Where
companies used to be able to
only look inside themselves to
grow and build PR, business
owners and managers are now
starting to realize that
volunteerism is the key to
building a sound foundation
within their own group of
employees, the communities they
serve, and part of the basis for
building the case for prospect
clients.
Volunteerism
is one of the easiest and
effective ways to show that your
company is committed to
communities, that it plans to be
around a long time, and that the
philanthropic attitude is more
than just the willingness to
write a check... that it means
personal involvement from the
top down.
More
than ever, the public and press
scrutinize a companies
activities in terms of its
social and philanthropic
endeavors and build their
opinions of that business with
those services in
mind.
Public
perceptions of a company's
social involvement have a direct
impact on treatment of the
business within the press, a
willingness to invest in the
business, prospect development,
key management acquisition, and
employee retention and moral.
Find
out more information on the
business case for social and
financial in community programs
like Meals-on-Wheels.
Don't
just take our word for it
either. Here you will find
some great information off site
about how volunteerism affects
your company, inside and out:
BSR
White Paper
BSR talks about how volunteerism
is a key component in their
social investment program.
It also highlights some of the
business benefits, what they
have done lately and provides
some great examples and sample
policies on volunteer programs.
Cone
Corporate Citizenship Study
Do Americans require social
responsibility? You
bet! This according to the
Cone Corporate Citizenship
Study. Companies that
people do business with are
expected to support social
programs far more after
September 11th 2001 and they are
far more willing to support
companies that do. More
importantly, they are willing to
penalize companies that
don't.
PWC
Sustainability Survey
One of the top three
sustainability initiatives,
investing your company resources
in community, employee
volunteerism that is sponsored
through employers is key to
long-term growth.
Contact
MealCall.org to find out how we
can work with you to develop
your Employee Volunteer Program.
