![]() Local community action ties directly to Groupon’s business model, says Beugelmans. “It’s been a holistic and really aligned organization and cause for us,” Beugelmans says, “because we’re about experiences, and this organization is about giving kids access to experiences.” The organization brings experiential curricula for high school students in underserved and historically violent neighborhoods of Chicago, home of Groupon’s headquarters.Įmbarq provides students opportunities sometimes provided by Groupon’s local merchants. For example, it supports Embarc, an NPF begun by teachers in 2007. ![]() Groupon also partners with local organizations with goals and missions parallel to its own. And, the company’s internal surveys have shown, it pays off for everyone, as volunteering greatly contributes to employee job satisfaction. Such meaningful service sends a strong message to all of Groupon’s 3,500+ employees. “On my team, I have a woman who’s based in Poland, and when the war broke out in Ukraine, she requested time off so that she could go and shuttle women who were at the border who needed a ride into Warsaw.” “Our corporate culture is so supportive of volunteering, is so supportive of encouraging people to show up where they live,” Beugelmans emphasizes. Through the company’s “Your Time, Our Dime” program, employee volunteers earn contributions to the organizations they serve through monetary grants. ![]() It encourages and rewards employee volunteerism. The company keeps its teams meaningfully involved outside of the workplace in their own communities. The group inside Groupon serving outside communities How Groupon connects people to businesses, creating meaningful market experiences PHOTO PROVIDED BY GROUPON
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