Full-Time
Learning Experience Designer
Posted on 8/29/2025
Benevity
501-1,000 employees
SaaS platform for ESG-driven social impact
No salary listed
Calgary, AB, Canada
Hybrid
Flexible hybrid approach with no set requirement for in-office time.
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- 5+ years of instructional design experience, ideally in a SaaS environment with a focus on client-facing education
- Proven ability to lead the full instructional design lifecycle from needs analysis to development, delivery, and evaluation
- Strong understanding of adult learning theory, instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM), and evidence-based strategies
- Skilled in developing content across formats including eLearning, microlearning, video, presentations, job aids, and performance support resources
- Demonstrated visual design skills with a focus on layout, branding, accessibility, and learner engagement
- Proficient in tools such as Articulate Rise, Storyline, Camtasia, or similar learning development platforms
- Confident and regular use of AI tools to enhance content creation, efficiency, and scalability
- Experience managing and optimizing an LMS for client education, including structure, tagging, learner experience, and reporting
- Excellent communicator and collaborator, with a proactive approach to identifying risks and working cross-functionally
- Highly self-directed, curious, and detail-oriented with strong prioritization skills in fast-paced environments
- Lead the full instructional design process, applying agile methodologies and practices to iterate quickly and respond to feedback and changing needs
- Design scalable client education programs, while maintaining and updating existing learning assets to reflect product enhancements, process changes and evolving client needs
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to translate their knowledge, processes, and workflows into clear, engaging client learning experiences
- Create high-quality, interactive learning content such as eLearning courses, microlearning, videos, toolkits, presentations, job aids, infographics, and animations
- Evaluate learning effectiveness using feedback, performance metrics, and usage data to drive continuous improvement
- Own and manage Benevity’s client-facing LMS, including content structure, tagging, maintenance, and learner experience optimization
- Use AI tools to accelerate content development, enhance quality, and increase scalability of training programs
- Mindset of curiosity and continuous improvement
Benevity provides a single SaaS platform for social impact and corporate responsibility, helping brands manage and measure ESG initiatives. Its suite includes tools for employee engagement, customer engagement, and community investment, all accessed through subscription software with features such as a giving API, branded giving portals, and employee resource group (ERG) management. The platform enables companies to embed purpose into everyday operations, run campaigns, and track participation across nearly 2 million nonprofits worldwide. Benevity differentiates itself by offering a scalable, integrated solution that covers multiple stakeholder-facing programs—from employee giving to customer-facing causes and community investments—backed by services like consulting and implementation. The company's goal is to help organizations attract and retain talent and customers while expanding their positive impact on society, through measurable and manageable ESG programs.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$1.2B
Headquarters
Calgary, Canada
Founded
2008
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Grantmaking volume surged 14% in 2025; 30% clients adopted AI Grant Summaries within one week of March 2026 launch.
- $90.1 million funding from 10 investors in December 2025 fuels growth post-leadership hires.
- Visit.org partnership adds thousands of authentic volunteering experiences across 100+ countries.
What critics are saying
- Staff cuts and CEO replacement in 2024-2025 trigger 40-60% client churn within 12 months.
- Anthropic Claude bypasses platform, eroding stickiness and causing 60-80% revenue loss by 2028.
- Blackbaud exploits Werner and Essex's expertise to capture mid-market share within 24 months.
What makes Benevity unique
- Benevity's Enterprise Impact Platform unifies giving, volunteering, grants, and mobilization since 2024.
- Global database of 2 million vetted nonprofits powers AI-driven cause discovery via Anthropic Claude integration.
- Certified B Corporation serves Nike, Google, Apple with 92% client-reported efficiency gains.
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↑ 3%B1G1 vs Benevity: which giving platform is right for your business? Looking for a Benevity alternative? An honest comparison of B1G1 and Benevity - who each is built for, how they work, and how to choose. Nhi Do - May 7, 2026 - Somewhere between closing a deal and sending an invoice, most business owners have had a version of the same thought: this should mean something more. Not in any grand or dramatic way, just a small, human sense that the work B1G1 Giving, Inc. do every day could ripple outward somehow, to people who need it. If that thought brought you here, looking at Benevity or searching for a Benevity alternative, you've already made the important decision. You're simply trying to find which approach actually fits. This page won't tell you one is universally better than the other. It will give you an honest look at both what each is genuinely built for, and what it actually feels like to use them. What Benevity does well and who it's genuinely designed for. Benevity is one of the world's most established corporate giving platforms, and for the organisations it was built to serve - large multinationals and Fortune 500 companies - it does what it does very well. Employee donation matching, volunteer management, grants administration, enterprise-grade ESG reporting: for businesses at that scale, with dedicated CSR teams and significant budgets, the investment is proportionate. The honest question worth sitting with before making any decision is whether that level of infrastructure matches what your business is actually trying to do, or whether the complexity and cost would far outweigh it. What it actually feels like to be part of B1G1. This is harder to put in a feature list, but it's probably the most useful thing to understand. B1G1 is a community of over 3,500 businesses across 60+ countries that have made giving a natural part of how they work. When a B1G1 member sends an invoice, a child somewhere receives a day of education. When a deal closes, a family gets access to clean water for a week. When a project is delivered, a woman receives microfinance to start her own business. These are actual, verified transactions visible in real time connecting the ordinary rhythm of business to something that genuinely matters on the other side of the world. For many members, what surprises them most isn't the giving itself, it's what happens around it. A team member reads an impact update and mentions it at the next meeting, not because they were asked to, but because it meant something. A client asks about ESG and the answer comes without hesitation, because the story is real and the numbers are right there. Someone new joins the company and learns in their first week that when the business invoices a client, a child goes to school somewhere in the world that day. That feeling of belonging to something larger than a single company's revenue is what holds the B1G1 community together. It's also what most members find they couldn't have anticipated before they joined. You can read more about how it works, but some of it you really only understand once you're in it. How B1G1 and Benevity compare in practice. Here's a straightforward look at the practical differences: | / | Benevity | B1G1 | | Best for | Large enterprises, multinationals | Established businesses, typically 10-500+ employees | | Setup | Dedicated implementation, enterprise onboarding | Simple setup, most members active within days | | Pricing model | Bespoke enterprise contracts | Transparent membership model | | Giving mechanism | Employee-directed donations and matching | Giving triggered by everyday business activities | | Cause selection | Broad nonprofit marketplace | 450+ vetted global projects across all 17 SDGs | | SDG reporting | Yes | Yes | | Community | Corporate programme infrastructure | Global movement of 3,500+ businesses | | Team engagement | Via individual employee portals | Visible, shared impact woven into operations | The numbers and ticks are useful. What the table can't show is the experience and for most of the businesses that end up choosing B1G1, the experience is what matters most. What B1G1 members are actually choosing. Members can support more than 450+ verified projects across education, health, clean water, economic empowerment, and environmental protection each mapped to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and vetted by B1G1 before it's listed. The platform provides real-time dashboards and full impact reporting, but the reporting exists to deepen the identity, not to justify the programme's existence. Businesses that find B1G1 a natural fit tend to share something in common: they want the giving to be felt, not just administered. They want their team to carry the story of what their work creates, not file it in a quarterly CSR report. And they want giving to happen through the work itself through the invoices and the sales and the projects so that every ordinary day has an extraordinary undercurrent to it. If you're curious what that could look like based on your actual business activity, the Impact Visualizer shows you a real picture before you commit to anything. How to decide which is right for your business. Benevity is likely the right fit if you're a large enterprise with a dedicated CSR function, a significant programme budget, and a genuine need for enterprise-grade administration across a complex structure. It was built for that and it does it well. B1G1 is likely the right fit if you're an established business that wants giving to become part of your identity, something your team feels, your clients notice, and your brand carries authentically, because it's woven into how you already operate. The businesses in the B1G1 community aren't running a programme alongside their business. They've made giving part of the business itself. Frequently asked questions. Is B1G1 significantly more affordable than Benevity? For most businesses outside the Fortune 500 category, yes substantially. B1G1 operates on a transparent membership model without enterprise contract minimums or bespoke pricing negotiations. Benevity's pricing varies considerably by organisation size and isn't publicly listed, but it reflects enterprise budgets. For established growing businesses, B1G1 typically represents a fraction of the cost, with no separate administrative overhead on top of the membership fee. Does B1G1 have employee donation matching like Benevity? Benevity centres on employees directing their own giving through individual portals, with employer matching. B1G1 works differently: giving is embedded in the business's everyday transactions: a sale closed, an invoice sent, a project delivered so impact accumulates collectively through the business, rather than individually through each employee. Many B1G1 members find this creates a stronger shared culture, because everyone's work contributes to the same visible, growing number. How quickly can a business get started with B1G1? Most members are up and giving within a few days. There's no implementation phase, no contract negotiation timeline, and no separate team required to run it. Members choose which business activities to connect to which causes, and the platform handles the rest including real-time impact updates and reporting. The how it works page has the full walkthrough. What kinds of causes can B1G1 members support? Members choose from more than 450+ verified projects spanning education, clean water, health, economic empowerment, and environmental protection each mapped to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and vetted by B1G1 before listing. Members can support multiple causes at once and adjust their allocations at any time as their business or priorities evolve. Both Benevity and B1G1 exist because the same belief is spreading across the business world: that the ordinary work of building a company invoicing, selling, delivering, growing can carry real meaning for people far beyond the transaction, if you let it. Where they differ is in who they're built for and what they help a business become. If you're ready to see what that could look like for yours, the B1G1 community is a good place to start. Nhi managed all the marketing efforts at B1G1 and was the creator of a lot of the beautiful posts, images, and emails you see.
Benevity named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2026. CALGARY, Alberta, March 24, 2026 /3BL/ - Benevity, Inc., the global leader in social impact software, today announced it has been named to Fast Company's prestigious annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2026. This year's list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their innovations. Benevity was specifically recognized in the Social Good category for its groundbreaking Enterprise Impact Platform and its strategic integration of responsible AI. These innovations have helped transform corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a transactional function into a powerful engine for employee mobilization and community investment. "At Benevity, we evaluate innovation by our power to mobilize purpose at work," said Soraya Alexander, CEO of Benevity. "Being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies is a reflection of the clients and nonprofits we work with every day who are redefining what it means to lead with purpose. This recognition of our Enterprise Impact Platform and approach to responsible AI reflects something we deeply believe: that the purpose ecosystem needs trusted, connected infrastructure to turn corporate intent into real-world impact at scale." * The Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform: Launched in May 2025 as the first end-to-end solution for grantmaking and purpose-first employee engagement, the Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform provides the essential infrastructure for corporate social investment. By unifying giving, volunteering, and grants into a single secure, compliant and connected platform, Benevity enables the world's most purpose-driven brands - including several past Fast Company Most Innovative Company honorees - to access more than 2.5 million validated nonprofits and scale their missions with confidence. * Responsible AI Leadership: Benevity appointed the industry's first Chief AI Officer to lead its Responsible AI charter. By taking a methodical approach to integrating agentic AI into the Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform, the company continues to drive platform innovations that remove the friction between intent and impact. The approach is delivering measurable results: recent AI features have seen unprecedented adoption, with nearly one in three clients activating new AI functionality within their first week of release to the Enterprise Impact Platform. Benevity joins an elite group of companies on the 2026 list. Fast Company's editors and writers evaluate thousands of submissions through a competitive application process. The result is a globe-spanning guide to innovation today, from early-stage startups to some of the most valuable companies in the world. About Benevity Benevity, a certified B Corporation, is the global leader in enterprise social impact software. Benevity's all-in-one platform empowers the world's most purpose-driven companies to seamlessly integrate corporate social responsibility into their core business strategy - driving measurable, scalable, and lasting impact. Benevity has supported more than $44 billion to more than 560,000 nonprofit organizations and enabled over 7.7 million changemakers worldwide since 2008, empowering organizations to build trust, engage employees, boost retention, and drive innovation. Its unified platform supports giving, volunteering, granting, and employee mobilization - backed by intelligent insights and a secure, global infrastructure. For more information, visit www.benevity.com.
Benevity named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2026. Global leader in corporate purpose recognized for its Enterprise Impact Platform and pioneering use of responsible AI to scale social impact CALGARY, AB - March 24, 2026 - Benevity, Inc., the global leader in social impact software, today announced it has been named to Fast Company's prestigious annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2026. This year's list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their innovations. Benevity was specifically recognized in the Social Good category for its groundbreaking Enterprise Impact Platform and its strategic integration of responsible AI. These innovations have helped transform corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a transactional function into a powerful engine for employee mobilization and community investment. "At Benevity, we evaluate innovation by our power to mobilize purpose at work," said Soraya Alexander, CEO of Benevity. "Being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies is a reflection of the clients and nonprofits we work with every day who are redefining what it means to lead with purpose. This recognition of our Enterprise Impact Platform and approach to responsible AI reflects something we deeply believe: that the purpose ecosystem needs trusted, connected infrastructure to turn corporate intent into real-world impact at scale." * The Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform: Launched in May 2025 as the first end-to-end solution for grantmaking and purpose-first employee engagement, the Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform provides the essential infrastructure for corporate social investment. By unifying giving, volunteering, and grants into a single secure, compliant and connected platform, Benevity enables the world's most purpose-driven brands - including several past Fast Company Most Innovative Company honorees - to access more than 2.5 million validated nonprofits and scale their missions with confidence. * Responsible AI Leadership: Benevity appointed the industry's first Chief AI Officer to lead its Responsible AI charter. By taking a methodical approach to integrating agentic AI into the Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform, the company continues to drive platform innovations that remove the friction between intent and impact. The approach is delivering measurable results: recent AI features have seen unprecedented adoption, with nearly one in three clients activating new AI functionality within their first week of release to the Enterprise Impact Platform. Benevity joins an elite group of companies on the 2026 list. Fast Company's editors and writers evaluate thousands of submissions through a competitive application process. The result is a globe-spanning guide to innovation today, from early-stage startups to some of the most valuable companies in the world. About Benevity. Benevity, a certified B Corporation, is the global leader in enterprise social impact software. Benevity's all-in-one platform empowers the world's most purpose-driven companies to seamlessly integrate corporate social responsibility into their core business strategy - driving measurable, scalable, and lasting impact. Benevity has supported more than $44 billion to more than 560,000 nonprofit organizations and enabled over 7.7 million changemakers worldwide since 2008, empowering organizations to build trust, engage employees, boost retention, and drive innovation. Its unified platform supports giving, volunteering, granting, and employee mobilization - backed by intelligent insights and a secure, global infrastructure. For more information, visit www.benevity.com. Commit to meaningful change today. Let's explore how Benevity, Inc. can help you achieve your company's purpose-driven goals and build a culture of impact, together.
Benevity unveils new AI and management features designed to streamline global grantmaking. CALGARY, AB - March 16, 2026 - Benevity Inc., the leader in global corporate purpose software, today announced two significant updates to its granting ecosystem: the debut of AI-powered Grant Summaries for program administrators and a new Grant Application Management feature for nonprofits. These updates arrive as the scale of corporate giving continues to expand. In 2025, the Benevity platform saw a significant spike in grantmaking volume, up more than 14% year over year, reflecting a broader shift toward more active and responsive community investment. The response to these new tools has been immediate, with more than 30% of Benevity grantmaking clients using the AI-powered feature within a week of its release. "Corporate grantmaking isn't just growing; it's evolving. As the stakes rise, the industry demands more than just tools - it needs a stable, natively integrated ecosystem that removes the friction between intent and impact," said Candace Worley, Benevity Chief Product Officer. "We continue to invest in our unified infrastructure where AI-driven efficiency meets enterprise-grade capability and reliability. By shortening the distance between a company's resources and a nonprofit's mission, we're ensuring that technology isn't just a facilitator, but the ultimate catalyst for purpose at work." Solving information overload for grant-makers. For corporate social impact teams, the single biggest challenge is often the sheer volume of information. As grant applications become more frequent and detailed, the manual work required to review them can delay critical funding. Benevity's new AI-powered Grant Summaries, available within Benevity Grants Management, incorporates generative AI to provide a structured overview of an application's purpose, funding needs, and intended impact. This enhancement at the beginning of the grant review process allows program admins to more quickly sort to complete proposals, assess how a proposal aligns with specific funding goals and allows for more time on grant program alignment and potential program impact. Improving the grant-seeker experience. A healthy granting ecosystem requires efficiency on both sides. For nonprofits, the administrative work behind securing a grant is mission-critical but often overwhelming. To address this, Benevity has launched a new grant application management feature in the Benevity Causes Portal. This update closes the "visibility gap" for nonprofits by providing a single source of truth to see applications submitted via Benevity Grants Management programs and the status and actions required. Prominent alerts flag when an application action is required, such as a resubmission or a follow-up survey, helping reduce the risk of missed deadlines or lost funding. Recent research from Benevity Impact Labs shows that while 74% of organizations report using grantmaking best practices, only 51% believe they're truly effective in applying them. This gap underscores the need for solutions that streamline administration on both sides of the grant relationship. By evolving its grants management products, Benevity is helping companies and nonprofits collaborate more seamlessly, shorten the distance between review and impact, and dedicate more energy to building resilient, long-term granting programs that strengthen communities. Benevity will be demonstrating and previewing these and other Grants Management enhancements at the PEAK Grantmaking conference in late March, where impact leaders can experience firsthand how the Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform continues to streamline grant program pathways from application to impact. About Benevity. Benevity, a certified B Corporation, is the global leader in enterprise social impact software. Benevity's all-in-one platform empowers the world's most purpose-driven companies to seamlessly integrate corporate social responsibility into their core business strategy - driving measurable, scalable, and lasting impact. Benevity has supported more than $44 billion to more than 560,000 nonprofit organizations and enabled over 7.7 million changemakers worldwide since 2008, empowering organizations to build trust, engage employees, boost retention, and drive innovation. Its unified platform supports giving, volunteering, granting, and employee mobilization - backed by intelligent insights and a secure, global infrastructure. For more information, visit www.benevity.com. Commit to meaningful change today. Let's explore how Benevity, Inc. can help you achieve your company's purpose-driven goals and build a culture of impact, together.
Benevity announces executive leadership appointments to drive growth and scale social impact. CALGARY, Alberta, January 21, 2026 /3BL/ - Benevity, Inc., the leading provider of global corporate purpose software, today announced the promotion of Julie Werner to the expanded role of Chief Client & Growth Officer and the appointment of Rick Essex as Chief Financial Officer. These strategic leadership updates reinforce Benevity's commitment to scaling purpose at work by aligning business growth goals with the global expansion of social impact. "We are thrilled to welcome Rick and expand Julie's remit to support our clients in their important work," said Soraya Alexander, CEO, Benevity. "The record-breaking volume of donations we facilitated this giving season proves that the demand for enterprise impact has never been greater. As we grow, our focus remains on pairing relentless innovation with rigorous security that empowers people to realize their purpose at work." Since joining Benevity five years ago, Werner has been instrumental in building the company's client growth engine, including the foundation of its renewal and expansion motions. Under her leadership, Benevity has maintained a client retention rate in the high 90s, a testament to Werner's focus on fostering deep, enduring client relationships. In her new role, Werner will integrate Benevity's sales and client organizations under a single, unified leadership structure to ensure that Benevity's growth remains deeply rooted in delivering lasting value to its clients. Werner brings over 20 years of experience in the corporate purpose and employee engagement space, having held senior leadership roles at Workday and Blackbaud. "I am fanatical about the seamless collaboration and the end-to-end journey our clients and prospects experience with us," said Werner. "I believe the most successful partnerships are built on consistency and trust. In my expanded role, I am looking forward to ensuring that from day one, every organization we work with has a clear, supported path to achieving their social impact vision." Essex brings a highly strategic approach to financial management backed by exceptional experience in both tech investment and operations. A veteran financial leader, he has more than 25 years of experience guiding organizations through growth, transformation, and value creation. He has previously served as CFO at both Blackboard and SSI (now Dynata), and as Managing Director at PSG and Principal at Providence Equity Partners. "Joining a company that sits at the intersection of innovation and purpose is a unique opportunity," said Essex. "I look forward to helping Benevity scale its reach, further strengthen the operational foundation, and ultimately support our clients and nonprofit partners in driving long-term change." To learn more about Benevity, please visit: https://benevity.com/. About Benevity Benevity, a certified B Corporation, is the global leader in enterprise social impact software. Benevity's all-in-one platform empowers the world's most purpose-driven companies to seamlessly integrate corporate social responsibility into their core business strategy - driving measurable, scalable, and lasting impact. Benevity has supported more than $34.5 billion to more than 500,000 nonprofit organizations and enabled more than 8.5 million changemakers worldwide since 2008, empowering organizations to build trust, engage employees, boost retention, and drive innovation. Its unified platform supports giving, volunteering, granting, and employee mobilization - backed by intelligent insights and a secure, global infrastructure. For more information, visit benevity.com.