IVO 1% Giving Model

In today's rapid globalization of business, organizations are losing mindfulness of the social and physical environments they benefit from.  We believe that business has a responsibility to serve all stakeholders, not only investors, customers, employees and partners, but just as importantly --the community in which it operates.

At IVO, we give 1% of everything we do back to the community including our equity, our time and our profits.  We believe strong corporate citizenship is a primary responsibility of business today.  As IVO grows, so does our ability to make the world a better place.  We achieve this through our 1% Giving Model.

  1% Time by IVO

IVO Employees are encouraged to donate 1% of their working time to the community.  This percentage amounts to approximately six paid service days a year (four hours a month).

The IVO Foundation helps to plan activities and programs to involve employees in a variety of activities.  Our support for activities includes:

• Strive to offer diverse and effective volunteer opportunities for employees and their families
• Support a global volunteer network where employees across all field offices can easily get involved in IVO Foundation programs
• Encourage employees to take leadership roles in the Small Grants Program application process
• Enhance the passion employees have for the community through education and programs which offer employees personal satisfaction

Benefits:

• Increased social responsibility among the employees and other stakeholders
• Cross-functional team building as employees volunteer together gaining a broader sense of community
• Opportunities to build leadership and other business skills
• Improved work-life balance resulting in personal satisfaction in their work.

1% Profits from IVO

As IVO grows, donated IVO Online computing licenses and hardware for Personal Utility Computing to qualified nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations around the world will grow as well.  Nonprofits find success with IVO Personal Utility Computing services by providing remote and decentralized volunteers and affiliates with an easily accessible common computing and application environment.  Our focus this year will be:

• Continue to educate on the benefits of providing nonprofits and volunteers the benefits of easily accessed computing resources and applications, through non-profit webinars and channel partnerships
• Design training programs for nonprofits on how to best leverage

  1% Equity in IVO