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New Research: Community Involvement Technology Vendor Report 2018
Here at the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, we're pleased to share with you our latest Community Involvement Technology Vendor report, which should serve as a starting point for anyone selecting and managing technology solutions for employee giving, volunteering, and grant making programs. Members have access to the full report.
Corporate giving and employee volunteering have become integral to businesses today. When managed strategically, these dimensions of community involvement can deliver significant value to both the business and society. Technological tools have become increasingly essential to managing community involvement programs, from grant making to employee giving and volunteering.
The Center has been gathering technology vendor information since 2008 to support community involvement programs. The 2018 report presents the self-reported survey responses of 14 technology vendors, as well as an additional list of vendors for readers’ reference.
This report is just one example of the research made available to Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship members. Not a member? Learn more about the benefits of membership.
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