Community Brands continues acquisitions

• Date: 01 June 2019
• Published date: 01 June 2019
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30604

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Vol. 357 June 2019

Craft workplace giving, volunteer programs right

to garner high engagement levels

While it’s true that there are many differences

between working for a nonprot and a for-prot

company, one thing that can cut across both types of

organizations is community service among staffers.

In the private sector, it is increasingly common for

companies to engage their workers in some type of

philanthropic endeavor—whether that’s a workplace

giving campaign, a company-sponsored fundrais-

ing event or an employee volunteer program. In the

nonprot sector, these types of programs are not

as common, perhaps due to a belief that nonprot

workers “give” to charity simply by virtue of their

employment.

But the truth is that many employees at charitable

organizations are capable, willing and eager to take

part in workplace giving programs that encourage

and enable them to donate to, or volunteer with,

groups and causes they care about. On this front,

research and data analysis from workplace giving rm

Also in this issue

Conferences and Events: Annual Conference for

Donor Relations Professionals; Center for Nonprot

Management’s 501(c)onference; InterAction Forum

2019; Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and

Service .......................................4

Industry News: Umpqua Bank refocuses volunteer

program to leverage technology for nonprots’ benet . 5

Industry News: Value of volunteer service pegged at

$25.43/hour ...................................6

Nonprot Research: Study shows crowdfunding

campaigns build trust through transparency .........7

Board appointments at Rasmuson Foundation,

California Endowment, and more .................7

Resources: Charityhowto.com lays out basics of donor

welcome systems; Webinar explores evaluating advocacy;

Foundation Center gives tips on donor-advised funds;

Webinar offers pointers on silent auctions ...........9

Employment Law: Legal cases that impact nonprots...10

News: Briefs from around the sector .............. 12

Community Brands

continues acquisitions

Community Brands, a leading provider of

cloud-based software solutions for associations,

nonprots, schools and faith-based groups, has

recently acquired several companies that will help

ll out its offerings in the event management and

background screening spaces.

In January, the company announced the acquisi-

tion of AmericanChecked, Shield Screening and

U.S. Information Search. In addition to its volun-

teer screening, these new acquisitions will enable

Community Brands to conduct background check

services for its clients in need of employment and

tenant screening.

In March, the company announced the ac-

quisition of Core-apps and TripBuilder Media,

two event management software companies that

(See ACQUISITION on on page 3)

(See WORKPLACE on page 2)

YourCause can shine a light on ways to get the high-

est levels of employee participation—and, therefore,

donated time and money—while also gleaning some

valuable professional development benets for the

employees themselves.

As laid out in the company’s recent report, Industry

Review: Employee Engagement and Corporate Social

Responsibility, there are many trends employers of all

types should keep in mind when crafting workplace

giving and employee volunteer programs, such as:

• Offering a combination of programs works best.

According to YourCause’s data, organizations that of-

fer both employee volunteer programs and workplace

giving programs see the highest rates of participation,

leading to higher dollar amounts donated and more

hours volunteered (see box).

• Year-round giving remains popular. Although

short-term giving campaigns can result in slightly