Rethink corporate gifting
Forget unused gift cards and company swag gathering dust.
Give charitable gifts your employees genuinely value — automated, personal, meaningful.
Automate meaningful moments, such as onboarding, birthdays, work anniversaries, individual- and team wins. Your people choose causes they care about. You build a culture of giving back, without the admin.
When to use corporate gifting: Use Cases
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New Employees (onboarding)
First impressions matter. When new hires get choice from day 1, you learn their values immediately. They feel seen as individuals, not numbers. Retention starts here.
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Birthdays
Annual moments are often forgotten or made generic. Automation ensures nobody gets skipped. personal choice makes it meaningful. Continuous recognition without admin burden.
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Work anniversaries
Loyalty deserves more than standardized 'congrats'. scale amount by tenure. Let them choose causes that match where they are in life. shows you see them, not just their resume.
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Team wins
Collective achievements should be celebrated collectively. Everyone has the same opportunity to make an impact. Strengthens cohesion. Proves success is shared, not just top-down.
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Individual milestones
Personal targets matter too. hit sales goal. closed a major deal. Shipped project solo. Recognize individual excellence without making it transactional. They choose causes, you celebrate achievement.
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Promotions
Growth and responsibility should be acknowledged. Traditional gifts often feel wrong. Charitable choice gives meaning and autonomy. Marks transition without awkwardness.
Your corporate gifts aren't working
60% of gift cards go unused, and company swag often ends up in drawers. HR spends hours buying, tracking, and sending.
And nobody feels anything.
The real cost?
Bad onboarding → people don’t feel connected to their workplace. Forgotten birthdays → disengagement grows. Generic gifts → culture feels transactional.
There's a better way: Give gifts that actually mean something
Actnation’s corporate gifting function automates charitable gifts for moments that matter. Your people choose causes they care about. You see what they value. Everyone wins.
How It Works
From setup to first gift in 2 minutes
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Choose what activates a Corporate gift. It could be a new employee’s first day, a milestone birthday, a work anniversary, or a completely custom event, such as an employee getting married or having a baby.
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Maria's birthday is Monday. 8 am: she gets an email. She picks 3 causes close to her heart. not what hr guessed she'd want. not another blender or gift card.
done in 60 seconds.
You did nothing.
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A reminder is sent after 3 days. A deadline creates action.
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Maria sees her donations. you see team engagement. causes receive funds directly.
Full transparency.
This is how you walk the talk.
Don't just say you value employee voice. Prove it through choice. Don't claim you give back. Let them decide where. don't perform generic corporate responsibility. Democratize actual impact.
You're not guessing what matters. You're learning what does.
This is what values-driven companies do
Companies choosing corporate gifting aren't just buying software. They're making a statement about who they are.
They believe employees are individuals, not resources to be managed. not numbers on spreadsheets. Not demographics in hr reports. people with their own values, passions, and causes they care about. Maria cares about mental health because her brother struggles. Jonas supports climate because he has kids. Sofia gives to animal welfare because she grew up on a farm. These aren't random preferences. They're who people are.
They know the old playbook is broken, gift cards nobody uses. company swag in drawers. Generic recognition that feels hollow. Spending valuable HR hours on logistics nobody appreciates. There's no defending it anymore. It is time to evolve.
They understand culture is built, not declared; You can't policy your way to belonging. You can't poster your way to authenticity. Culture happens in moments. How the company welcomes someone on their first day. How the company remembers and celebrates birthdays, and whether the company lets employees choose, what is important to support, or chooses for them.
They know automation should serve humanity, not replace it. Corporate gifting uses automation to create space for human choice, not eliminate it. The tech handles logistics so people can focus on what matters: choosing causes close to their hearts. That's how technology should work. Removing friction, not removing humanity.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. You can start with any trigger that you prefer, and add more as you go.
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Absolutely. We handle digital, you handle physical. You can add custom messages and notes, where you can add details about your physical gift.
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We can pull data automatically from Zenegy or your CSV file (birthdays, start dates, department etc.)
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No. 5 people or 500 - the system is adaptable.
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Yes, in onboarding and in company settings you can restrict NGOs that are not aligned with company values.
“It’s a privilege to give. With actnation, we empower our employees to support the causes they care about — and shift the focus from receiving to the joy of giving.””
— Acubiz HR partner
Stop giving gifts nobody remembers
Start giving gifts that build belonging
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