As companies seek new methods for engaging employees and other stakeholders, employee volunteer programs (EVP) are becoming increasingly popular. As those programs are implemented, the most effective models and frameworks are ever evolving. It is essential that corporations tailor their EVP to the needs of employees and key external stakeholders while anchoring the programs within their organization's overall commitment to corporate responsibility.
EVPs range dramatically from a company-sponsored "day of volunteering" around a specific cause, to a robust, skills-based program. Recently, I, along with Lisa Kimmel, the general manager of Edelman Toronto, had the opportunity to present a webinar for Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) where I was able to share about some of the structural approaches to employee volunteer programs and their relationships to overall performance – plus, we talked about some of my favorite corporate examples of best practices.
You can listen to the webinar at the link provided below. There are also links to some questions that were not addressed during the session, sources referenced during the session, and additional resources that you may find useful.
- Audio recording
- Webinar presentation slides
- Q&A
- Realized Worth
- Building a Volunteer Program - CBSR Executive Briefing
- List of additional resources
- http://3blmedia.com/theCSRfeed/CBSR-2010-3BL-Media-interviews-Tania-M-Carnegie-Executive-Director-and-Community-Leadersh > Tania Carnegie, National Director, Community Leadership, KPMG LLP (Canada) interview from the CBSR 2010 Summit.
- http://3blmedia.com/theCSRfeed/CBSR-2010-3BL-Media-interviews-Mike-Pedersen-Corporate-Operations-TD-Bank > Mike Pedersen, Group Head, Corporate Operations, TD Bank Financial Group, interview from the CBSR 2010 Summit.
Contact us to continue the discussion:
CBSR - blake@cbsr.ca
Realized Worth - chrisjarvis@realizedworth.com
Edelman - lisa.kimmel@edelman.comRealized Worth works with companies to design and implement employee volunteer programs. If you'd like to talk about your company's needs, contact us here: 317.371.4435 or chrisjarvis@realizedworth.com, angela@realizedworth.com
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