Sunday, May 3, 2009

Build Some 'Giving' into your business model

This is a really short one.

Work out how you can build some philanthropy into your business model.  It is not that hard and here are a couple of suggestions :

  1. Work out if your business can donate a product / service to a charity auction to support a cause.  Does not cost that much and has a real benefit.
  2. See if there is any way you can support / sponsor a charity - even the simplest amounts / efforts can have a substantial effect.
  3. Allow employees to spend a day a quarter in a charity.  As a volunteer.

It is not that difficult to assist, and it gives your business a more balanced perspective than simply trying to generate profit.