Why Volunteer Benefits
Nowadays consumers expect corporations to participate in community engagement beyond just making financial contributions; that is why more and more companies are interested in providing volunteer and CSR activities for their employees throughout the year or during their meetings and incentives.
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These are some of the benefits corporations encounter when providing volunteer opportunities for their staff:
Team building
Employees work together in a different environment towards a common goal.
Community engagement
75% of employees want to get involved in their company´s cause related efforts through volunteering; they want to feel they are part of their company´s programs and are willing to participate in hands on activities to support the community.
Skill development and leadership
Working as a team to address community issues encourages communication skills, adaptability, problem solving and other important abilities.
Improved public reputation
85% of consumers have a more positive image of a product or company when it supports a cause they care about.
Loyalty and retention
Employees that are involved in the cause supported by the company are 28% more likely to be proud of their company´s values and 36% more likely to feel a strong sense of loyalty than those who are not involved
Employee recruitment
62% of young professionals prefer to work for a company that provides opportunities for them to apply their skills to benefit a non-profit organization.
Sources:
2010 Cone Cause Evolution Study; http://www.conecomm.com/stuff/contentmgr/files/0/6bc819050a7914fc99b99c205493d8bc/files/2010_cone_cause_evolution_study_report.pdf
Why Companies Volunteer; New York Cares: https://www.newyorkcares.org/why-companies-volunteer
2007 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey; Deloitte; http://www.handsonnetwork.org/files/resources/Deloitte_impact_survey07.pdf