Hour (ie unora.org ) is a good idea to involve employees in companies profit. The Payroll Giving: is a means by which people can give more value to their business financing, in proportion to their salary, work of those who dedicate their daily activities to support the causes of primary importance. The payroll giving is a free donation deducted monthly from the salary, in favor of one or more social causes, an amount equivalent to one or more hours of work. . Giving The Match: It is an optional mechanism activated by the participant, who is to deliver an amount equivalent to the total or a part of the total donated by its employees.

Methods are all relatively new (at least in Italy) developed extensively in U.S. and UK which will be discussed at the Fundraising Festival in May .

When I was in the United States in New York ... many years ago (15 +?), I did an internship at Merrill Lynch (inside the two towers which were then demolished on 11 September) and I saw an operation of Match Giving . The idea was based on the fact that the U.S. is NOT tradition of coming to work dressed in a suit on Friday by the Independence Day (July 4th) Labor Day (Sept. 4). In practice, the Americans say, during the summer who wants to, on Friday may 'already dressed' for the weekend and then have a "casual day". Well, the idea of ​​Merrill Lynch was this: all those who donate $ 5 for this case, Merrill Lynch will donate $ 5 more (giving the match) and more 'will allow all donors to dress "casual day" again next Thursday. Two birds with one stone: get more 'money (with the presence of the match giving the donation because it stimulates your gift is doubled) and allows everyone to say that you have donated, without saying it (if I want to dress casual on Thursday say that I won ...)

Not bad these Americans (sometimes ...)! By the way Obama is going to make to make his health care reform?