Sarah Ford | April 24, 2014

Microsoft: One of the Best at Communicating Philanthropy Opportunities to Employees

As a new Microsoft employee, you are eligible for a $50 charitable donation to a nonprofit organization of your choice. That’s how easy it is to start being philanthropic as an employee with the company.

Since 1983,ÌýÌýto nonprofits via its corporate giving programs, including matching gifts and volunteer grants. The recently revamped matching gift program offers a dollar-for-dollar match to nearly all nonprofit organizations or educational institutions, with a $15,000 annual limit per employee, per year.

And when you look atÌý, Microsoft is leading the pack with about 65% of Microsoft’s U.S.-based workforce (more than 35,000 employees) participating in at least one of the company’s corporate giving programs.

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