Inspiring Employees to Share Their Passion for Sport
We’re inspiring our employees to give back to their communities — by empowering them to share their passion for sport with youth around the world.
Inspired by Nike athlete and running legend Steve Prefontaine’s quote, “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift,” Give Your Best (GYB), our employee-giving platform, empowers Nike employees who want to give back to their communities by donating money or their time as volunteers. GYB allows Nike and the Nike Foundation to amplify giving efforts by matching donations to schools and charitable organizations. When employees volunteer, they receive a monetary credit per hour to donate to their cause of choice.
Our Nike Community Ambassador (NCA) program empowers Nike retail employees to share their love of sport with youth in their communities by serving as coaches. NCAs are not only trained in research-backed, inclusive and healing-centered coaching techniques, but they also learn critical leadership skills that enhance their professional development.
The Nike Community Impact Fund (NCIF) empowers employees to help create change in their communities by getting involved in the grant selection process. This unique, employee-led, neighborhood-focused approach allows Nike to support local, grassroots organizations and schools that are driving positive, lasting change and doing their part to make play possible for all youth in their communities. We train a team of Nike employees to review grant applications, share their local insights and help us determine who should receive funding. Learn more about NCIF and download grant applications here.