When the COVID-19 pandemic hit back in March, I truly thought I would be hunkering down for 2 weeks (and sending my loveable, yet energetic 4 year-old back to school). When my husband suggested it might be 4 weeks, this extravert panicked. With each passing week, I thought, “okay, I can do one more week.” Four months…
During these uncertain times, how can you help? I’ve been on a handful of calls with community relations and corporate philanthropy experts to talk through how we can continue to give employees and teams a safe outlet to volunteer and give back to help their communities during these uncertain and unprecedented times. As the pandemic…
6 National Corporate Volunteering Programs Employee engagement programs come in several forms based on a company’s goals and objectives as well as which employee engagement program best fits a company’s culture. Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO): Companies allow employees time off to volunteer during the workweek by setting a designated number of hours a year (such…
While we may be in awe of companies like Google, Apple and Disney, the vast majority of the U.S. is made up of small businesses, those with less than 500 employees. With over 50% of the working population working for a small businesses, their cumulative impact is enormous so why not put it towards good…
What if there was a study dedicated to unearthing the secrets to a happy life? Researchers analyzed data from 40 published papers and found evidence that volunteering, in fact, boosts happiness. Volunteers had lower levels of depression, increased life satisfaction and enhanced well-being. More importantly, volunteers had a 20 percent lower risk of death than…
I recently wrote a blog on how volunteering can be the secret to happiness. In that blog, I shared that altogether, 64.5 million Americans volunteered nearly 7.9 billion hours last year and of those, a third volunteered for more than a hundred hours each year (which requires just two hours each week). The estimated value of…
What if there was a study dedicated to unearthing the secrets to a happy life? Researchers analyzed data from 40 published papers and found evidence that volunteering, in fact, boosts happiness. Volunteers had lower levels of depression, increased life satisfaction and enhanced well-being. And for those who want to live a long happy life, volunteers…
With the recent release of Giving USA’s philanthropy report, which indicates that companies gave over $18 billion to charities in 2012, companies and nonprofits can reflect on all of the good work done by corporate philanthropy. Instilling a culture of corporate philanthropy often takes time, however these three philanthropy initiatives show how companies have turned…
Confession. I am a Type A personality and if you know me, that wouldn’t shock you. For those who “suffer” from this disease, it should come as no surprise that I decided to take on the challenge of creating a series of best practices for corporate philanthropy and answer questions that are industry standards about…
The New Generation of Service Baby boomers, millennials, corporate employees, executives and students are responding to the national call for a new generation of service: Skilled-Based Volunteering (SBV). SBV is when company employees and/or individuals offer nonprofits their personal talents or professional competences to help organizations meet their demands. From the COO offering free strategic…