Engage Your Workforce Where They Already Work: Deed's New Microsoft Teams Integration

Amplify impact and streamline your workplace giving and volunteering communications with Deed's latest integration

At Deed, we're constantly looking for ways to make social impact more accessible and engaging for everyone. That's why we're excited to announce our newest integration: Microsoft Teams notifications for campaign and event updates. As the first enterprise workplace giving platform to offer this feature, we aim to set a new standard for seamless workplace giving experiences. 

This highly requested feature allows organizations to meet their employees where they already work, ensuring that important volunteering and giving opportunities reach employees promptly - whether it’s promoting an upcoming event or quickly mobilizing support for disaster relief efforts. 

Breaking Down Communication Barriers

As reported by Gartner, over 80% of employees use collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams, which serve as essential communication channels—especially in large, hybrid organizations. With over 90% of Fortune 100 companies using Microsoft Teams, Deed’s new integration represents a major enhancement, enabling us to reach more workplaces and drive even greater impact.

For companies that rely on Teams as their primary communication platform, this integration removes barriers to engagement. Employees who previously lacked direct access to real-time updates on impact campaigns and events can now stay informed through the tools they already use—without switching platforms, digging through emails, or logging into their company intranet. By offering seamless notification capabilities across Teams, Slack, and email, Deed ensures timely and equitable access to volunteering and giving opportunities, regardless of employees' preferred communication channel.

For Microsoft Teams-based workforces, this means:

• Employees stay informed without leaving their primary communication platform
• Admins can reach employees where they’re already working, increasing participation
• More nonprofits benefit from greater donations and volunteer hours, driving stronger impact outcomes for communities and society 

How It Works

With this new integration, employees will receive automated notifications directly in their Microsoft Teams chat:

• Upcoming campaign launches and key milestones
• Volunteer event reminders and last-minute opportunities
• Personal event sign-up confirmations and changes

While administrators gain powerful management capabilities:

• Channel owner controls that allow for the deletion of any auto-generated Teams posts created by the integration
• Made a mistake or need to make a change? No problem. When a Deed campaign is deleted, any related posts in Teams are automatically deleted, keeping your channels clean and up to date. A Teams Admin can also manually delete any automatic messages

These notifications appear seamlessly within your dedicated Teams channels, making it easier than ever for employees to stay connected to your organization's impact initiatives alongside their daily work.

Driving Greater Impact Through Real-Time Engagement

When employees can access volunteering and giving opportunities within their preferred communication channel, participation increases. In fact, clients who switch to Deed typically see 2x employee engagement in their social impact programs.

By extending Deed’s notification capabilities to Microsoft Teams, we're helping organizations create a more inclusive and responsive environment for social impact. Whether it’s rapidly promoting disaster relief efforts or driving participation in company-wide campaigns, this integration ensures time-sensitive opportunities are seen—and acted on—faster.

Setting Up the Integration

Implementing this feature is straightforward. Admins can easily manage which notifications are enabled through Deed's settings panel, providing full control over the communication flow.

-> If you're interested in enabling Microsoft Teams notifications for your company, simply reach out to your Partner Success Manager to learn more or get started.

-> Not using Deed yet? Request a demo today to see how our platform can transform your social impact program with seamless Microsoft Teams and Slack integrations!

Looking Ahead

As workplace communication continues to evolve, Deed remains committed to providing solutions that integrate seamlessly with your existing tools, making social impact an organic part of your company culture. We're already hearing excitement from clients about the Microsoft Teams integration and look forward to seeing the meaningful impact this enhancement will drive.