Topic: Volunteering

Six Essential Strengths Of An Employee Volunteer Program; An Interview With Shannon Schuyler of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Looking for some insight on how to create an outstanding Employee Volunteer Program? Shannon Schuyler of PricewaterhouseCoopers offers six essential strengths to ensure success.READ»

What Would You Do With 40 Hours of “Giving Time”?

Extra time? Who has free time anymore, right? Between working, spending time with family and garnering a little “me” time, where does the time go from day to day, week to week, and year to year? Well, my company gives ...READ»

Six Reasons Why You'll Never Volunteer Again

The downturn in the economy is proving to be a boon to volunteerism. It won’t matter. Most non profits are egregiously under-resourced in staff, dollars and expertise. Here are six reasons why most volunteer experiences will inoculate people against ever coming back.READ»

Corporate Volunteering: Top 7 Requests & the Bad, Better and Best Responses (1 of 7)

Companies want to engage their communities through employee volunteering programs. For most, this means calling a non-profit and scheduling an activity. But how should non-profits respond? Is there a “best” answer for everyone?READ»

Start a Corporate Volunteering Program Where You Work (part 2)

Corporate Volunteer programs, also known as Employee Volunteer Programs are a key component to Corporate Social Responsibility strategies. In this second part of our discussion, we’ll tell you how to pull your Corporate Volunteering ...READ»

Corporate Volunteering; Giving Time to Make a Profit

There is less cash out there for your to borrow. Your customers are spending less, less often. And your workforce is about to experience a radical turnover in the next 10 years. What are you going to do about it? Try this simple and ...READ»

How To Offer a Great Volunteer Experience! (part 1)

If you have some background with volunteer management, you’re likely to recognize the following steps which are how you, as an organization, offer the best possible volunteer experience: PLAN. Work with your board and staff ...READ»

The 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps

Fifty years ago this month, President John F. Kennedy gave a name to his idea to send Americans abroad "to encourage mutual understanding between Americans and other cultures of the world." A look at the numbers behind the venerable Peace Corps.READ»

Corporate Volunteering: Top 7 Requests & the Bad, Better and Best Responses (2 of 7)

Companies want to engage their communities through employee volunteering programs. For most, this means calling a non-profit and scheduling an activity. But how should non-profits respond? Is there a “best” answer for everyone? (Part 2 of 7)READ»

The Key to Great Corporate Volunteering

Every once in awhile you come across fantastic examples of great Corporate Volunteering programs. They’re great because they manage to achieve strategic alignment between the company’s CSR approach and the company’s brand. ...READ»

Canada: Conflicted On Volunteering?

Having won the Oval Office, the Obama volunteer revolution is just picking up speed. Due to financial constraints, Corporate America intends to grow their volunteer efforts by a whopping 45%. From Washington DC to Mumbai; London to Dubai, volunteer activity is on the rise. Communities endorse it. Companies infuse it. Governments champion it....Except Canada. With no national policy or formalized system, Canuks are living in the stone age of civic duty. Why? Good question.READ»

Why Volunteers Don’t Come Back

Nonprofits tend to see volunteers as necessary, but not strategic. Attitudes towards volunteerism are simplistic and out of date. The result? A loss of 1.9 billion hours of labor year to year. Corporate Volunteer programs can remedy ...READ»

Rise in Volunteerism Signals Giving In, Greedy Out

“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” J.F. Kennedy spoke these words in 1961 and their meaning has not faded since. At the time JFK gave this famous address, there was...READ»

Corporate Volunteering Becomes Popular: There’s Good News, And There’s Bad News

Corporate donations to charities in the US are about to plummet by over 50 percent. Corporate America intends to make up the difference by growing their volunteer programs by (a staggering) 45 percent. That might do the trick, except...few businesses know what to do or how to do it well. On top of that, managers don’t know how to measure success. The world of business is facing significant challenges - and under the merciless scrutiny of the public, there is little room for misstep. READ»

Why People Who Volunteer Are Value-Add Hires For Your Company

In today’s marketplace, employers have their choice of qualified job candidates.  I recommend your hiring with a strong bias towards people with volunteer experience. What makes them better qualified to work at your ...READ»

Start a Corporate Volunteering Program Where You Work

Corporate Volunteer programs, also known as Employee Volunteer Programs are a key component to Corporate Social Responsibility strategies. We’ll tell you how to start one where you work, or how to improve the one you have.One Step ...READ»

Happy Employees = Happy Guests

Researching various company’s Employee Volunteer Programs (EVPs), I’ve noticed a distinct rise in the use of EVPs as an element of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Dozens of news feeds pop up on my screen each day on the ...READ»

Non-Profit Service: A Key to the Executive Suite?

According to Harold ("Terry") McGraw III, Chairman, President and CEO, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), nonprofit board service is a key qualification for any executive he might hire or promote. In a private interview with me, ...READ»

Want Good Volunteers? Forget The Altruistic, Find The Self-Interested (Part 1 of 2)

Many argue that volunteer rates are falling. They complain that people today (usually young people) won’t make commitments to a cause. The problem, people tell me, is that volunteers want to know what’s in it for them. Yep, it’s true. But self-interest isn’t the problem. It’s the solution.READ»

Giving to Delphi

We welcome the contribution of our parents whether they live locally or around the world.  In recent years, our parents have made significant financial contributions to the school which are enabling the forward progress of our ...READ»

Training Manual for Change Agents

Since 1961, the Peace Corps has prepared more than 150,000 volunteers for life-changing work in 134 countries. Learn how to utilize Peace Corps techniques for effecting change in your own organization.READ»

Once Upon a School: Using Storytelling to Connect Volunteers With Students

A website created as part of Dave Eggers' TED Prize helps students in need by publishing stories, images and videos about positive volunteer experiences.READ»

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Will Work for... Work

Jeff Mills is a 35-year-old out-of-work programmer with two masters degrees in Austin, Texas. Since being laid off by Wiley-ValuSource in June 2002, he's been volunteering for SRG -- and sitting on various street corners around the ...READ»

Making A Difference Through High-Impact Service: Business Executives on Nonprofit Boards

September 7 - This week, the ServiceNation Summit in New York City will focus national attention on citizen service. Business leaders will be among the featured speakers and sponsors. For business leaders who seek to advance ...READ»

Loving Thy Neighbors: American Volunteer Ranks Swell

When Americans stopped earning a paycheck for their services, they gave them away to those in need. Here's how.READ»