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How It Works

Through the Hearst Gives Back platform, colleagues can explore, support and connect with the causes they care about most.

Donations to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations are matched 1-to-1 up to $10,000 per employee per year. More than a million 501(c)(3) organizations may be accessed on Hearst Gives Back so colleagues can support their nonprofit of choice, no matter how small or local.

Hearst Gives Back provides tens of thousands of volunteer opportunities for colleagues to choose the service that speaks to them.

Supporting the communities where we live and work is a Hearst priority, and Hearst Gives Back empowers colleagues to make a difference through volunteering and 100% matched giving up to $10,000 per employee per year.

Since its launch in 2021, more than

$13 million

has been raised and donated to support more than

6,000 nonprofits

In 2022,

6,500 colleagues

engaged with the
Hearst Gives Back platform

In 2022,
colleagues contributed

21,000
hours of service

to help communities

How It Works

Through the Hearst Gives Back platform, colleagues can explore, support and connect with the causes they care about most.

Hearst Gives Back provides tens of thousands of volunteer opportunities for colleagues to choose the service that speaks to them.

Giving Funds & Time

National Volunteer Week

From volunteering time to supporting nonprofits through professional skills and raising funds for causes colleagues care about, social good connects us. In April 2023, more than 750 colleagues dedicated 2,000 hours to support communities around the country and the world during National Volunteer Week.

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Learn more about Hearst's impact during National Volunteer Week

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Service Awards

The Hearst Gives Back Service Awards celebrate individuals and teams who have positively impacted communities through their service. More than 550 nominations were received from colleagues across the globe for the 2023 Service Awards. As a thank-you for their dedication, honorees receive funds to donate to the 501(c)(3) organizations of their choice.

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Learn more about the annual Hearst Gives Back Service Awards

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Annual United Way Drive

For more than 20 years, Hearst's October United Way Drive has brought colleagues together to support thousands of organizations with a dollar-for-dollar match and a 150% match for donations to any United Way chapter. Since 1997, Hearst colleagues have donated more than $20 million to nonprofits serving local communities.

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Learn more about Hearst’s annual United Way Drive

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The Hearst Gives Back Service Awards celebrate individuals and teams who have positively impacted our communities through their service. More than 550 nominations were received from colleagues across the globe for the 2023 Service Awards.

As a thank you for their dedication, honorees receive funds to donate to the 501(c)(3) organizations of their choice.

ERG & Heritage Month Drives

To honor and recognize the diverse communities at Hearst, employee resource groups (ERGs) identify and highlight organizations that advocate, educate and directly impact underrepresented groups in meaningful ways. Since 2021, these campaigns have raised nearly $100,000.

Black History Month

In support of Black History Month, Hearst Gives Back and the Hearst Television Umoja ERG encouraged Hearst colleagues to consider supporting nonprofits working to create a more equitable society. Organizations spotlighted included the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (the King Center), Sankofa and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Women’s History Month

During Women’s History Month, Hearst Speaks partnered with Spark Women, DriveHER, Hearst Newspapers’ Women ERG and Women at Hearst Television to develop a giving opportunity for women-centric nonprofits. Organizations spotlighted included the American Cancer Society, Helping Mamas, Women Deliver, Dress for Success and Susan G. Komen.

AAPI Heritage Month

In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Fitch InspirAsian, Hearst Television InspirASIAN and Hearst Magazines Hearst AAPI shared their recommendations for nonprofits fighting hate and discrimination, advocating for change, providing youth development and emotional support and more. Organizations spotlighted included Stop AAPI Hate, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and Asian Mental Health Collective.

Pride Month

For Pride month in June, Hearst ERGs Hearst Pride, OUT@HNP, HTVPride and Fitch Pride Network shared recommendations for organizations doing important work to support LGBTQ+ communities, raise awareness and make a positive impact across the country. Organizations spotlighted included Trans Lifeline; The Trevor Project; National Center for Transgender Equality; Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE); Hetrick-Martin Institute; Lambda Legal and GLAAD.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hearst Television’s HTV Comunidad ERG celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by encouraging colleagues to contribute to their preferred causes using the Hearst Gives Back platform. Organizations spotlighted included UnidosUS, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Hispanic Federation.

Additional Days of Giving

Other giving opportunities created in partnership with ERGs across Hearst divisions supported Earth Month, International Transgender Day of Visibility, neurodiversity during World Autism Month, Juneteenth, Veterans Day and more.

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Champions Network

Eighty Hearst Gives Back Champions across the organization amplify the Hearst Gives Back message by promoting service, giving and engagement in their divisions and networks. Champions organize volunteering opportunities and charitable drives with community partners and share best practices with one another to bring impactful programs to colleagues.

Divisional Giving
& Volunteering

Hearst businesses are integral civic and philanthropic members of the communities they serve, and the work they do throughout the year provides aid when and where it is needed most. Below are some illustrative examples of the giving and volunteering efforts from Hearst’s various divisions.

Fitch Group

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Inspiring Girls International

Inspiring Girls International aims to empower 2,000 girls by building their skills, knowledge and confidence to achieve and succeed at school and in life. Through an ongoing partnership, Fitch volunteers become role models and sources of inspiration for the girls, sharing their educational choices, career highs and tips for success while supporting the development of critical skills and creating the next generation of women role models.

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East London Business Alliance

East London Business Alliance (ELBA) builds the connection between businesses and local communities in East London, creating positive impact and tackling the issues that determine social mobility. Fitch supports ELBA by providing volunteer mentors to students, placing youth participants in internships and hosting skills-based workshops for schools and community groups across a range of subject matters.

Corporate Teams

Career Discovery Week

As part of Career Discovery Week, students from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx worked with colleagues in Hearst Tower. Career Discovery Week is a joint effort by the education department and the Partnership for New York City that gives students the chance to leave the classroom and enter the offices of companies where they may work someday.

American Heart Association CEO Roundtable

Hearst is proud to be part of The American Heart Association CEO Roundtable, a leadership collaborative exclusively dedicated to improving employee and community health through evidence-based solutions. Nearly 50 CEOs have joined with the American Heart Association to build a high-performing and healthy workforce by tackling the most pressing health concerns for their collective 13 million+ employees and family members.

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Outsiders Baseball team and mentoring program

In 2008, the Outsiders Mentoring Program began by helping 20 middle school boys, primarily from the South Bronx, form a baseball team and create a structure of social and academic support, including after school tutoring and mentoring. With the help of the Program, 18 of the boys went on to high school and then 2-year and 4-year colleges. Subsequent coed cohorts of South Bronx students attended career panels, public speaking and writing workshops and other self-development programming put on by the Hearst Office of General Counsel. The Program ran until 2018 and anticipates resuming operations in the summer of 2024.

Community Committee

The Community Committee was created by Hearst colleagues in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) to mobilize the team for giving and volunteer opportunities. During National Volunteer Week, the Community Committee partnered with the American Cancer Society to host a Letters of Hope writing session for the OGC. Participants created greeting cards with well wishes for cancer patients and their caregivers.

Dress Codes: Photographing cultures and identities through fashion

"Dress Codes: Photographing cultures and identities through fashion" exhibition. More than 150 young artists submitted their work for consideration. Winners were awarded scholarships and selected for display by a panel of art professionals and collectors. The exhibition was created through a partnership between the Norton Museum of Art and the School District of Palm Beach County.