How EY and SAP are Championing Corporate Volunteering
Volunteer programs are not just about helping the community. Businesses are reaping the recruiting rewards too
Original article on theguardian
For most people, volunteer work means a shift at the soup kitchen, or an afternoon wielding a hammer to build low-income housing. This fall, for Andrew Nawoichyk, volunteer work meant seven weeks in Buenos Aires, Argentina, helping a fledging footwear company create an expansion plan.
"The idea was to integrate directly into the company and really work with them hand-in-hand," said Nawoichyk, a senior manager at EY (previously Ernst & Young). "It was interesting and challenging, being in a different culture, working with a company in a different language."
Nawoichyk's experience was one of a growing number of volunteer opportunities available to corporate employees, as more and more companies are looking to formal volunteer programs as a way to attract the best candidates, improve employee engagement and retention, and better target their philanthropic efforts to the needs of the organizations they serve.
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