Respond Quicker to Disasters With Bigger Impact.

  Impact Makers: Xcel Energy Foundation Creating Process Efficiencies to Fuel Greater Impact for Local Communities. The Xcel Energy Foundation oversees all charitable activities and sponsors the volunteer programs of Xcel Energy and its subsidiaries. Xcel Energy is a utility holding company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving more than 3.3 million electric customers and 1.8 million natural gas customers in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Texas and New Mexico.  The majority of Xcel Energy Foundation funding comes from Xcel Energy shareholder dollars. In 2019, the Foundation granted more than $3.5 million to nonprofit organizations for programs that aligned with its four focus areas of education, economic sustainability, environmental stewardship and access to arts and culture. Additionally, the Foundation distributed nearly $3 million to match the donations and volunteer hours that employees contributed to qualified nonprofit organizations.

  Why Energy Companies Choose CyberGrants “Today our world is changing faster than ever before—economic, geopolitical, and environmental challenges abound. However, taking shortcuts is not the pathway to achieving sustainable competitive advantage, nor is it an avenue toward satisfying customers. In times such as these, a company must invest in the key ingredients of profitability: its people, communities, and the environment.” -Warren Buffet Corporate Social Responsibility in Energy The energy industry plays a singularly unique role at the intersection of serious environmental, social, and political issues. With global demand for energy growing by almost 50% between 2018 and 2050 (1), the sector is poised for significant growth. However, unlike in years past, energy companies today must strive to meet the “triple bottom line”. They are increasingly feeling the pressure - from everyday citizens, environmental groups, government agencies, and even activist shareholders and board members - to become more attentive to global challenges such as climate change, pollution, poverty, sustainability, and development.

  Innovating Incredible: FrontDoor Keeping the needs of nonprofits at the forefront. The vision for FrontDoor was born during the first-ever CyberGrants Nonprofit Council meeting in 2017. When asked what would be the most impactful thing that we could work on together in the next 12 months, those in attendance agreed that a single point of entry – i.e. a “front door for CyberGrants” – should make the biggest difference in a nonprofit’s daily activities. At that time, each nonprofit had to visit multiple CyberGrants hosted websites – sometimes multiple per client – to accomplish regular tasks such as gift confirmation, disbursement tracking, and grant applications. Larger nonprofits with multiple chapters or locations often had to resort to spreadsheets to keep their logins and addresses in order. Once a nonprofit logged into a company portal, they were often faced with an experience that was different from what they would find on other websites hosted on the CyberGrants platform. This raised their training costs significantly. Upon further reflection, it became clear that nonprofits not only needed a single entry point but also a consolidated consistent experience to achieve the efficiencies that are required to operate a charity in today’s competitive philanthropic climate.