Mar 4, 2022How to ensure your support is actually doing good in times of crisis.From the millions of people in Ukraine fighting for and fleeing for their lives during war, to family members and friends who await word about the safety of their loved ones, to the revoked freedom of speech for Russian citizens standing up for freedom — the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine…Social Impact3 min readSocial Impact3 min read
Jul 17, 2019Meet the RaisedBy.Us Junior Advisory BoardIn addition to our Board of Directors, RaisedBy.Us is supported by a Junior Advisory Board. …Entrepreneurship8 min readEntrepreneurship8 min read
Jul 2, 2019Welcoming Kelty Niles, our new director of partner successWe’re thrilled to welcome Kelty Niles, our new Director of Partner Success, to the RaisedBy.Us team. She’ll be working directly with Matt Amalfitano, RBU Executive Director. …Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Feb 3, 2019Directing $1m to charity and how your company can build a successful workplace giving programBy: Matt Amalfitano, RaisedBy.Us Executive Director 2018 was a record year for RaisedBy.Us. Our program raised $1m for 1700 charities, representing a nearly 40% increase from 2017. It was also a year of learning. …Nonprofit10 min readNonprofit10 min read
Apr 9, 2018Plugging the “experience gap” and the path to $100mm for charityBy: Matt Amalfitano, RaisedBy.Us Executive Director TL;DR Employees are increasingly looking to join employers that align with their values of creating greater social good. This alignment is happening most frequently through employee philanthropy programs — a necessary element of corporate social responsibility. Big companies have large teams that execute on…Philanthropy5 min readPhilanthropy5 min read
Jan 8, 2018RaisedBy.Us — $1.5 million to charity (and counting)By: Matt Amalfitano, RaisedBy.Us Executive Director We ran the numbers for 2017. A quick update on how we did and some things we learned: We beat our $500k annual donation goal by 45%, with a total of $725,000 going to charity. Earlier in the year, we crossed the threshold of…Nonprofit2 min readNonprofit2 min read
