Thrive in Trying Times with Givitas!
Join a free network for participants of the Thrive in trying Times Teach Out!
Connect with peers and other leaders on the topics that matter to you most.
Ask questions, get advice, help others. Then pay it forward to someone else…
Givitas is Kinder, Gentler Social Networking
We’re thrilled to introduce a new community for people associated with the Thrive in Trying Times Teach Out.
Givitas is place to exchange help, advice, connections, resources, and ideas. You may have heard of Givitas’ co-founders.
One is University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor Professor Wayne Baker, the first director of the Center for Positive Organizations. He’s also author of groundbreaking research on asking for help, All You Have to Do is Ask.
Another is Adam Grant, who has studied the personal and benefits of generosity for most of his life, including writing the bestseller Give and Take, giving one of the most watched TED talks, and hosting the popular Work Life podcast.
Membership is Givitas is free, and members use the community to exchange information on topics like:
- Personal growth
- Thriving in trying times
- Creating positive work environment
- Anything else you need help, advice, or resources about.
It’s completely free to join and should take less than 5 minutes a week to participate.
If you need help logging in or have any questions about Givitas, please contact support@givitas.com.
How Givitas Works
“No question is a bad question.”
- Log in to Givitas and ask for help, provide help, search a repository of institutional knowledge, collaborate, and connect in less than 5 minutes a day
- Asking for help is incredibly easy, reducing stigmas and barriers, and you don’t have to know who to ask
- Providing help is quick and efficient, with robust notifications and engagement tools to notify you when someone needs help
- Givitas provides guidance on making requests and responses, with educational prompts that assist you in crafting a productive request
- Givitas creates and records organizational memory developing a valuable asset for future searches
Givitas is Easy to Use on Web or Mobile
Testimonials
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"Collaboration is the key, and Givitas makes it easy. It allowed me to reach out and connect with colleagues around the world. I received support for my questions and I was also happy to help others providing my knowledge or providing proper contact within our organization."
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Rotman School of Management
"We use Givitas with our students as a follow-up to the Reciprocity Ring. We have seen students access valuable resources through the platform, build community, and in the process learn about the power of giving for networking.”
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Service Delivery Center Employee
“I regularly received offers for all of my requests; the notifications and daily digest were also really helpful.”
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The idea of a platform just for exchanging help is simple but brilliant."
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“Givitas can make asking for and getting help from other employees simple – which can make your business a lot more efficient and effective.”
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“In a world where poor knowledge-sharing costs Fortune 500 companies $31.5 billion annually, Givitas’ potential positive impact on employers is clear.”
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National Technology Company
"It created a better sense of our community. It proactively positioned people to ask for - and offer - assistance to the group."
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Director, Business Operations Program Management at GTB
"Givitas is an easy-to-use tool with an unbeatable ROI. Every company that is serious about positive engagement and facilitating insights across the organization should be using Givitas."
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"I made a nice connection with a like-minded individual!"
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"A few minutes in Givitas saved me 5-10 hours of research, and it was awesome connecting with new people who have shared interests."
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"I am learning how to seek help without shame. Giving help comes much easier to me naturally, but asking for help is hard. I am learning everyday on this platform. Thank you Givitas."
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"The simplicity of sharing, helping, and learning in a fairly closed group is liberating and profound."
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Intertek
"One of the more powerful ways to learn and grow into your career is to feel comfortable asking for help. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness or of lack of work ethic, it's a sign of strength and confidence."
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"Givitas gives me an opportunity to have some unusual requests granted that I wouldn't elsewhere. It feels productive and satisfying. I feel smarter and more resourceful."
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Fortune Top 100 Digital Company
“Givitas created a better sense of our community. ”
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Zingerman's
“Givitas helps build bridges across an organization and makes it easier for both newcomers and senior leaders to ask for and offer help!”
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Bravo for You
"Givitas has been quite valuable, making it easy for me to both give and receive. In once instance, 19 generous givers offered me 39 useful ideas in just 13 days - far exceeding the quality and response rate using traditional collaboration tools."
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"The information I got in one request saved me at least a week and $1500, maybe more. The successful referral also advanced our startup process, gaining me credibility with my board. Worth a lot as a new founder!"
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Bestselling author of Give and Take
"The hallmark of any great work culture is that people care as much about each other’s success as their own. Many organizations never reach that level of 'productive generosity’, and it’s not because people aren’t willing to give. It’s because they’re afraid to ask for help. Givitas reduces the stigma of asking for help and enables people to give in five minutes a day.“
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Managing Partner, Zingerman's
"[Givitas] is a tool that helps build bridges across an organization and makes it easier for both newcomers and senior leaders to ask for--and offer--help."
