This conference season, akoyaGO is doing something different at our booth. We’re filling hearts not bags. Instead of handing out the usual bag of pens, hand sanitizers, and things you’ll toss in a drawer, we’re making a donation to a local nonprofit for every person who stops by our booth! We’re calling it #akoyaGOGives, because giving back is exactly the point, and it’s what we’ve always meant by Do Good, Better.
What is akoyaGO Gives?
akoyaGO Gives is akoyaGO’s new conference giving initiative. At every conference we attend this season, our booth features a handful of vetted local nonprofits, usually recommended by our own foundation clients in that area. Scan the QR code, enter your email, and pick which organization you want to support. We donate $5 on your behalf. No purchase, no pitch, no catch.
Why we’re skipping the swag bag
We looked hard at what we’ve handed out at past conferences. While notebooks, pens and tech gadgets may get used, many items end up in the trash. We’d rather put that budget toward something that benefits the community we’re visiting and reduces waste along the way.
We build software for people who spend their careers directing money toward causes that matter. Every dollar we would have spent on swag now goes to a nonprofit doing the work our partners care about, which is the whole reason any of us are in that room.
How it works at our booth
Stop by our table and you’ll see a screen tracking our running total for the conference and for the season. Here’s what happens when you take part:
- Scan the QR code and pick from the local nonprofits we’re featuring that week
- Get an immediate notification confirming which organization you supported
- We donate directly to the nonprofit
- One donation per email address, so the giving stays honest
Why this matters
Five dollars doesn’t sound like much on its own. Multiply it by a few hundred conversations, and it adds up to real support for local nonprofits. We want you to walk away with the feeling that your five minutes at our booth did something good.
Find us this season
akoyaGO Gives kicks off at our first stop of the season and travels with us to every conference after that. Stop by, say hello, and pick a cause. Follow akoyaGO on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram to watch the running total grow and see which nonprofits we’re supporting next.
This is who we are: a company built on philanthropy, and we’re excited to pour back into the sector!
Ameliea Dulaney brings more than seven years of marketing experience rooted entirely in the philanthropic sector. Her career began at a small nonprofit in her hometown, where a lifelong passion for mission-driven work and a natural gift for storytelling found their professional home. Over the years she built her expertise across multiple nonprofit organizations before transitioning into the foundation world, where she led marketing for a community foundation. That experience gave her a deep, firsthand understanding of how foundations operate, what they need, and how to communicate their impact. She joined akoyaGO to bring that perspective to the technology side of philanthropy, helping foundations do good better.
