tisbest philanthropy annual report 2016
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Annual Report2016
A Note from Our Executive DirectorA bright new year lies ahead of us and brings with it endless opportunities to continue TisBest’s mission to promote more gifts of good and fewer gifts of stuff. Never before has TisBest been as well-positioned to help charities all over the world through philanthropic gift giving. Over the past year our skilled team has been able to add more vetted charities to our platform, better engage with our community through social media, and implement a Corporate Giving Recognition program.
We are constantly working to improve the TisBest Philanthropy customer experience and accomplished our goal of redesigning the TisBest homepage with ease-of-use in mind. We have also worked to streamline our customer service operations and have launched a monthly newsletter to stay in touch with our community.
These new initiatives will continue to gain momentum in 2017 and beyond. With the support of our amazing team, our engaged Board of Directors, our Charity Partners, and our customers, 2017 will be a year of growth, and I’m very excited to see how far we will go.
With gratitude,
Jeremy HolmesExecutive DirectorTisBest Philanthropy
2016 HighlightsNew Executive Director
Jeremy Holmes promoted from Director of Operations to Executive Director in September.
Additions to the Team
Sharon Magliano Feliciano hired as Marketing and Communications Manager in August.
Kyle Lawrence hired as Partnerships Coordinator in August.
Homepage Redesign
The TisBest homepage received a customer-friendly facelift with the help of the Design and UX/UI firm Fell Swoop in October.
Corporate Donor Recognition
TisBest’s biggest corporate donors are now honored with recognition in the TisBest Corporate Philanthropy Partners Award Program.
Charity DistributionTop Five Charities:By Category:
Other includes:Faith based, Environmental,
Arts & Culture, Veterans Affairs, and Sports &
Recreation categories
2016 By the Numbers
35,281Charity GIft Cards Sold
4,440Thank you notes sent through the
TisBest Philanthropy Platform
295Charities Supported$1,058,932
Donated to Charity 12Holiday Gift Guides that Featured
TisBest Charity Gift Cards - Including Gwen Stefani’s!
TisBest Gifts of Good in Action
6,320 People TreatedDoctors Without Borders was able to help over six
thousand people in disaster-stricken areas
who otherwise would have no access to medical
facilities.
831 Books DistributedFirstBook and the
Children’s Book Bank provided 831 books to low-income children.
Two thirds of low-income families own no books for their children.
31 Dozen Chickens DonatedChildFUND donated 372 chickens to families in third world countries. The chickens are used
for meat, eggs, and breeding, ensuring food
and income.
6 Service Dogs EvaluatedCanine Companions
for Independence was able to provide six
newborn puppies with medical evaluations to ensure they would be great service animals!
