Meet Andy Zimmerman

ARInsights looked for thoughtful ideas to recognize people for different milestones or moments with the company. For their employees, they wanted to do something more inspiring than company-branded items as ARInsights believes that all employees, not just select ones, should receive the latest swag. The company also desired a gift that could be extended selectively to customers when they wanted to express additional appreciation.

The Grateful platform offered ARInsights an innovative solution for employee recognition and customer appreciation gifts. Furthermore, ARInsights valued how easy and intuitive the software was to use. As a SaaS company, they recognized Grateful as an agile product with a thoughtful user experience.

To do this independently would be hard and likely a reason not to do it. However, with just a couple of clicks, the software gave us the ability to put money on a Grateful card, send it off to an employee or customer, and then that person could immediately use and apply it to any of thousands of charities. It serves as a quick and easy utility for what otherwise would be a messy and complex process to manage.

The company recognizes employee work anniversaries with a personalized Grateful card for the employee to make a donation to a nonprofit or cause that matters most to them. The company also sends Grateful cards to customers as a thank you following a speaking engagement or serving as a reference. ARInsights appreciates it as a creative and meaningful way to express their gratitude to partners who often cannot accept direct gifts.

Grateful has figured out how to make the process really easy for me to administer and for the employees to use and make the donation. I love the idea that employees can search for charities and identify ones they want to support. It's not something we've decided for you or the charity that the company supports. We're giving them something they can give to an organization they want to and who needs it.