TASC, Inc. Delivers Holiday Cheer Throughout the Year - Valley News Live - KVLY/KXJB - Fargo/Grand Forks

TASC, Inc. Delivers Holiday Cheer Throughout the Year - Valley News Live - KVLY/KXJB - Fargo/Grand Forks

First Niagara Bank Partners with YMCA Associations in Southeastern Pennsylvania to Promote Youth Mentoring

First Niagara Bank Partners with YMCA Associations in Southeastern Pennsylvania to Promote Youth Mentoring

Ethical Employee Volunteering

The blog "Realizing Your Worth" has posted an interesting entry on companies that steal employees' social capital by claiming the employees' volunteer hours for their own--even when the company didn't provide support for the volunteer activity.

Australia: Alcoa's Month of Service

In October, designated as a "Month of Service," Australian employees of Alcoa donated more than 7,500 volunteer hours to non-profit organizations and community service.

Some projects included:

• working at the Peel Soup Kitchen in Western Australia
• constructing an Indigenous Bushfoods Garden near Alcoa’s Point Henry Smelter in Victoria with Greening Australia
• painting, cleaning, and installing a floor at the Portland Surf Lifesaving Club
• repainting a beloved train at the Harvey Lion's Club

With 35 to 40% of Alcoa employees participating in the initiative, Managing Director Alan Cransberg reported, “October is always a fun time for Alcoans, but importantly we see real community results and efforts which will have a lasting impact – we helped over 600 community groups this year and planted over 4000 native seedlings."

Press Release

ING Employees Raise Almost $2 million for Charities

With almost 40% of U.S. employees in 14 locations participating, the 2010 ING Employee Giving Campaign raised nearly $2 million for non-profit organizations. ING reports:

"Employees made individual contributions to their favorite charities and hosted fundraising events to raise additional money for local nonprofit organizations with which they volunteer through the company's national employee volunteer program."

The company reports that the donations are facilitated by payroll deduction or "other methods."

ING Employee Giving Campaign Press Release
Community Involvement at ING