10 ways to use a Corporate Chimp Fund

September 06, 2011
2 min read

Charitable Impact

Like the idea of a Corporate Chimp Fund, but not quite sure how to put it into practice? Here are 10 thought-starters that can inspire companies and empower employees.

  1. Match donations made by employees so their giving power is doubled.
  2.  At Christmas, rather than sending more fruit baskets to clients and suppliers, chimp* them some money to give away as they like.
  3.  Make part of an employee’s bonus charitable by putting a portion of it into their Personal Chimp Fund.
  4.  Already support a community organization? Tell the public about it and offer to match donations made to them through Chimp at a fundraising event.
  5.  Take your CSR program a step further and chimp employees money for every hour they volunteer in the community.
  6.  When “Joe” in HR is raising money for his Ride to Conquer Cancer, his co-workers can easily support him through his Personal Fund.
  7.  “John,” the CEO, is habitually late for meetings and apologetic for being so. To hold himself more accountable, he pledges to drop $1 in the Corporate Chimp Fund for every minute he’s late.
  8.  When an international tragedy happens and people are inspired to give, organize a Corporate Cause page for employees to donate through. The impact your company has as a group can then be easily tracked.
  9.  “Julie,” the receptionist who has a smile for everyone, is getting married. Rather than chipping in to buy her a second toaster oven, co-workers can send money to her Personal Chimp Fund knowing she’ll choose a worthy cause in honour of the big day.
  10.  When it’s tax time and accounting needs to submit receipts for the company’s charitable donations, print off a single tax receipt report that has collected them all in one spot.

Have other ideas how a company could use a Corporate Chimp Fund? Tell us.

*Chimp: (v) to send money to someone’s Chimp Fund