Candice Dietz: GIVESPACE co-founder and CEO

In her time running a small e-commerce business, Candice Dietz said she found it surprisingly difficult when she decided to rally her customers for a charity campaign to benefit a local grassroots organization.

“It was mostly about time,” Dietz said. “Researching a non-profit that’s going to align with our objective. And, finding someone to connect with at the grassroots organizations who are really doing the work on the ground is hard because they don’t always have the time to reply. Then, calculating the numbers at the end of the month, and where to send the check.”

Along with co-founder Connie Derry, Dietz started GIVESPACE – a tech platform to streamline and resolve these exact issues. GIVESPACE simplifies the connection between customer, business, and nonprofit by helping companies launch and manage fundraising, match and give-back campaigns. The platform handles everything from beginning to end, including sending a tax-deductible receipt and following up with the organization to ask how the donations helped.

Dietz has a heavy background in non-profit work, and said philanthropy and community building have always been a part of her personal and professional life. As a military spouse for almost 20 years, she credits her range of experience and ability to lead different people on the number of positions she’s held in various locations across the globe.