Matan Investing in the Community

Matan Investing in the Community (Hebrew: מתן – משקיעים בקהילה) is an Israeli non-profit association founded in 1999 by Shari Arison and the Ted Arison Family Foundation. Originally named "Matan – The Way to Give," it was renamed "Matan – Investing in the Community" in 2010. The organization serves as the Israeli representative of United Way Worldwide, a global network founded in the United States over 125 years ago. Since 2001, its CEO has been Ahuva Yanai. Matan invests resources in businesses and philanthropic funds and encourages employee participation in developing social projects. Its activities span donations and grants, support for new projects, employee and management volunteering, and professional training tracks. Each year, these resources are invested in approximately 300 community programs run by hundreds of non-profits and social organizations across Israel. The organization's main areas of activity include working with business companies to build comprehensive corporate social responsibility programs, promoting employee volunteering, running workplace fundraising campaigns where employees donate and companies match contributions, assisting companies in managing their philanthropic funds, and developing leadership and management skills in social organizations. In 2014, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office Round Table decided to promote volunteering in Israel through a national volunteering initiative, and Matan was appointed to head the forum promoting volunteering in the workplace. According to its official website, Matan has worked with 117 investing companies, facilitated 1,100,000,000 shekels in donations to date, and engaged 400,000 volunteer hours. The organization is recommended by major Israeli employers such as Mobileye, Microsoft Israel, and the International Bank of Israel (Bank Leumi), who praise its professional guidance in community investment and corporate social responsibility strategy.

Matan Investing in the Community was established in 1999 by Shari Arison and the Ted Arison Family Foundation under the name "Matan – The Way to Give." In 2010, the organization changed its name to "Matan – Investing in the Community." Matan is the Israeli representative of United Way Worldwide, an organization founded in the United States over 125 years ago and active worldwide. Since 2001, Ahuva Yanai has served as the organization's CEO. Matan invests resources in businesses and philanthropic funds and encourages employee participation in developing various social projects. The association's investment is expressed in a variety of ways: donations and grants, support for new projects, employee and management volunteering, professional tracks, and more. These resources are invested annually in approximately 300 community programs operated by hundreds of non-profits and social organizations in Israel. The organization's main areas of activity include: working with business companies to connect business and community as part of corporate social responsibility, by building a comprehensive plan and formulating the social issues in which the company will invest; employee volunteering, promoting and developing employee volunteering programs in workplaces, with a variety of models from comprehensive programs where all employees volunteer together to activities spread throughout the year; workplace fundraising campaigns, where internal campaigns invite employees to donate to a social cause close to their hearts and the company matches their contribution; business funds for the community, assisting companies in managing their philanthropic funds; and management skills in social organizations, developing leadership and management skills among social organizations through training tracks that connect business knowledge and experience to management in the social sector, creating cross-sector partnerships. In 2014, the Round Table in the Prime Minister's Office decided to promote volunteering in Israel by establishing the National Volunteering Initiative. Matan was appointed to head the forum promoting volunteering in workplaces. The association also participates in the "Mesharim" project launched by the Ministry of Education. According to its official website, Matan has achieved: 117 investing companies, 1,100,000,000 shekels in donations to date, and 400,000 volunteer hours. The website features recommendations from executives at Mobileye, Microsoft Israel, and the International Bank of Israel, highlighting Matan's professional and dedicated team and its expertise in connecting the business world with the community.

• 2014

  Appointed to head the forum promoting volunteering in workplaces as part of the National Volunteering Initiative.

• 2010

  Renamed to "Matan – Investing in the Community."

• 2001

  Ahuva Yanai appointed CEO.

• 1999

  Founded by Shari Arison and the Ted Arison Family Foundation as "Matan – The Way to Give."

A professional philanthropic intermediary that bridges the business sector and community sector in Israel, offering expertise in corporate social responsibility and community investment.

• Corporate social responsibility strategy

  Building comprehensive community investment plans for companies.

• Employee volunteering programs

  Promoting and developing employee volunteering in workplaces.

• Workplace fundraising campaigns

  Internal campaigns where employees donate and companies match.

• Philanthropic fund management

  Assisting companies in managing their philanthropic funds.

• Management training for social organizations

  Developing leadership and management skills in social organizations.

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2. 2Matan Investing in the Community - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3מתן - משקיעים בקהילה - Wikipedia (Hebrew)he.wikipedia.org