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SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2015
Community Involvement Community service runs the gamut By Carole Lucido Correspondent
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he range and style of charitable giving and philanthropy varies widely among the Top Bay Area Workplaces. For some, giving and community service is linked to the corporate mission or identity while for others it is a facet of operations that brings employees together to work on causes outside of their normal roles. There is no doubt that corporate giving pays dividends in terms of social responsibility, public relations and drawing millennial employees who may be looking for a greater connection with the causes they support. East Bay Innovation Inc. is an example of a company that has tailored its community service efforts to coincide with its mission, which is to serve individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities so that they may live in their own homes, have jobs, and connect with their communities. At East Bay Innovation, community service is focused on building communities that accept those with disabilities. Northstar Memorial Group, a company that operates four funeral and memorial parks, celebrates diversity and the traditions of different cultures. They host celebrations complete with lively music, entertainment, food and refreshments. They welcome the community for holidays like Dia de los Muertos in November, two events to celebrate Chinese culture, Memorial Day and a celebration for Black History month. Electronic Arts Inc. of Redwood City houses a nonprofit organization on its campus. GlassLab is“exploring the potential for digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and as real-time assessments of student learning,”according to its website. This summer, EA also plans to host“Girls Who Code”– a day for female youth to learn about careers and opportunities in technology. The company offers a donation-matching program, which empowers employees to give back to the local community. KeyPoint Credit Union offers a financial literacy program at San Jose State University as well as programs to support the Bill Wilson Center and the March of Dimes. GoDaddy offers six programs for charitable giving: GoDaddy Gives (financial support for nonprofit partners); GoDaddy Inspires (paid time for employees to volunteer for their choice of charities); GoDaddy Dollars for Doers (grants); GoDaddy Shares (discounts on website services); GoDaddy Matches (matching funds); and Round Up for Charity (customers round up their GoDaddy purchase to the nearest dollar and donate the difference to charity).
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The FedEx Northern California community project list for 2014-2015 fills nearly a full page. Causes include AIDS LifeCycle, Boys and Girls Club, Golden Gate National Parks, March of Dimes, the Oakland Zoo, Alameda County Community Food Bank, two toy drives, Project Open Hand, and the United Way. Kidder Mathews, a commercial real estate leader, supports organizations in the community such as Bayview-Hunters Point Senior Community, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, California Pacific Medical Center Foundation, Children’s Health Council at Stanford, Christmas in April Foundation, Family House in San Francisco, Foothill Entrepreneur Center in Santa Clara County, Forward Edge International, Los Lomitas Educational Foundation, Menlo School Annual Fund, Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence, Project Homeless Connect, San Jose Family Shelter, Shelter Network of San Mateo County, Special Olympics of Santa Clara, The Boys and Girls Club of East Palo Alto, The Guardsmen, and Trust in
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