Posts Tagged ‘Perficient Gives’

Veterans Day is an opportunity for me to reflect and share my gratitude for the sacrifices that our service members have provided in defending our freedoms. I work out of our Irvine office in sunny Southern California, where our philanthropy committee is always looking to give back to the local community. In the past, we’ve […]

According to U.S. government statistics, one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lives. From neighbors to colleagues to friends, breast cancer can affect someone we know and results in nearly 40,000 deaths per year, second behind lung cancer. Numerous support organizations including Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure have stepped up […]

The Atlanta Community Food Bank helps serve thousands by providing food to those in need throughout metro Atlanta and north Georgia. Food is donated and collected at a massive facility near central Atlanta and then sorted and packed into boxes to be distributed by various partner agencies to low-income Georgia citizens. The food is sorted […]

I first heard about Soles4Souls through a social media post from a friend who works at Brighton, a retail store that has a shoe collection bin. Soles4Souls advances its anti-poverty mission by collecting new and used shoes and distributing them to people in need to create jobs in poor and disadvantaged communities. The organization has distributed […]

Our Microsoft team looks forward to the annual Microsoft Inspire conference (formerly known as the Worldwide Partner Conference) for many reasons. Keynotes and networking are big draws, but we especially enjoy the opportunity to give back through the U.S. One Commercial Partner (OCP) community project. In 2016, we sponsored and participated in Microsoft’s community outreach event […]

Our team at the Perficient Charlotte office is always so giving of ourselves to our jobs, to helping our clients succeed, and to our families and friends. So it’s only natural for us to also want to be giving of ourselves to help our community. For our most recent volunteer effort, we spent a morning […]

Helping people on their journey to finding a good job has always been a passion of mine, ignited by watching the struggles of peers during the recovery from the Great Recession. In my eyes, nothing changes someone’s life more than their ability to find a meaningful job. About a year ago, I wanted to find […]

Every one of us has served others at some point in our lives. Whether you participated in a walk-a-thon, helped shovel a neighbor’s driveway, or even just held the door open for someone with mobility challenges, you have served. It’s what humans do. Perficient places a high value on serving others both within the working […]

Every so often, Eric Walk and a college student he previously mentored through Minds Matter of Boston grab coffee together. They catch up on how she’s doing in school and her path to graduation. When the student was in high school, Eric had worked with her to finalize her college list, write applications, and find […]

A team of new hires from Perficient’s Salesforce practice recently took part in a volunteer day to sharpen their skills and give back to their local community. The colleagues, based in Perficient’s San Francisco office, spent a morning at Saint Boniface Church supporting its nonprofit Gubbio Project, which seeks to create a safe place for […]

Eric Walk, a Senior Technical Consultant with Perficient has served as a mentor with Minds of Boston for the past three years. The organization helps passionate and driven high school students from low income households gather the tools and guidance they need to help them continue their path to college. Eric was inspired to join the organization […]