Employee Volunteer Programs (EVPs)
An Employee Volunteer Program is a company-supported effort to leverage organizational resources and engage employees in projects that target real community needs.
Successful workplace
volunteer
programs meet core business goals and address issues that affect a company's or organization’s ability to operate. The Principles of Excellence serve as guidelines for developing and sustaining an effective EVP. The Principles are:
- ACKNOWLEDGE that your company's community service involvement and its employee volunteer efforts contribute to the achievement of its business goals.
- COMMIT to establish, support, and promote an employee volunteer program that encourages the involvement of every employee and treat it like any other core business function.
- TARGET community service efforts at serious social problems in the community.
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Company examples of employee volunteer programs
Calculate the Economic Impact of Volunteers!
Measuring Employee Volunteer Programs: The Human Resources Model
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STATISTICS:
According to The Corporate Volunteer Program as a Strategic Resource: The Link Grows Stronger:
81.7% of companies focus their employee volunteer programs on core business functions
52% stress a commitment to community service in their company mission statement to help build a cooperative corporate culture
58% use their employee volunteer program for recruiting and retaining employees
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