Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Do Well By Doing Good: How volunteerism can boost health of your business #CSR – The Buzz Bin
Do Well By Doing Good: How volunteerism can boost health of your business #CSR – The Buzz Bin
CRT/tanaka closes its offices one day a year for a community service day in which employees volunteer for a worthy local charitable organization. Additionally, they encourage volunteerism throughout the year.
CRT/tanaka closes its offices one day a year for a community service day in which employees volunteer for a worthy local charitable organization. Additionally, they encourage volunteerism throughout the year.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Employee Engagement- Investing in our Communities - - Our Company - Time Warner
Time Warner's statement on employee engagement and community involvement.
Employee Engagement- Investing in our Communities - - Our Company - Time Warner
Employee Engagement- Investing in our Communities - - Our Company - Time Warner
Monday, November 12, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Not Just Child’s Play: Mattel Seeks New Ways To Give Back
Mattel is another company that promotes skills-based volunteering among its employees. See article: Not Just Child’s Play: Mattel Seeks New Ways To Give Back'Tis the Season to Budget for CSR Success - Forbes
Why, then, does Allen ultimately conclude that “despite the growing importance of employee volunteer programs, most are not given serious attention or the necessary resources for success”?Read this article to find out what you can do to budget for your EVP's success.
'Tis the Season to Budget for CSR Success - Forbes
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Cox Enterprises Celebrates Team Cox Volunteer Day in Atlanta - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee
Friday, October 12, 2012
Whole Foods Goes Out to Pasture
Earlier this week, a group of volunteers from the Hollywood Whole Foods (Portland, Oregon) spent a day volunteering at the Out to Pasture Sanctuary in Estacada, Oregon. Out to Pasture provides a home for neglected, abandoned, and abused animals from cats to goats and everything in between.
Some organizations find that special volunteer days are more practical than an ongoing employee volunteer program. Employees can still benefit by feeling a sense of meaning in their work, opportunities to network with other staff members who may not be in their own departments, and through the team building these volunteer days provide. Partnering non-profit organizations benefit from the work provided by employee volunteer teams.
While these special employee volunteer days can provide mutual benefit, it is important for organizers to note that they often do not provide the opportunity for skills-based volunteerism. Instead, because of the short time frame, the projects available are often manual labor or discreet projects. It is also important to ensure that the organization has ample work that doesn't require much training for the employee volunteers. If the work requires too much specialized knowledge about the non-profit organization, the NPO representatives will be overburdened with questions. If there isn't enough work to be had, the employee volunteers may feel frustrated or as if they are wasting their time.
Some projects that might work well are clean-up days of inside or outside areas, mass mailings, and special events that require extra help.
Some organizations find that special volunteer days are more practical than an ongoing employee volunteer program. Employees can still benefit by feeling a sense of meaning in their work, opportunities to network with other staff members who may not be in their own departments, and through the team building these volunteer days provide. Partnering non-profit organizations benefit from the work provided by employee volunteer teams.
While these special employee volunteer days can provide mutual benefit, it is important for organizers to note that they often do not provide the opportunity for skills-based volunteerism. Instead, because of the short time frame, the projects available are often manual labor or discreet projects. It is also important to ensure that the organization has ample work that doesn't require much training for the employee volunteers. If the work requires too much specialized knowledge about the non-profit organization, the NPO representatives will be overburdened with questions. If there isn't enough work to be had, the employee volunteers may feel frustrated or as if they are wasting their time.
Some projects that might work well are clean-up days of inside or outside areas, mass mailings, and special events that require extra help.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Good Sam and Camping World Launch 'Project Good Samaritan' to Institute Employee Volunteerism Program
Under the new Good Sam/Camping World EVP, employees will be able to volunteer 8 hours each quarter for a cause of their choosing.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
socially good business
An Ithaca College graduate started the consulting firm, socially good business. On their Facebook page, they've posted about having a Community Action Day where the office was closed to enable the staff to volunteer together.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Pinterest and Corporate Volunteerism
I love Pintrest for personal use, but I must admit I didn't think of the ways it could be used in an EVP. This article outlines four strategies.
4 Ways To Use Pinterest To Encourage Corporate Volunteerism
4 Ways To Use Pinterest To Encourage Corporate Volunteerism
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Chesapeake’s employee volunteer program Operation Blue kicks off early
Chesapeake's EVP allows employees to take four hours of paid time to volunteer in the community, either individually or through group projects. The link below allows organizations to submit projects for which they need volunteers.
Chesapeake’s employee volunteer program Operation Blue kicks off early
Chesapeake’s employee volunteer program Operation Blue kicks off early
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Better World Books
We are discussing Better World Books in Social Entrepreneurship tonight. What an interesting company.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
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Friday, March 23, 2012
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Friday, March 9, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
A New App That Helps Schools in California Put a Stop to Teen Bullying is Among Innovative Solutions Supported by the Verizon Foundation in 2011 - MarketWatch
Verizon employees volunteered more than 48,500 hours to nonprofit groups throughout California in 2011. The Verizon Foundation supports employee volunteerism and generosity and matches employee contributions to a nonprofit organization when a Verizon employee volunteers 50 hours, with more than $852,000 in these matching gifts going to California nonprofits and charitable groups last year.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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