7 Practical Steps to Success on the Day of Your Employee Volunteering Event
Here’s what you need to do on the day of your employee volunteering event. There will undoubtedly be more to do than what’s covered here, but these seven steps are essential.
Jul 17, 2012 2:15 PM ET
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Why employee volunteering matters
As the person in charge of your company’s employee volunteering program, you’ve been tasked with helping your company become a better corporate citizen. We understand that this can be an overwhelming responsibility. At Realized Worth, we have every intention of helping you succeed (whether you choose to work with us or not). Employee volunteering programs are important for two reasons. First, they provide an effective strategy with which to address often negative or at best suspicious relationships that exist between business and society. Without the broad participation of employees, corporate citizenship programs come across as inauthentic. Your role is critical to the credibility of your company in the public eye. (Read more about the growing importance of employee volunteering programs). Second, employee volunteering programs operationalize the potential of corporate citizenship. Corporations have a pivotal role to play in many markets with their unique ability to address broad social and environmental issues. This role is profound, especially considered against the backdrop of weakened nation states and globalized societies. Employees are not only the face of the brand but the hands and feet as well. The potential impact of a company’s corporate citizenship program is directly proportional to the participation of its employees. We believe the work you are doing to engage employees in corporate citizenship programs is key to unlocking this potential. We are counting on your success. Click here to see the 7 essential steps on the day of the employee volunteering event.
