PLAINSBORO, NJ--(Marketwired - Nov 25, 2013) - JK Group, the leading end-to-end provider of software and value-added services for corporate philanthropy, today announced that its clients have used its capabilities to donate a total of more than $2 million to relief agencies in just the first 10 days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines.
With its innovative corporate giving solutions, JK Group enables organizations to facilitate their employee giving programs and spur maximum participation. As natural disasters such as the typhoon necessitate a quick response, the company's solutions give organizations the ability to create a new disaster relief program quickly, ensuring employees can donate to relief efforts as soon as possible. Allowing clients to develop a truly flexible approach, JK Group helps organizations configure their giving programs to include their own employee assistance fund, multiple payment options, featured charities and the promotion of a disaster relief initiative to employees.
"When devastating events occur, corporations find that their employees are more than eager to do whatever they can to support relief efforts," said Robert E. Farina, CEO of JK Group. "Our solutions give our clients the tools to create a quick response to any disaster, natural or otherwise, that enables their employees to provide immediate assistance to those in need."
Farina continued, "As disasters can occur anywhere, the ability to make payments to local charities as quickly as possible is imperative to ensure that timely assistance arrives to those who need it most. The large amount of aid that has been sent by our clients in a short amount of time, and which continues to grow as more of our clients become involved in relief efforts, highlights our ability to connect our clients with fully vetted international charitable organizations able to deliver necessary aid to victims of Typhoon Haiyan."
JK Group currently facilitates donations to more than 65 countries, helping organizations donate to over two million non-profits. With multiple language and multiple currency capabilities, the company helps its clients support the causes that are most important to them, helping them impact change around the world. For additional information on how JK Group can help organizations develop an effective disaster relief strategy, please visit: www.jk-group.com
About JK Group, Inc.
For over 20 years, JK Group has been the innovator in corporate philanthropic and social responsibility programs. Hundreds of leading global corporations rely on JK's technology and services to support both domestic and international giving programs, facilitating over $1 billion in contributions each year. The company is a leader in providing solutions for matching gifts, volunteer and event management, employee giving campaigns, grants administration, PAC programs and disaster relief. For more information, please visit www.JK-Group.com.