“Our study of more than 380,000 employees revealed that giving back is associated with greater employee retention, higher levels of brand ambassadorship on the part of workers and more enthusiastic employees.”
Ed Frauenheim – Fortune Magazine
A Giving Company
WeHero’s Certification Program for Companies
“Donations function as a kind of marketing tool, indirect cost saving mechanism, community-oriented investment, or mechanisms to bond employees to the company, and as such improve corporate financial performance and perception.”
Hao Liang – Assistant Professor of Finance
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Buyers Buy From Giving Companies
The giving mindset is here and prevalent among consumers and B2B buyers. Having a cause-based element is smart business in today’s world and the data is backing it.
According to Cone Communications & Ebiquity Global CSR Study, when organizations choose between two brands of similar quality and price, 90% of U.S. buyers are more likely to select and partner with companies that give back.
We Recognize Giving Companies
WeHero recognizes companies that have successful giving and volunteer programs. The WeHero – A Giving Company certificate, is increasingly becoming more prevalent as companies increase their social efforts and buyers factor the giving accomplishments into their decision making process. WeHero also provides companies looking to achieve certification with the resources to easily and successfully achieve giving goals making corporate giving easy and effortless. Want to receive certification? Simply submit the details of your company’s volunteer and giving history for the year and our team will review and issue the appropriate certificate.
Why is Certification Important?
A Giving Company certification represents the businesses that balance purpose and profit. Buyers cast their vote every day—what they buy, where they work and who they do business with. People want to work for, buy from, and invest in businesses that give whether it be from donating to effective non-profits or providing immersive volunteer experiences for their employees. The data speaks for itself.
Why Companies Are Certifying
Lead A Movement
WeHero certified companies set the standard for corporate giving, volunteering, and making a positive impact in the world.
Attract Talent
8 out of 10 employees want to work for a company that gives back. More and more of the workforce makes decisions about where to work based on a company’s giving efforts.
Stand Out
The third-party validation that comes with A Giving Company Certification helps your company stand out. The A Giving Company seal on a product, website, sales materials or business card instantly communicates that a company is a verified leader when it comes to giving.
Improve Impact
Certification is a fantastic mechanism to help your company set goals for improvement, create more positive social and environmental impact, and track performance over time.
What Certification Does Your Company Qualify For?
Bronze Giving Company Certification
Company completes one volunteer event for their staff per the calendar year.
Silver Giving Company Certification
Company establishes a corporate giving program or the company completes a minimum of three volunteer events per the calendar year.
Gold Giving Company Certification
Company establishes both a corporate giving program and completes a minimum of four volunteer events per the calendar year.
Steps To Certification
Step 1: File for certification – Use the link below to submit your volunteer and giving history for the last calendar year. The link will take you to a form where you can provide details as well as attachments for quality assurance. WeHero for Companies also provides turnkey resources for giving and volunteer programs.
Step 2: Review – Our team will review the materials submitted and issue the proper certification. If the team has any qualifying questions, they will reach out for clarification.
Step 3: Receive certification – Once your information is reviewed, WeHero issues the appropriate certification. The certification holds for the current calendar year.
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Be the company your customers are proud to do business with. Be the company your employees feel happy and engaged to work for. File for WeHero certification today. It’s free!
WeHero for Companies
We deliver custom volunteer experiences for employees and corporate giving programs that create a REAL impact. Want to increase employee happiness, retention, and make an impact for the world to see?