Matt AMalfitano
Empowering Workplace Philanthropy
Episode Notes (by minute):
-3:00: How Matt started working at Goldman Sachs. He shared his personal experience and journey with charity events and corporate social responsibility
-5:30: “I got mildly obsessed with the idea that workplace philanthropy… that programs at the workplace when done effectively could be really helpful, not just engaging those folks to done things, make them feel better, but the collective power of that.
-6:00: An overview of RaisedBy.Us
-8:00: “Our program is designed to meet people in both places, because we think that that helps capture the most number of opportunities that we can, when people go to give, to give right.”
-12:00: How RaisedBy.Us is largely driven by ambassadorship when starting an engagement. As such “stuff organically gets to bubble up.”
-14:00: Emerging trends among employers and how conversations are changing from those just a few years ago.
-17:00: An example of a company that has 80% engagement with RaisedBy.Us. “They have 80% of people every year that give to a charity of their choice.”
-18:30: Matt shares some resources on how to get involved in the sector, including Be Social Change
-25:30: “I think the space is going to look, it looks different today than it did a year or two ago. I think it’s going to look a lot different in the next couple of years.”
-28:00: How one person like you can make a difference
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)