |
| Getting Started | Once a year |
| Best In Class | Four times a year |
| PTO to volunteer | |
| Getting Started | 1 day a year |
| Best In Class | 1 day a month |
| board placement | |
| Getting Started | None |
| Best In Class | Funds placements |
| leave of absence | |
| Getting Started | None |
| Best In Class | 2+ weeks a year |
| Google's Story |
|---|
Google Reach Local's mission is to leverage Google's strength in human capital, information, and technology to address local community challenges and develop socially conscious leaders. With this program, employees are matched with nonprofit organizations near their home office for an immersive volunteering experience. The program gives Googlers an opportunity to spend a week of sponsored volunteer time in their local community doing social impact work. Skilled volunteering is matched with gifted technical solutions, and organizations are further supported by receiving $10 for each employee hour volunteered, ensuring that nonprofits are supported in the volunteer process.
| Offerings | |
|---|---|
| Pro-Bono | |
| Getting Started | <1% of total rev. |
| Best In Class | >2% of total rev. |
| Low-Bono | |
| Getting Started | 10-25% discount |
| Best In Class | >50% discount |
| secondments | |
| Getting Started | None |
| Best In Class | Year or more |
| gifted products | |
| Getting Started | <0.5% of product sold |
| Best In Class | >1% of product sold |
| discounted products | |
| Getting Started | 10-25% discount |
| Best In Class | >50% discount |
| product fundraising | |
| Getting Started | No products |
| Best In Class | Most products |
| Linkedin's Story |
|---|
LinkedIn uses their platform and employees to effect change globally and drive change locally. By using their core products, LinkedIn has developed a marketplace for nonprofits to find board members, source skilled volunteers, and fill vacant full time positions. In addition they use their core product and assets to help veterans and young people find careers and employment support. LinkedIn combines their product and service offerings with an employee led grants program that enables employees to champion grants for nonprofits they are involved with that are helping to transform their communities around the world.
| Offerings | |
|---|---|
| employment for underserved populations | |
| Getting Started | 1 per 1000 emp. |
| Best In Class | 1 per 100 emp. |
| use of space/facilities for tours/meetings | |
| Getting Started | Annually |
| Best In Class | Weekly |
| donations (equipment/food) | |
| Getting Started | Annually |
| Best In Class | Monthly |
| sponsorship for charitable events | |
| Getting Started | 1 event per year |
| Best In Class | 3 or more events |
| Zynga's Story |
|---|
Zynga.org’s co.lab initiative pairs the drive of mission-focused ed tech entrepreneurs with the passion and industry knowledge of Zynga employees to help start-ups with learning games scale their products for greater impact and long-term sustainability. By providing investment capital and office space, along with expert product advice from professional grade developers, Zynga.org is helping individual companies succeed while advancing the broader marketplace for games that improve academic and social outcomes. In addition, Zynga partners with SFUSD to teach game design and coding to San Francisco public high school students and is the lead funder of BAVC’s G:URL Game Makers summer program, which aims to inspire and develop young female game designers. Zynga also offers internships in partnership with YearUp to help underserved youth transition out of poverty and into tech jobs.
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CHAPTER 2: THE ROAD TO DIVERSITY + INCLUSION
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