Karma Currency Foundation Workplace Giving – “Minus the Work” Platform

Karma Currency’s “Workplace Giving – Minus the Work” platform is precisely that. It’s an online platform that is a breeze to implement and a joy to run.

We offer companies a simple, branded, robust, accountable, system with full reporting functionality and zero headaches.

How does it work for staff?

Staff

Sample form for staff to fill in and send to payroll

Staff

Staff

Sample email

When is there a need for a 3rd party supplier like the Karma Currency Foundation?

- The company / organisation wishes to support a number of charities.

- Payroll is not ready, willing or able to transfer funds to a number of different charities.

- The company requires a branded online platform that is suitable for a large and dispersed workforce.

- The company needs detailed monthly financial reports (donation amounts, participation rates, funds allocated).

A sample website

My work place giving history

Emp no firstname lastname email postcode amount match total

ABC1234 Matt Kuperholtzmatt.kuperholtz@ddb.com.au 3000 15 15 30

DEF456 Simon Hollingdrakesihollingdrake@ddb.com.au 4054 25 25 50

File sample from Payroll

BENEFITS FOR YOUR CHARITY: - Your charity will receive 100% of funds allocated within 30 days.- If agreed to by the company, your charity will become the default charity for the Workplace Giving Program so in the event that donors fails to elect where they wish their donation to divest within 28 days, all funds will be allocated to your charity.

- Opportunity to be the main charity story in monthly emails to staff.

- Full reporting on donations given and donor details

BENEFITS FOR COMPANY:

- Its easy to implement

- Company branded web based platform

- Charities can be added/subtracted with a click of a button

- Wide variety of charities make it easy to find the right fit

- Monthly emails to givers can re-enforce community engagement

- Positions company as ethically committed and contemporary

- Assures potential new staff they are a like minded company

- Positive signals to investors, shareholders, and customers alike- Management receive Quarterly Positive Outcome - Payroll need only pay into one account each month

BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES:

- “I’m working at a like minded company”

- “My workplace is helping me feel good about myself”

- “I feel like we can make a bigger difference as a group”

- “The fact that it comes out before tax is great”

- “I like that I can decide where the money goes”

- “It makes it easy for me to spread my money around a bit”

- “It’s easy to track my giving on the website”

- “the email updates make me feel great”

FURTHER BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES:

Accessibility : An online platform which staff can access anywhere, anytime

Engagement : Staff are empowered to set the give to one charity, split the gives amongst several charities or select the ethical projects they wish to support.

Transparency : Staff can access their give history 24/7 to see the positive impacts they are making.

Communication: Staff receive monthly branded emails which can promote specific causes, events or volunteering opportunities.

Empowerment: Staff can also: Give and receive Charity Gift Vouchers, create Charitable Gift Registries and create Fundraising Pages for their favourite charity and event.

Flexibility: Staff can choose to give one-off donations or regular giving.

FURTHER BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES:

Origin started Workplace Giving in 2005 and ran the program in house.

In 2008 we took over the running of the program.

Donations 2008 $43,000Donations 2009 $148,00Donations 2010 $170,000Employee Participation has gone from 3% to 11%

Case Study – Origin Energy Matched Giving Platform

“Karma’s workplace giving platform has just the right mix of engagement, ease and reporting tools for a large and diversified workforce like Origin Energy. We couldn’t be happier with the result”

Mirella Gigliotti Employee Engagement Manager

Case Study – Origin Energy Matched Giving Platform

Let’s get together to discuss your Workplace Giving goals and how we can help meet them.

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Next Steps…

Call the Karma Currency Foundation on (03) 9686 6100.