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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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Talent Acquisition in the 21st Century and the Role of CSR
We are witnessing an unprecedented technological explosion unfold, and the number of industries and occupations with a shortage of skilled talent is growing as well. As a direct result, companies are doing more to brush up on their talent acquisition processes and finding ways to attract truly top talent. One of the best things about this is that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is getting its due attention.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Employee Volunteering Is About More Than Team-Building
Team-building is a great reason to volunteer. But that’s only part of the equation. Not everyone enjoys volunteering in the same way. By restricting your company’s volunteer initiatives to a few large events per year, you’re also restricting employees’ individual passions and skills.

Events, Media & Communications

Mid-Year Conference Update: Where You’ll Find VolunteerMatch
With exciting new visions for the coming year, we’re looking forward to being where you are and to share our plans with you! That’s why we’re telling you about a few events where we can meet you, hear how things are going in your world, and have a conversation about how we might be able to help you achieve your program goals.

Social Impact & Volunteering

4 Ways to Help Employees Grasp the Impact of Volunteering
If you have employees who volunteer either time or money to a worthy cause your business supports, you may find that they don’t always realize how much good their service is actually doing.

Americans give a lot to charitable causes. Nationwide, workplaces raise more than $4 billion from workplace giving. Millennials — the roughly 20- to 35-year-old demographic — not only give to nonprofits actively, but like to give consistently. In fact, 87% of Millennials donated money to worthy causes in 2013.

Social Impact & Volunteering

One Volunteer Opportunity, Unparalleled Reach
For nearly 20 years, VolunteerMatch has connected good people with good causes. From our launch in 1998 to date, we’ve grown to support a community of over 110,000 nonprofits, over 7,000,000 registered volunteers, and over 100 companies.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Volunteer Programs Improve Employee Retention
According to Dale Carnegie Training, companies with engaged employees outperform those without by up to 202%. Surprising?

Innovation & Technology

YourMatch™ Feature Spotlight: Volunteer Shifts
Imagine this scenario: After extensive planning and discussion with your nonprofit partner, you finally iron out the details for an upcoming, large-scale volunteer event.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Why Your Employees Aren’t Using Their Allotted Volunteer Hours
Managers of employee volunteer programs often say they aren’t seeing high enough participation rates within their volunteer initiatives. Based on what he has seen and heard, Caleb Dow of Porpoise explains a few reasons why their programs might not be working – and how to fix them.

Diversity & Inclusion

Is Your Company Making the Most of National Days of Service?
There are two federally recognized National Days of Service. One is on September 11th. The other is on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (in 2017, it falls on Monday, January 16th).

Events, Media & Communications

10, 9, 8…. Countdown the Top 10 Blog Posts of 2016!
A year can seem like a long time, especially when you’re in the ever-evolving world of corporate social responsibility and volunteerism.
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