The Microsoft Hyderabad campus has kicked off its annual ‘Giving’ campaign and community week. A tradition running for 32 years in Redmond , where Microsoft is headquartered, and since nine years in Hyderabad , the Giving campaign encourages employees to take up social initiatives throughout the year.
The campaign will involve the 3,000-odd full-time employees of Microsoft’s three business units in Hyderabad – Microsoft India Development Centre, Microsoft IT-India and Microsoft Global Services India – who will volunteer various CSR activities including painting a school in Tolichowki, taking kids adopted by non-governmental organisation Hyderabad Council of Human Welfare to gaming zone Krazee Chiks and teaching basic computer skills to 77 kids of Sharada High School.
The software major is also organising a live auction of various items donated by employees such as paintings, handicrafts, books and electronic items, besides organising two cricket matches in which top bidders among the employees will play against the Leadership team.
The employee positions have been auctioned and the Leadership matches the combined bid amount. The entire money will be donated to listed NGOs, said Kalpana Sinha, director (people and organisation capability), Microsoft Hyderabad.
“So far this year, the campaign has witnessed 1,565 man hours and a Rs 85-lakh contribution including the company matching, as against Rs 1 crore last year. We basically manage employees by task and not by time and the campaign is being carried out without impacting our deliverables,” she added.
The campaign will involve the 3,000-odd full-time employees of Microsoft’s three business units in Hyderabad – Microsoft India Development Centre, Microsoft IT-India and Microsoft Global Services India – who will volunteer various CSR activities including painting a school in Tolichowki, taking kids adopted by non-governmental organisation Hyderabad Council of Human Welfare to gaming zone Krazee Chiks and teaching basic computer skills to 77 kids of Sharada High School.
The software major is also organising a live auction of various items donated by employees such as paintings, handicrafts, books and electronic items, besides organising two cricket matches in which top bidders among the employees will play against the Leadership team.
The employee positions have been auctioned and the Leadership matches the combined bid amount. The entire money will be donated to listed NGOs, said Kalpana Sinha, director (people and organisation capability), Microsoft Hyderabad.
“So far this year, the campaign has witnessed 1,565 man hours and a Rs 85-lakh contribution including the company matching, as against Rs 1 crore last year. We basically manage employees by task and not by time and the campaign is being carried out without impacting our deliverables,” she added.
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Karuna 29-11-2008
This is a very good initiative taken by Microsoft. I think all companies should follow these kind of acts.
Venkat 30-11-2008
"Service to mankind is service to God" - Mother teresa
Am founder member of Niswardha social service society with inspiration of Mother theresa i and my friends have started in 2001 .
For more details contact me venkat 92909-78027 or sms
Am founder member of Niswardha social service society with inspiration of Mother theresa i and my friends have started in 2001 .
For more details contact me venkat 92909-78027 or sms
