Over 220 Employees from Eleven Companies Participated in the
2024 Indy Tech Gives Fundraising Campaign
INDIANAPOLIS, July 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The sixth-annual Indy Tech Gives
campaign, hosted by OneCause, raised over $70,000 for nonprofits in the Indianapolis area. Launched in 2019, Indy Tech
Gives is a 5-week social and corporate fundraising challenge that
unites companies in Indiana's
thriving tech community as they raise money for nonprofits of their
choosing. Since its inception, the campaign has raised over
$325,000 for nonprofits through the
collective efforts of more than 1,000 employees and over 30
companies.
Within each company, employees set up personal fundraising pages
and joined teams with their colleagues to collect donations through
the OneCause peer-to-peer social fundraising platform. They
were able to create fundraising challenges and contests, engage
their social networks, and showcase live leaderboards to drive
participation.
"Indy Tech Gives leverages the strength of fundraising
technology and community spirit," said Steve Johns, CEO of OneCause. "The campaign
highlights how the Indy tech community's collective enthusiasm can
be channeled to drive support for nonprofits, fostering growth and
positive change. It's a wonderful example of how technology can
unite people from diverse backgrounds and ignite creativity to make
a profound impact."
This year's Indy Tech Gives campaign ran from June 1 to July 7 and achieved 140% of its overall
fundraising goal. The 11 participating companies and their
benefitting nonprofits were:
- Authenticx | Girls STEM Institute
- BoxCrush | Dayspring Center
- Civic Champs | Westminster Neighborhood Services
- Firestarters | Riley Children's Foundation
- Group 1001 | Indy Women in Tech
- Method | AthLead Indy
- Salesforce | Hope Center Indy
- SIM Indy | IPS Foundation & TechPoint Foundation for
Youth
- Tactive | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- TechPoint | TechPoint Foundation for Youth
- OneCause | Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
2024 Indy Tech Gives Highlights
- 223 tech professionals formed 25 teams and raised over
$70,000 for benefiting
charities.
- Employees around the country and social sharing
helped Indy Tech Gives stretch beyond the Indianapolis area, resulting in 699 donations
from 24 different states.
- The average amount raised per participant was just over
$400
- The top ten individual fundraisers collectively raised
nearly $12,000.
- Teams got inventive with their fundraising efforts, organizing
a company cookout, hosting donate-to-win contests, and running a
basketball shootout pledge campaign.
- The 11 participating teams from OneCause raised 119% of
their fundraising goal — over $17,000— for Big Brothers Big Sisters of
America.
Each year, Indy Tech Gives continues to bring together
employees, teams, and departments through engaging fundraising
activities, creating a strong sense of teamwork and unity among
participants.
"Salesforce was thrilled to take part in Indy Tech Gives again
this year," said Amanda Gandolf,
Associate Manager, Hospitality & Events at Salesforce. "Our
employees love giving back to the Indianapolis community, and Indy Tech Gives
offers a unique way to get everyone engaged. Reaching our goal with
a week to spare only fueled our drive to surpass it!
To learn more about joining the 2025 Indy Tech Gives campaign,
visit the interest form.
About OneCause
OneCause is driving the future of
fundraising with easy-to-use digital fundraising solutions that
help nonprofits improve the giving experience and raise more money.
OneCause builds technology that optimizes everyday generosity,
making it easier for nonprofit organizations to fundraise and for
nonprofit supporters to give. Since 2008, OneCause has helped over
11,000 nonprofits in the United
States and Canada raise
more than $6.5 billion for their
missions. OneCause is committed to driving innovation in the
charitable sector, bringing together nonprofit professionals across
the world for the annual Raise Conference to exchange ideas that
further fundraising. For more information,
visit www.onecause.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X,
Instagram, and Facebook.
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