How Elastic Unlocked Year-Round Employee Giving - And How You Can Too

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025
9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. BST

Giving Season is a powerful time of year — and with the right strategy, it can amplify year-round impact.

Join us for an interactive session with Elastic, a global software company that turned one Giving Season into a catalyst for year-round engagement. You’ll hear how Elastic used Giving Season insights to make strategic, year-round enhancements — resulting in a 76% year-over-year increase in donors and total funds raised during their 2024 Giving Season. 

As you gear up for Giving Season, get practical ways to boost participation, ease the admin load and build lasting momentum — even with limited time or resources. Plus, discover how Benevity’s Enterprise Impact Platform can help you streamline workflows and drive engagement during the busiest time of the year and beyond.

Join us to:

• Hear how Elastic overcame global communication and resourcing challenges to effectively engage a dispersed workforce
• Get actionable ideas for turning Giving Season momentum into sustained, year-round engagement
• Discover ways to lower barriers to engagement leading up to and during Giving Season
• See how Benevity’s features can help you reduce the admin lift and fuel engagement during the busiest time of year

Can’t make it on September 4? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording.

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Key Takeaways:

1. Elastic turned Giving Season into a catalyst for lasting engagement.

By using strategic enhancements like blended budgets, global giving tools and a new hire seeding program, Elastic increased participation by 76% and built momentum that carried throughout the year.

2. Key programmatic changes reduced team admin burden and increased overall engagement.

Elastic introduced four major enhancements — new leadership, a new hire seeding program, a blended match and volunteer rewards budget and the Global DAF — all of which reduced admin lift and helped the team focus more on engagement.

3. The “Hum, Sing, Shout” model helped sustain visibility and drive action.

Elastic used this layered communication approach to keep purpose top-of-mind year-round, then amplified key campaigns (like Giving Season) at the right moment — without overwhelming employees.

4. Embedding social impact into everyday moments built connection across the org.

From volunteer spotlights in company newsletters to impact activities at team offsites, Elastic found creative ways to engage employees around purpose, even in a fully remote environment.

5. Progress over perfection was their guiding principle — and it paid off.

Instead of aiming for flawless execution, Elastic focused on small, manageable changes. Their lessons learned included the importance of starting early, simplifying where possible and using collaborative tools to stay aligned.

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