2022 Central Texas Corporate Giving Survey

Your business gives back to our community in many different ways, and we're proud of the philanthropic spirit our collective business community is known for in Central Texas. Help us tell this story of philanthropy by participating in the 2022 Central Texas Corporate Giving Survey below.

Through direct feedback from local businesses, we are able to identify trends and create benchmarks by which business leaders can measure their own corporate philanthropy, and be inspired to engage their employees through different methods of giving. Every survey result, regardless of organizations or involvement in the past year, is crucial to the results.

This survey was launched in Austin by philanthropic advisor Lisa Rodman in 2014 and is continued today by philanthropic leaders at Growing Good. If you are experiencing difficulties with the survey, please contact info@growing-good.org.

Survey note: these questions pertain to 2022 philanthropy. Participants may need to estimate planned giving efforts through the end of the year.

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* 1. Who is completing this survey?

This question is OPTIONAL and information provided will remain private. If you provide your email, we will notify you as soon as the new report is ready.

Name

Company

Email Address

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* 2. Which of these 7 counties do you have business operations in?

Bastrop

Blanco

Burnet

Caldwell

Hays

Travis

Williamson

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* 3. How many employees work at your company in Central Texas?

1-25

26-250

251-1,000

1,001+

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* 4. What is your company's primary industry?

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* 5. What are your company's annual revenues?

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* 6. What are the most important drivers behind your organization's giving / community investment? (Check all that apply)

Public goodwill

Help attract and retain employees

Increase revenue and market share

Supporting our customers and / or employee initiatives

Reinforce workplace culture

Enhance employee skills through volunteering

Leverage products, services, or intellectual property to benefit the community

Support the community / altruism

Integral to our business model

Other:

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* 7. How would you characterize your organization's giving budget from 2021 to 2022?

Increased

Decreased

Remained the Same

We do not have a philanthropic / giving budget

Unsure

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* 8. How would you characterize your organization's volunteerism from 2021 to 2022?

Increased

Decreased

Remained the same

Unsure

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* 9. In what ways does your organization give? (Check all that apply)

Donation of my organization's products or services (such as unused food items, toy drives, etc.)

Donation of other products or services

Monetary donations (company)

Monetary donations (staff)

Volunteer hours (including activities like nonprofit board service and advocacy)

We do not have a giving program at this time

Other:

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* 10. How do you engage employees in giving? (Check all that apply)

Organization has a formal philanthropic / giving strategy

Organization has a corporate foundation

Organization includes philanthropic / giving language in the corporate value statement, employee handbook, and / or other materials

Employees are provided a certain amount of paid leave for approved volunteer opportunities

Group volunteering is encouraged and organized (events, days of caring, etc.)

Employees volunteer their professional skills pro-bono to nonprofit groups or causes

Nonprofit board service is encouraged

Organization provides matching funds for employees' charitable donations

Employees donate through payroll or other organization-sponsored events (example: golf tournament) or programs (example: fundraising campaign)

Employees are involved in the selection of nonprofits or grant applications (organization gives staff money, which staff donates)

Organization's executives manage philanthropic initiatives

Organization has a designated staff member or department for nonprofits to approach for donations

Staff members, through a formal committee, manage philanthropic initiatives

Employees are encouraged to initiate and run philanthropic programs on their own

We do not engage our employees in philanthropic activities

Other:

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* 11. How does your organization track individual charitable giving and / or volunteerism? (Check all that apply)

We track charitable giving manually

We use a third-party vendor software tool

We have a proprietary software tool

We do not track individual charitable giving

Other:

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* 12. How does your organization measure the ROI or impact of its charitable investments? (Check all that apply)

Employee participation and productivity

Employee recruitment and retention

Charitable impact

Customer / client feedback and retention

Media and / or social media coverage

Brand awareness

We do not measure the ROI or impact of our charitable investments

Other:

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* 13. Who or which department spearheads your philanthropic (giving or volunteering) efforts? (Check all that apply)

Board of Directors/Advisors

CEO / Owner / Founder

Executives (CxO) / Directors

Human Resources

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Function

Marketing / Public Relations

Employee-Driven

An outside firm / consultant

Unsure

Other:

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* 14. Does your organization have ongoing relationships with one or more nonprofits?

Yes, we partner with one nonprofit on an ongoing basis

Yes, we partner with several nonprofits on an ongoing basis

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* 15. What types of organizations does your company support? (Check all that apply)

Animal Care & Services

Arts & Culture

Basic Needs

BIPOC-Led

Civic Engagement, Philanthropy & Volunteerism

Education & Literacy

Environment, Conservation & Sustainability

Health Care and Wellness (including food insecurity)

Housing, Shelter & Homelessness

Human Rights, Civil Rights & Advocacy

Human Services

LGBTQIA+

Military & Veterans

Poverty

Public Media

Public Safety, Disaster Relief & Emergency Response

Racial Equity

Religion, Faith & Spirituality

Seniors

Sports & Recreation

None

Other:

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* 16. What criteria do you use to select nonprofits to support? (Check all that apply)

The population served

Geographic scope of programs

Employee engagement opportunities

Perceived value of the mission to our customers and clients

Perceived alignment of the mission to our business mission and culture

Potential for significant traditional media or social media coverage

Perceived impact and efficacy of the organization's programming

Business networking opportunities presented through events

BIPOC-led

No formal criteria

Other:

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* 17. Does your organization primarily support local or national nonprofit organizations?

We primarily support local organizations

We primarily support organizations across the state

We primarily support national / multi-state organizations

Our support is mixed between local and national

Unsure

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* 18. Please leave your optional corporate giving story, expertise in this space locally or just leave us your comments in this space! We would love to quote some local corporate givers or those with knowledge of the business philanthropy landscape - let your voice (even if anonymous) be heard.

2022 Central Texas Corporate Giving Survey

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* 1. Who is completing this survey? This question is OPTIONAL and information provided will remain private. If you provide your email, we will notify you as soon as the new report is ready.

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* 2. Which of these 7 counties do you have business operations in?

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* 3. How many employees work at your company in Central Texas?

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* 4. What is your company's primary industry?

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* 5. What are your company's annual revenues?

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* 6. What are the most important drivers behind your organization's giving / community investment? (Check all that apply)

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* 7. How would you characterize your organization's giving budget from 2021 to 2022?

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* 8. How would you characterize your organization's volunteerism from 2021 to 2022?

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* 9. In what ways does your organization give? (Check all that apply)

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* 10. How do you engage employees in giving? (Check all that apply)

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* 11. How does your organization track individual charitable giving and / or volunteerism? (Check all that apply)

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* 12. How does your organization measure the ROI or impact of its charitable investments? (Check all that apply)

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* 13. Who or which department spearheads your philanthropic (giving or volunteering) efforts? (Check all that apply)

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* 14. Does your organization have ongoing relationships with one or more nonprofits?

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* 15. What types of organizations does your company support? (Check all that apply)

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* 16. What criteria do you use to select nonprofits to support? (Check all that apply)

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* 17. Does your organization primarily support local or national nonprofit organizations?

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* 18. Please leave your optional corporate giving story, expertise in this space locally or just leave us your comments in this space! We would love to quote some local corporate givers or those with knowledge of the business philanthropy landscape - let your voice (even if anonymous) be heard.

* 1. Who is completing this survey?

This question is OPTIONAL and information provided will remain private. If you provide your email, we will notify you as soon as the new report is ready.