Engaging Your Company in the Community

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STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES
Engaging Your Company in the Community
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About Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest

• Our Mission
• To channel new time, talent and wealth for
  community benefit.
• Our Work
• We help emerging companies to contribute to the
  community while strengthening themselves.
• Our Vision
• The Pacific Northwest will be considered a
  leading
• community, not just for our innovations but also
  for our
• corporate commitment to the broader community.

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A Catalyst for Companies Communities

• Entrepreneurs Foundation serves as a catalyst
  for
• Corporate Citizenship
• Community Involvement
• Philanthropy

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History

• Founded by Bay Area venture capitalists and
  Silicon Valley Bank in 1999. EFNW founded in 2001
• 10 Affiliates worldwide
• Over 450 member companies
• 8M-10M given back to communities

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EFNW Accomplishments to Date

• 45 Northwest area member companies
• 958 company sponsored events
• 1,800 employees engaged
• 22 organizations supported
• 600,000 contributed

2001 EFNW Founded
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Our Members

• Acrymed
• Attensa
• Barco
• Besang
• Blue Lake Publishing
• Centrisoft
• Clarity Visual Systems
• CollegeNET
• Concero Technology
• CrossCurrent
• Daverci Solutions
• Digital World Access
• Earth Class Mail
• Eid Passport
• EthicsPoint
• Fios, Inc.
• Fortune Technologies
• HemCon
• Hepieric

• Instantiations
• Internet Publishing Services/Grabaflyer
• Kryptiq Corporation
• McClenahan Bruer Communications
• Northwest EMC
• Omneon
• Oregon Energy Works
• Payless Drugs
• Phoenix Gold
• Phoseon
• Portland Monthly
• Sabrix
• Shiftwise
• Steamers Corporation
• Tech Tracker
• Teseda Corporation
• The Commerce Bank of Oregon
• Tripwire
• Unicru

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Our Board of Directors

• Hugh Mackworth, SmartForest Ventures
• John Calhoun, CFO, AcryMed
• William Campbell, AterWynne LLP
• Les Fahey, Fahey Ventures LLP
• Paul Gulick, Clarity Visual Systems, Inc.
• Bruce Helberg, Silicon Valley Bank
• John McLaughlin, Founder, EFNW
• LaVonne Reimer, OpenTech Ventures
• Nicole Vogel, Portland Monthly Magazine

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Why Community Involvement?

• Its good for the community.
• Its good for the company.

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Integrating Community Involvement
EFNW
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Engaging Companies in Corporate Giving

• Corporate Giving
• Donate stock/stock options
• Give direct cash donations
• Provide matching gifts
• Create a corporate advised fund
• Donate office space
• Donate/discount products or services

Corporate Giving
EFNW Participating Company

• Examples
• Combined, EFNW companies have given over 600K to
  community benefit organizations such as Habitat
  for Humanity, Schoolhouse Supplies, National
  Forest Foundation and MS Society.

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Engaging Companies in Employee Volunteerism

• Employee Volunteerism
• Sponsor company-wide volunteer opportunities
• Support individual employee involvement in
  non-profits
• Encourage employees to take leadership roles with
  community benefit organizations
• Enable civic engagement participation

Employee Volunteerism
EFNW Participating Company

• Examples
• Since 2001, EFNW Company employees have
  contributed 8,500 hours to the community.
• Companies align CI activities with team building,
  enlivening employee moral and leadership
  development initiatives.

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Engaging Companies in Employee Giving

• Employee Giving
• Host drives for employees to contribute to
• Conduct fundraisers to benefit a non-profit
• Enable employees to donate PTO
• Enable employees to contribute through payroll
  deductions

Employee Giving
EFNW Participating Company

• Examples
• EFNW companies have donated food, toys, school
  supplies, clothing and much more through company
  hosted drives.
• For two years in a row, EFNW companies have
  collectively raised funds to provide new
  backpacks, school supplies and enrichment classes
  in math and science for every student at a
  high-needs school in SE Portland.

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Engaging Companies in Employee Giving

• Corporate Infrastructure
• Create a CI mission statement
• Set goals for the program and community outcomes
• Survey employee interests
• Form an employee CI Planning Team
• Plan an annual community calendar
• Recognize and reward employees for their
  participation

Corporate Infrastructure
EFNW Participating Company

• Examples
• Companies engage their own employees in selecting
  and planning volunteer events and setting
  community involvement priorities.
• Leadership incorporates community involvement
  initiatives into the companys business strategy
  and human resources objectives.

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Engaging Companies in Business Practices
Business Practices

• Business Practices
• Institute policies such as Volunteer Time Off,
  Matching Gifts and Dollars for Doers
• Institute a payroll deduction program
• Become an environmentally green company
• Order supplies where nonprofits benefit

EFNW Participating Company

• Examples
• Many EFNW companies have VTO policies ranging
  from 8 to 40 hours per year.
• Member companies are working to Go Green thru
  waste and air pollution reduction and energy
  saving measures.
• Companies provide or subsidize public
  transportation passes for employees.

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Engaging Companies in Marketing/Communications

• Marketing/Communications
• Highlight CI program on website and through press
  releases
• Develop cause-related marketing campaigns
• Summarize community involvement impact at All
  Hands Meetings and in Annual Reports
• Include program in employee orientations and
  handbook
• Celebrate results!

Marketing/Communications
EFNW Participating Company

• Examples
• Companies partner and network with clients and
  other EFNW member companies on their CI
  initiatives to maximize impact.
• Companies include their CI program in their
  internal and external websites, bulletin boards
  and newsletters including links to the
  organizations they support, employee activities,
  photos and recognition awards.

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Growing Your Corporate Citizenship
Promoting Results
Corporate Policies
Foundation
Annual Drives
CI Team
Employee Volunteer Opportunities
EFNW Membership
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Member Services

• Community Involvement Projects
• and Initiatives
• Roundtable Workshops
• EFNW Newsletter
• EFNW Events
• EFNW Website (P/W Protected)
• Custom Consulting Services

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EFNW Roles Responsibilities

• Facilitator
• Consultant
• Advisor
• Extra Pair of Hands

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Company Roles Responsibilities

• CEO
• Executes stock agreement or fee-based membership
• Attends annual meeting with EFNW to review
  program
• Acts as an EFNW advocate

• Community Involvement Liaison
• Provides communication to and from company
  leadership
• Encourages leadership involvement in activities
• Participates as member of community involvement
  team

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Membership Options
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Building a Future Foundation

• Company grants stock option or warrant to EFNW
• At liquidity, grant is cashed in
• 75 of proceeds may be used
• To set up a companydirected donor advised fund
  at Oregon Community Foundation or
• As direct lump sum donation to the nonprofit of
  the companys choice
• 25 of proceeds go to EFNW to support custom
  consulting program

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Sample Timeline
Resolution Agreement
Company All Hands Survey Launch
Implement Program
Maintain Program
CEO/EFNW Meeting- Framework for Program
EFNW Develops Strategic Plan Convenes CI Team
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Become a Member Today

• Join 45 other member companies and begin reaping
  the benefits.