Indianapolis Tech Companies Team Up to Raise $61,000 for Charities

The annual campaign provides a fun and easy path for members of the Indianapolis tech community to begin and/or expand their corporate social responsibility efforts while creating meaningful impact for local and regional nonprofits and their missions.This years social fundraising challenge ran from June 1 to July 15 in support of eight nonprofit organizations: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, AthLead Indy, Dayspring Center, Firefly Children & Family Alliance, Indy Humane, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Nextech, and TechPoint Foundation for Youth.With tough economic circumstances affecting many, 283 participants set out to defy odds and raise funds for the benefiting charities selected by their companies. Nonprofits are not immune to these challenges, which made it paramount to unite the Indy Tech community in support of organizations that are changing lives for the better," said Steve Johns, chief executive officer for OneCause. Distributed employees around the country and social sharing helped Indy Tech Gives stretch beyond the Central Indiana community, resulting in 887 donations from 40 different states. Teams got creative with their fundraising, recording videos and hosting activity challenges, line dancing classes, virtual bake sales, and a yoga event to raise funds. Headquartered in Indianapolis, OneCause is committed to driving innovation in the charitable sector, bringing together nonprofit professionals across the world for the annual Raise Conference to exchange ideas that further fundraising.