Grapevine for Companies

The rapidly growing Giving Circle movement is diversifying and democratizing philanthropy across the country, engaging everyday donors like your employees and customers to connect with each other, discover nonprofits, and decide together where to make a larger collective gift for greater impact.

Finding authentic ways to deepen purpose and connection within teams and workplaces can be challenging, but we know it’s important to build more engaged teams. Fostering connection and belonging at work can lead to a 56% increase in productivity and 50% reduction in turnover. And with 89% of employees saying they are more likely to be loyal to purpose-driven companies, we know that engaging them in your company’s social impact efforts can be an especially powerful tool.

77% of Giving Circle members find common affiliations or identity with other members and their average length of circle membership is 7.5 years. That’s why the Giving Circle model, which fosters a sense of belonging, purpose, and connection, is a uniquely effective way to engage employees in corporate social impact initiatives and build more connected, productive, and enduring teams.

1. Get the Giving Circle Experience for your team
   
   Let us fully facilitate a fun and meaningful Giving Circle Experience for your team, ERGs, or affinity groups . Our experts will host an engaging and impactful virtual Giving Circle experience customized for your team, including Kindness Trivia, Do Good Challenges, and space for employees to learn about philanthropy and share the nonprofits that matter to them to raise awareness and receive funding.
   
   

2. Match your employee donations to Giving Circles

Support your employees to join more than 1,100 Giving Circles on Grapevine to connect with other like-minded people in their communities and around the causes they care about, discover local nonprofits and make a bigger difference. Amplify their impact by matching their donations through your current giving platform, like Microsoft, BlackRock, Pfizer, Toyota, Google, and more are already doing. Or match the whole circle!

3. Turn your corporate foundation into your community foundation

Engage your employees and customers in Giving Circles that align with the causes and communities you collectively care about. Seed the pool with foundation funds and invite your team, ERGs, or affinity groups to collaborate to decide where to give the funds. We provide the frameworks, tools and support to make this a thoughtful and engaging experience that deepens connections between your employees and/or customers and amplifies your impact.