This story was submitted as part of the #Pledge1Gives GivingTuesday campaign, which celebrates the many ways our member companies are having an impact around the world.
At Passageways, every employee is called a Pathfinder: one that discovers a way and explores untraversed regions to mark out a new route. We’re consciously “marking out a new route” in philanthropy by weaving its collaborative spirit into the very fabric of our daily lives. Indeed, giving back as part of Pledge 1% is not only something we enthusiastically support but have made standard operating procedure.
We are honored to be a part of #GivingTuesday, and wanted to highlight a few ways that Pathfinders demonstrated the spirit of the Pledge 1% movement in 2019:
Volunteer Time
At Passageways, we give back 1% of our time to volunteer in our communities and help local nonprofits. Not only is volunteer time off built directly into our culture of giving, it’s even written into our employee handbook!
Earlier this year in July, two members of our Customer Success team traded in their headsets for life jackers and headed to Lak... (Water Adventure Camp for Kids). Camp WACK is an adaptive water-skiing day camp that caters to children with physical or mental disabilities, including Down’s Syndrome, Autism, and Cerebral Palsy. For two days, the two Pathfinders helped children who normally may not be able to join typical community programs enjoy the thrill of flying through the open water.
Read more about their adventure on our blog.
Product
Every year, we donate our OnBoard board meeting solution as part of Pledge 1%. Five worthy nonprofits driving real change in their communities receive the software for life. This year, we wanted to expand our reach and invited our community to nominate a nonprofit of their choice.
Interest has been modest in recent years, so we were prepared to receive only a handful of responses. Instead, we were humbled and honored to receive more than 100 nominations! It certainly made our review committee’s job difficult. In the end, though, we chose 5 nonprofits to receive OnBoard for life and they include:
- Rise Above
- United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana=
- Girls on the Run of Montgomery County
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flint and Genesee County]
- Happiness Through Horses
Read more about our Nomination campaign adventure.
Profit
While we donate 1% of our profits to local charities and nonprofits making an impact, we’ve chosen not to just simply write a check. Instead, we’ve committed to investing in our community and fostering civic-minded leaders. We invest both time and money to organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters and Purdue University’s Women in Management Scholarship. Ultimately, our aim is to amplify the voices of the underserved and create a culture of philanthropy that extends generations.
Being a Pathfinder Means Giving Back
We enthusiastically support the Pledge 1% movement. We’ve made it an active and standard part of our culture by engaging in cooperative community outreach and demonstrating a commitment to helping others. Not because it checks a box or fulfills a PR initiative. Ultimately, we do it because that is what it means to be a Pathfinder.
See an overview of our Pledge 1% commitment here.
