At Global Impact Ventures (GIV), we know that corporate philanthropy isn’t just about giving money – it’s about empowering employees to drive meaningful change. Our Campaign Engagement team helps companies design philanthropy that centers employees, bringing both your company’s vision and your people’s passion to life.
Whether it’s through workplace giving, disaster response, or employee assistance, our expertise lies in helping organizations translate generosity into action. Our grantmaking services provide you with the skills, compliance, and strategy you need to make giving both seamless and strategic for a better world.
And this work can stand alone, or work in tandem with other GIV grantmaking services, such as strategic planning, process development, grantee identification, or impact measurement.
The result? A holistic approach that ensures your philanthropy is both responsive in the moment and sustainable for long-term impact.
The many ways we partner with companies
Corporate philanthropy looks different for every company. Here are just a few of the ways we’ve helped businesses like yours succeed.
The Caring Employers
Many companies want to create an Employee Assistance Fund (EAF) to show their people they’re there when it matters most. Crises like natural disasters, medical bills, or sudden hardship create urgency – and they need a trusted partner to handle it.
How we help: We design and manage EAFs that provide direct support to employees facing crises, reassuring your workforce that their employer and colleagues have their back.
The Community Champions
Others want to fund nonprofits, schools, and community organizations, but don’t have the staff or infrastructure to run a grant program. The desire is there, but the capacity isn’t.
How we help: We become your back office – handling applications, vetting, and distribution – so your employees can see their company investing in the causes they care about most.
The Global Givers
Some corporate partners want to manage small grants in multiple countries but face the complexity of global compliance, vetting, and reporting. Their workforce is international, but their infrastructure isn’t.
How we help: Our international expertise ensures your funds reach vetted, trusted organizations across borders, and your international workforce knows their company’s philanthropy is reaching the communities closest to them.
The Agile Donors
A great deal of companies want to respond quickly when emergencies strike, distributing rapid response microgrants in the wake of disasters or humanitarian crises. The challenge is acting fast without building new systems from scratch.
How we help: We set up disaster and humanitarian response funds that allow your company and employees to give, engage, and see immediate impact – so your employees feel proud of how their teams respond.
The Piloting Philanthropists
Sometimes we hear from businesses wanting to test a new grantmaking approach, like microgrants for grassroots groups or innovation challenges, but need proof-of-concept data before scaling. The risk of going big too soon feels high.
How we help: We help you design a pilot program, launch a branded portal, and gather results – allowing staff to champion innovative ideas, giving them a voice in shaping your philanthropy.
The Education Investors
There’s a growing desire amongst employers to launch a scholarship program for their employees’ children or local first-generation college students. They need a simple yet credible process to collect applications, fairly evaluate them, and disburse funds globally.
How we help: We manage everything from application portals to disbursements, making scholarships simple, scalable, and personally meaningful to your workforce.
Do you see yourself in any of these examples? Or see yourself across multiple examples? Whatever your needs are, our team has the tools and expertise to bring your vision to life.
How we partner with you
Every company has unique goals, and our Campaign Engagement team adapts to meet them. What makes us unique is that we design these systems with your employees at the center, so your giving resonates across your workforce. We can support the full lifecycle of a grant program or step in where you need us most:
- Design the Program – Clarify your giving goals, select grantees, or create new systems from scratch.
- Build Donation Platforms – Launch fundraising websites or enhance your workplace giving program to support your grantmaking.
- Create Online Portals – Build brand-specific, user-friendly platforms for grant applications.
- Assess Applications – Decision trees and frameworks allow us to streamline application reviews.
- Disburse Grants – Complete compliance, processing, and distribution, both domestically and internationally.
Think of us as your behind-the-scenes engine, making your philanthropy work smoothly and effectively!
Case study: 11+ years partnership
Our long-term partnership with one client shows what’s possible when grantmaking is tailored, responsive, and employee-driven.
Since 2013, Global Impact has partnered with a leading hotel chain to:
- Establish their global foundation and launch multiple grant programs.
- Manage their team member assistance fund, distributing more than $4.3 million to support over 9,600 team members in times of crisis.
- Create a hotel hardship program, enabling properties to quickly cover basic needs for employees affected by disasters.
- Launch an employee-led action grant program that is led by employees who nominate charities and schools in their community to support.
- Distribute $560,000+ through hardship requests and $100,000+ in action grants supporting volunteer-driven nonprofits.
- Empower team members to raise $222,000 for disaster relief in their communities.
The result? A comprehensive grantmaking approach that strengthened the company’s reputation as a values-driven employer, deepened employee trust, and helped build more resilient communities.
At Global Impact Ventures, we’re honored to be the partner behind the scenes, helping companies turn generosity into measurable results while putting employees at the heart of your work. Together, we can strengthen your workforce, your communities, and your brand – while creating a world where giving makes the greatest difference.
