Volunteering is good for people and good for their employers! Employers can serve a mission with a higher purpose, cultivating engaged employees. Engaged employees mean a more productive workplace!
Employees appreciate companies that initiate, support or become involved in their volunteerism.
Four out of five employed people who have volunteered through their workplace in the past 12 months say that they feel better about their employer because of the employer’s involvement in volunteer activities.
Volunteering polices that employees think are valuable:
- Giving a volunteer grant to a nonprofit when an employee volunteers time
- Donating to an organization of an employee’s choosing
- Organizing volunteer activities for groups of employees in house
- Paid-time off for volunteer activities
Examples of Simple Group activities an employer can sponsor
- Teaching business skills
- Tutoring and teaching
- Collecting or preparing food donations
- Coat Drives
- Mentoring
- Providing services to individuals in need
If you want to take your company’s prosocial programming to the next level, we can get you started. Contact me