Volunteering is CSR: The VolunteerMatch Blog for Business Leaders

All content in this campaign is republished from the blog Volunteering Is CSR. Volunteering Is CSR, run by the Solutions by VolunteerMatch team, offers business leaders who are committed to social responsibility a place to learn how volunteer engagement can and should be a prominent part of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) mix. 

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AI & Technology
What is The VolunteerMatch Network?
In press releases. In blog posts. In webinars. You may have heard the phrase, “The VolunteerMatch Network,” thrown around—either by VolunteerMatch employees or one of our many corporate and nonprofit partners.

We’ve mentioned how The VolunteerMatch Network is the largest of its kind, and we’ve talked about why it’s an integral part of a comprehensive corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. But what exactly is The VolunteerMatch Network? And perhaps more importantly, what can it do for you and your employee volunteer program?
Volunteering & Community
How to Increase Your Employee Volunteer Rates Through Word of Mouth
For me, there’s nothing quite like the rush of recruiting a new volunteer! Having a conversation, chatting about my experience, and seeing someone take the leap to volunteer… I love it so much that I’ve made my career out of it! Here at VolunteerMatch, I help lead the effort on growing the base of our volunteer, nonprofit, and corporate ‘members.’

For some, however, this is a terrifying idea. That’s why I wanted to share some ways to enhance your word-of-mouth recruitment efforts to increase employee participation in your volunteer program!

Here are 3 reasons (and ways) to enhance your organic word-of-mouth efforts.
Volunteering & Community
Jump-Start a Skills-Based Volunteer Program in 3 Easy Steps
Imagine increasing employee engagement, helping employees develop their skills, and providing real community impact. Skills-based volunteering is one component of a successful employee volunteer program that you can jump-start in three easy steps: 1.) Look Within Your Company, 2.) Find Connections, and 3.) Learn & Scale.
Volunteering & Community
5 Ideas to Encourage Your Employees to Volunteer
Getting your employees to volunteer can be a challenging task. However, it can provide your company and your employees with many benefits that aren’t obvious right away. Employees may see volunteering as something that cuts into their time — either on or off work. In reality, volunteering represents a way of giving back to one’s community while strengthening relationships and building new skills, all of which ultimately improves the workplace and boosts employee engagement and retention.
Inclusion & Opportunity
Employee Engagement: A Darn Good Reason to Volunteer
Let’s stop calling non-altruistic giving “selfish” and call it what it really is: Pretty darn good for everyone involved, companies included.
Inclusion & Opportunity
10 Ways the Arts Can Enhance Your CSR Program
Engaging employees through volunteerism and the arts is key to fostering a desirable work environment, increasing efficiency and morale, and doing good in the community as well as the company. You can bridge the employee engagement gap by using the arts as a vehicle for driving positive change in a company’s culture.

Here are 10 ways the arts can boost employee engagement throughout various facets of your company.
Volunteering & Community
Three Tips to Drive Volunteerism in Your Company
For many companies, large and small, community service is ingrained in the culture. AT&T is no different. For more than 100 years, we have been donating our time and talents to support underserved populations and strengthen our communities. Thanks to platforms like VolunteerMatch, we have been able to strengthen our community engagement programs to help achieve even greater results.
Volunteering & Community
Want Real Impact From Your CSR Program? Listen to Your Community!
The key to a great corporate social responsibility program is deceptively simple. Listen to your community. This is especially important for volunteer programs.
Volunteering & Community
4 Employee Engagement Benefits of Corporate Volunteer Programs
Employee disengagement can prevent your business from reaching success. The good news? Employee volunteer programs can easily increase employee engagement.
AI & Technology
7 Steps to a Successful Demo Process
So, you’ve done the RFP (Request for Proposal) process. You’ve figured out your top vendor choices to help manage your corporate volunteer and giving programs.

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