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Global Month of Giving at Autodesk kicks off on Giving Tuesday, November 30th<\/sup>, a time to foster and celebrate the generosity, hope, and connection created through charitable giving. Each year, Autodesk employees are eligible for up to $5,000 in matching funds from the Autodesk Foundation, doubling the impact of their charitable giving to communities and causes they care most about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Autodesk employees also give back through pro bono consulting<\/a> and donations to the Autodesk Foundation portfolio<\/a> of nearly 40 nonprofits and startups addressing climate change and inequality. In September, Autodesk employees were given the choice between receiving Autodesk swag or donating to nonprofits. 51% opted to donate to one of three nonprofits in the Autodesk Foundation portfolio, resulting in more than $35,000 in charitable donations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we\u2019re highlighting the stories of eight Autodeskers who made the most of their charitable giving match in 2021, supporting a wide range of causes including racial justice, education, poverty relief, employment services, and animal welfare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Kinley<\/strong>, Senior Program Manager, Community Team <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Amanda Kinley works every day to build a community for Autodesk customers, providing designers, engineers, and makers around the world with opportunities to connect with one another. She also has a passion for helping and connecting with animals, and regularly gives to shelters, doubling her donation with the Autodesk match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, her own Autodesk community showed up in a big way for Amanda and her dog, a foster named Skye who needed major medical treatments in order to live a good life. When she posted a fundraiser in the Fun Dogs of Autodesk Slack channel, she was hoping to raise a few hundred dollars to donate to the rescue providing Skye\u2019s treatments. Instead, the small rescue was flooded with thousands of dollars, and countless messages of love and support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConnecting with everyone across the Fun Dogs of Autodesk Slack channel that gave so much love, support, and financial assistance to Skye has really given me a different view of Autodesk. It\u2019s so common to feel isolated, especially with remote working, but I have met an entire group of colleagues that I would have never crossed paths with.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bobbie Casey, Partner Success Manager for the Autodesk Foundation<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Bobbie Casey\u2019s passion for helping make a better world doesn\u2019t end with her role at the Autodesk Foundation, where she connects startups and nonprofits to Autodesk\u2019s in-kind support programs. She volunteers serves as Co-President of the Board of education nonprofit Arts+, where she can double her financial donations through Autodesk\u2019s 2:1 Board Match.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMarin County is one of the wealthiest in the U.S, and some of our residents don\u2019t have access to equal opportunities,\u201d she says of her motivation to volunteer. There are practical benefits, too: she\u2019s developing valuable leadership skills as Board Co-President for Arts+, running Board meetings and inspiring volunteers to give. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Gabe Anderson, Senior Manager, Education Offerings Strategy<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Causes<\/strong>: Arts, Civil Rights, Education, Environment <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gabe Anderson lives his passion for education every day at Autodesk, where he develops and manages strategies to empower educators and students who use Autodesk software. As someone who relied on financial aid for his education, he is a proud yearly donor to his college financial aid program, in addition to several other schools in New York State, along with national and international nonprofits in the arts, civil rights, and environmental advocacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m lucky to have built and now live a comfortable life, though it wasn\u2019t always that way,\u201d he says. \u201cBy giving back, I know I\u2019m helping people and organizations who depend on the kindness of donors. I\u2019m grateful to work for a company that understands we\u2019re all in this world together.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gail Tanaka, Global Integrated Marketing Lead, AEX<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Causes: <\/strong>Arts, Education, Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gail Tanaka is the AEX global integrated marketing lead at Autodesk and Global Lead of the Autodesk Asian Network. Her leadership continues outside of Autodesk where she serves on the board of Kimochi, a nonprofit organization providing culturally sensitive programs and services to all seniors to preserve their dignity and independence, with a focus on the Japanese American and Japanese speaking community.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through her volunteer experience, Gail brought together the resources, products, and team to launch a pilot cultural program at Kimochi, teaching the elderly and youth Tinkercad and 3D printing, recently highlighted in our Autodesk blog<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Autodesk Foundation\u2019s 2:1 donation match for Autodesk employees who serve as board members of nonprofits, Gail\u2019s initial donation to Kimochi plus Autodesk Foundation\u2019s match provided enough for Kimochi to purchase a 3D printer for the pilot program. In addition to helping seniors, the program has an intergenerational component: seniors learn the technology, then teach the children how to use it. They can connect meaningfully through technology and creative projects, while also learning about their Japanese American heritage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kassidi Sorensen, Employer Brand Manager<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Causes<\/strong>: Animal Welfare <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Kassidi Sorensen learned about Autodesk\u2019s charitable giving match, she knew exactly where she\u2019d be donating her money: Three Little Pitties, an animal rescue in Houston, Texas that paired her with her emotional service animal, a labrador\/pitbull mix named Atlas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was blown away with the level of care and diligence that went into their adoption process,\u201d she says of Three Little Pitties, a volunteer-driven nonprofit that saves an estimated 3,000 dog and cat lives each year, \u201cand Atlas has made my life so much brighter.\u201d Through the \u201cFun Dogs of Autodesk\u201d Slack channel, Kassidi connected with a colleague, who helped Kassidi set up a fundraiser for Three Little Pitties. \u201cThe donations came flooding in. People I\u2019ve never met were so willing to read about my cause and donate. It really made me proud to call myself an Autodesker.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Meenal Jain, Technical Program Manager for Security Engineering and Application Security<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Causes<\/strong>: Education, Food Security, Poverty Relief <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the first year of COVID, Meenal Jain says she felt lucky and grateful that she and her family had not been directly impacted by the virus \u2013 and compelled to give to charities supporting those who were. She and her husband decided to raise money among their family and friends for the GiveWell Fund, which directs donations to charities supporting people who live in extreme poverty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t sure how it would go,\u201d she says, but her community rallied around the cause. Combining the Autodesk Foundation match with other donors\u2019 company matches, they were able to triple or quadruple their donations to highly effective poverty relief charities around the world. \u201cThe last year has been tough for everyone, and this was an opportunity to just be thankful, and support the right organizations that are making a difference.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rebecca Richkus, Director of Operations, Building Design Products<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Causes<\/strong>: Food Security, Employment Services, Public Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2021 was the first time in her 20-plus year career at Autodesk that Rebecca Richkus, Director of Operations, Building Design product group, took full advantage of the Autodesk Foundation charitable giving match. What inspired her to invest more of her resources in nonprofits and charities? Concern for her neighbors in Framingham, Massachusetts facing food insecurity and unemployment because of the COVID pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI learned how satisfying it was to help people who might live down the street, or who I pass in the grocery store,\u201d she says. \u201cI had previously been giving primarily to national organizations or things like local museums, but now I make sure to set aside money toward helping people near me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her own evolution in giving has opened doors in her own family, as well. \u201cI\u2019ve brought this awareness into conversations with our kids (9 and 5) when discussing how to use their \u201cshare\u201d money from their allowance. We discuss who to donate to and why that\u2019s important.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Timera Hart, Program Manager of Business Operations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Causes: <\/strong>Human Trafficking Prevention<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Timera Hart, Program Manager of Business Operations, has deepened her engagement with Prevention Now, a nonprofit focused on preventing human trafficking using data. Timera was first a volunteer, then a board member, and then a team lead for an Autodesk pro bono project. She\u2019s excited to max out the Autodesk Foundation donation match each year, taking advantage of the 2:1 match for board engagement. 
 
\u201cThrough my volunteering, pro bono consulting, board leadership, and fundraising with Prevention Now, I\u2019ve witnessed the power and compounding effect that tech companies like Autodesk can have when they share their skills and resources with nonprofits who operate on a shoe-string budget.\u201d   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Explore the Autodesk Foundation portfolio<\/a> of nonprofits and startups addressing climate change and inequality to inspire your own giving. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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