D.C. Area Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
charitable giving at work
I work for a non-profit and we have a staff goal for our annual giving program. We are under our goal right now so we are getting a lot of emails about giving. I have already made my gift.
So, poll!
Does your employer have a workplace giving program (United Way, CFC, your own organization)?
Is there an expectation to give?
Do you give?
Do you resent it?
Re: charitable giving at work
I'm a fed, so we have the CFC program, which is underway now. Thankfully, there is no pressure. I've never donated through CFC or United Way. I don't really see the point of donating through a middleman instead of giving my money directly to an organization. These groups just increase overhead/administrative costs.
Is there an expectation to give? It's not mandatory, and you aren't reported to anyone if you don't give, but I would feel awkward not giving in the position I hold. I don't give through United Way, though - I give directly to the other organizations I support.
Do you give? Yes
Do you resent it? No - I believe in our mission and don't mind donating to support it.
Does your employer have a workplace giving program (United Way, CFC, your own organization)?
We have our own giving program.
Is there an expectation to give?
No, and if there is any sort of expectation it is a time commitment not a financial one.
Do you give?
Yep.
Do you resent it?
No. I give what I'm able and I feel good about the work we do.
Stand up for something you believe in.
Agree. If we have a formal program with United Way at work, it must not be very forceful because I can't remember it. We do get regular reminders that the company's foundation will send matching gifts to schools and charitable organizations, which I think is a much gentler and sensible way to go about it. The end-organizations get the money directly from the giver and the company, and there is no pressure on the employees to meet a particular goal for giving.
Does your employer have a workplace giving program (United Way, CFC, your own organization)? Yes- United Way.
Is there an expectation to give? No, which I am thankful there isn't.
Do you give? No- never had a desire to.
Do you resent it? N/A
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