Changing Corporate Perspectives: Workplace Volunteer Programs - June 2015 BPN Webinar

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Changing Corporate Perspectives: Workplace Volunteer Programs

Chris JarvisCo-FounderRealized Worth

Speakers:Facilitators:

Lauren WagnerSr. Manager, Marketing Strategy

VolunteerMatch

Angela ParkerCo-FounderRealized Worth

Stephanie HongManager, Engagement

VolunteerMatch

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• We will pose questions at the end of the presentation

• A copy of the slides will be circulated after the event

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Fundamentally, our goal is to equip companies to develop their employees into leaders – leaders whose decision-making is influenced by their exposure to social issues and societal needs.

What we’ll cover today: Workplace Giving and Volunteering Trends and Challenges

Inspiring Employees to Volunteer Why What We Do Matters

Questions before we start??

Why do companies volunteer? Corporations weren’t created to do good—much less send their employees out to volunteer on company time.

Companies were created to maximize shareholder returns.

Right or wrong, this fundamental reason for existing is written into the DNA of corporations and inevitably influences their relationship with the social sector.

So….why volunteer?

Employee Engagement According to Deloitte’s Human Capital Trends study, involving

more than 3,300 business from 106 countries: 87% of HR leaders cite culture/engagement as one of their top

challenges, 7% rate themselves “excellent” at measuring, driving, and improving

engagement and retention. 66% reported that they are updating their engagement and retention

strategies. Organizations that create a culture defined by meaningful work

outperform their peers and are more likely to beat their competition in attracting top talent.

87% of employees who volunteered with their companies reported an improved perception of their employer, while 94% of employee volunteers believed volunteerism was a core component or positive influence on job satisfaction.

When companies act pro-socially, employees view themselves in a positive light, generating trust between you and your employee.

In a major study by the University of Georgia, employees who volunteered “worked harder, were more willing to help their colleagues, [talked] positively about their company, [and] were less likely to waste time at work or miss meetings.” They just tend to be better performing individuals.

A 2008 study found that companies that enable employees to volunteer produce affective commitment, creating a warm perception of themselves and the organization they work for as helpful, caring and benevolent.

Knowledge

Understanding

Trends & Challenges – Top 3 Skills-based Volunteering Global Vetting of Nonprofit Partners Measuring Impact

Skills-based VolunteeringNonprofits need –

more skilled volunteers doing real work that moves the organization’s mission forward in a significant way.

Companies need – to show how volunteering connects with their core business and increases the knowledge and abilities of employees.

Solutions?

Global VettingAccording to a recent survey by LBG Associates, vetting a nonprofit outside the home country is the biggest challenge of all.

“The process includes deciding whether to even get involved invetting local NGOs … and if the company does decide to vet, how deeply it wants to vet for different programs, who will do the vetting, and how much it is willing to pay for that.”

Solutions?

Measuring ImpactWhen corporate volunteering was new, impact wasmeasured by how many people participated in the program. Now,companies are getting smarter.

What sustainable difference are these programs making? What is volunteering doing for employees? Are they more engaged? How do we know? Is there any ROI?

Solutions?

Transactional vs. Transformative Volunteering

A High CallingWhen we volunteer, we transform into better versions of ourselves. If companies and nonprofit organizations can work together to enable more people in the workplace to realize better versions of themselves, the world will—over time—become a better place, too.

Q&AType questions into the box on the right side of the your screen

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Angela Chris angela@realizedworth.com chrisjarvis@realizedworth.com

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