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Giving and Volunteering at Jacobs – The Collectively℠ Program

The Collectively program brings our purpose to life by enabling our people to truly live our company values, so we can push the limits of what’s possible to impact the communities in which we live and serve.

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The Collectively Program

Through our partnership with Benevity, a world leader in online workplace giving and volunteering, our people support charities around the globe through payroll giving, paid volunteering efforts, matching campaigns and company donations.

Giving and volunteering activities at Jacobs

  • Employee matching

    We match employee donations 1:1 to over two million eligible charities on Collectively up to a specified user cap each year. We also lead a range of campaigns throughout the year cross-cutting key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and Jacobs’ company values and priorities. Our cumulative impact since 2020 is $10.9 million and counting!

  • Volunteering

    We support our people to volunteer on company time to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) opportunities. We also offer volunteer rewards for each hour an employee volunteers towards any eligible cause, up to a specified user cap per year.

  • Global Collectively Ambassador Network

    We have 175+ employee volunteers championing the use of Collectively throughout the company. They foster a culture that connects Jacobs’ colleagues to their passions, while upholding our approach to sustainability. The network drives engagement and puts words into actions through development and promotion of giving and volunteering opportunities.

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Focus areas

Our giving and volunteering strategy targets four key focus areas, aligning with many of the UN SDGs and Jacobs’ company values and priorities.

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    Inclusion & diversity

    We prioritize advancing equal opportunities for all by creating an environment where everyone can thrive and belong. By promoting programs and volunteer opportunities in alignment with Jacobs' Action Plan for Advancing Justice & Equality our people are enabled to contribute to structural change in the broader society. We aim to donate $10 million by 2025 in support of Black educational, professional development and scholarship opportunities.

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    Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education

    At Jacobs, STEAM and sustainability are at the heart of our business. We have developed and are continuing to deliver a global STEAM education and engagement program that engages employees and students around the world. Our aim is to empower and enable our employees to deliver 50,000 hours of STEAM volunteering by 2025.

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    Health & wellbeing

    We are focused on making our communities safer, healthier and advocating for positive mental health. There is a strong alignment with BeyondZero® – Jacobs’ approach to health, safety and holistic wellbeing. We aim to improve the mental health and wellbeing in the communities where we live and work by taking positive action through employee engagement in community missions through Collectively.

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    Sustainability

    Through giving and volunteering we aim to strengthen our alignment with the UN SDGs, so that we create a positive impact on human lives, while protecting the environment, economy and society.

Collectively program by the numbers

  • 2 M

    charities available in the Collectively program through our partnership with Benevity, a world leader for online workplace giving and volunteering.

  • $ 10.9 M

    total cumulative donations through the Collectively program in its first three years.

  • 175 +

    ambassadors across 17 countries and 100 offices harnessing the power of the Collectively program across our global offices, remote workforce and project sites.

  • 17 K+

    STEAM volunteering hours tracked since launch of PlanBeyond 2.0 in 2021.

  • 68 K+

    Total volunteering hours tracked since launch of the Collectively program in 2020.

Our communities

At Jacobs, we believe in investing in local communities not only where our employees live and work, but globally, making a positive impact and living our values.

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  • Cheering with local school children
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  • Bridges to Prosperity

    In July 2023, ten Jacobs teammates from around the world traveled to Tigano, Rwanda to help construct a footbridge with Bridges to Prosperity across the Kamiranzovu River – a piece of critical infrastructure that will enable residents to safely access vital resources year-round and for years to come.

  • International Science and Engineering Fair

    We champion the Environmental Engineering category at the Society for Science’s annual International Science and Engineering Fair with a formal commitment through 2025 at a minimum.

  • Water for People

    Jacobs has donated more than $4 million and thousands of volunteer hours to support Water for People’s vision of creating a world where every person has access to reliable and safe drinking water and sanitation, forever.

  • The SEED School of LA

    We have a strategic partnership with the SEED School of LA County, an organization preparing disadvantaged youth for career and college pathways into the local transportation workforce, aligning with Jacobs’ commitments in our Action Plan for Advancing Justice & Equality.

  • Butterfly Effect

    The Butterfly Effect is a STEAM education program designed to create lasting behavior change and habit formation by providing pupils with the knowledge and understanding they need to put sustainability at the heart of every decision they make as the consumers of the future.

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