MSFT Giving Campaign is Over

Below is the internal mail we all recieved at the end of the annual campaign. Donations were up 10% this year from last. Also the company now donates $17 for every voleenteer hour we spend with 501k orgs. MSFT has always had a stong culture of corp and employee giving, it was instilled by BillG and his Mom, Mary taught him to spread it out.

Internal Message:

WOW! What an amazing finish to the giving campaign, thank you for another incredible year of giving at Microsoft! With continued passion we will meet or beat our calendar year-end goal of $75 million.
Through our year-round Matching Gifts program, our October Giving Campaign, and our Volunteer Matching program, we have raised just over $72 million dollars this year, with close to 61% of our employees participating. This represents a $9 million increase over employee giving at this time last year. THANK YOU for the time, money, and hope you give locally and around the world.

Your financial donations clearly make a difference and we also greatly appreciate the time and talent so many of you give to important causes throughout the year. Since we launched our volunteer matching benefit two years ago, our employees have reported more than 304,555 hours of community time spanning over 2,000 organizations.

We would also like to thank all of our Giving Campaign teams and company leaders who support our fundraising efforts. The hard work of these teams, along with your donations, demonstrates the depth of Microsoft’s commitment to improving our community.

Thank you for living our values through your commitment and generosity.

Debra Chrapaty & Pieter Knook