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 BackMonday, 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
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