{"id":4842,"date":"2012-12-03T16:05:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T21:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?p=4842"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:42:29","slug":"top-tips-for-giving-back-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/blog\/top-tips-for-giving-back-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tips for giving back this season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Rose-Marie Almond, Toronto, ON, CYBF volunteer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Choosing a way to give back to your clients and community is something that often stumps even the best managers and business owners. Here are my top tips for getting it right:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Set a budget that is appropriate for your company size<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Giving away thousands of dollars isn\u2019t in the budget for most small businesses. Don\u2019t commit to a huge cash donation before double checking that you can afford it and that your cash flow won\u2019t be negatively affected. Remember there are other ways to give back that won\u2019t affect your financials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>The personal touch is always best<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Involve your employees. Volunteering time instead of cold hard cash can make a huge difference in small community projects. This also has the benefits of helping to boost employee morale and building a more cooperative company culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Get your customers and community involved<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to sponsor a huge charity event to let your community know that you are trying to give back. Instead ask your customers to sponsor you for a charity fun run.<\/p>\n<p>Charitable giving is not always about dollar amounts, and especially not for small business owners. It\u2019s all about supporting your community in the best way you can while also sticking within your means.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rose-Marie Almond, Toronto, ON, CYBF volunteer Choosing a way to give back to your clients and community is something that often stumps even the best managers and business owners. Here are my top tips for getting it right: 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Set a budget that is appropriate for your company size Giving away thousands of dollars isn\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-social-impact-and-sustainability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4842\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}