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“Partnering with Suzy on NY Tech Cares was a no brainer for us,” said Joel Pollick, Founder & CEO of Percent Pledge. “We’ve been so grateful to support relief efforts through our COVID-19 Relief Portfolio, together with our donors and company partners, and we’re grateful to now expand those efforts in support of NYC’s students.”

Over the last few weeks, our team has been fiercely dedicated to spreading the word about our new COVID-19 relief movement. We launched the COVID-19 Relief Portfolio to support the communities that are most vulnerable and that desperately need our help. Since our launch in mid-April, we have been incredibly pleased with the response from the corporate community – and from our friends at Forbes.

For donors and companies thinking about how to make a positive impact during this critical time, donate; doing so is now both altruistic AND financially beneficial.

We are announcing the release of a new COVID-19 Relief Portfolio to help companies, employees, and everyday donors become a force for good during this difficult time. Our force for good will begin mobilizing in full on April 6th. 

This book has become the single most important reading for my personal and entrepreneurial journey and--spoiler alert--it is all about GRATITUDE. More precisely, it is all about the practice of gratitude.

Our interview with Aly Murray--Co-Founder & Executive Director of our partner charity UPchieve--on how charities are adapting to COVID-19 and why now is a critical time for companies to make a big impact.

The data is quite clear, today's talent CARES! As a result, workplace giving & volunteering programs have evolved from "giving to charity" to "gaining an edge". Leading edge companies are acting accordingly to make modern giving programs a core business strategy and - with these three tips - you can too. 

The holidays and new year (together, the giving season) present a low-lift, high-impact opportunity to engage employees. Why? It's the time of year when employees are [1] most philanthropic but also [2] most checked out; giving season programs activate #1 while counteracting #2. So, here are 8 fun - and easy - program ideas.

HealthTech employees are highly altruistic, and many have previously worked at non-profits (similar to EdTech). Also, HealthTech is a young industry that is recruiting a lot of millennial talent. It's a perfect storm for employee bases eager for opportunities to give back.