Community Involvement

		We enhance our reputation as a corporate citizen and our overall business value by actively engaging with community partners, strategically investing corporate resources, and empowering employees to make a positive impact in our communities.

Community Involvement @ Advent Software, Inc.

Highlights and Achievements:

Named one of the 60 'Top Corporate Philanthropists in the Greater Bay Area’ (also San Francisco Business Times) in 2009, 2010 & 2011
Japan earthquake & tsunami relief efforts: Advent employees raised $14,950--$10,000 of which was matched by Advent
Advent Gives Back (3rd annual): 377 employees volunteered for a half day in San Francisco, Boston, Jacksonville and New York communities
1500 Back-to-School kits for teachers & students at 2 Boston public schools assembled at Client Conference by Advent clients and employees

Record number of employees (40) participate in Community Involvement working committees
San Francisco employees volunteered over 280 hours every month as mentors or tutors at a local school

“We should do this EVERY year!” -- Client at 2011 Conference community service activity

“This builds a sense of community within Advent while doing something meaningful for the larger community.” -- Advent Gives Back Week 2011 participant

2012 Direction and Theme:

Advent Software, Inc. will leverage Community Involvement to support Advent’s business strategy, our employees and our communities.
Education and low-performing K-12 schools remain our targeted social issue.
Two “Advent Gives Back” company-wide community service activities being planned for all domestic office locations—one in the spring and one for late summer.
3rd Community engagement activity at client conference in September.
.5% of profit targeted for charitable giving.
New technology tool to be implemented to help employees manage and share about their community involvement.