http://thevianovagroup.com/blog/2009/03/employee-volunteer-programs-a-win-win-win-strategy-for-todays-economy/ The Meeting Place For Socially Responsible Business Leaders. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:25:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thevianovagroup.com/blog/2009/03/employee-volunteer-programs-a-win-win-win-strategy-for-todays-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Elizabeth Pagano Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:26:03 +0000 http://thevianovagroup.com/blog/?p=247#comment-13 Wonderful post. In addition to building skills, an employee volunteer program can strengthen a company's stated values. Many sabbatical programs, for example, restrict employees to volunteering for certain causes. Patagonia's sabbatical program requires employees to volunteer for environmental non-profits (that's definitely part of the company's values). IBM has one, too. See www.yourSABBATICAL.com for other examples. Wonderful post. In addition to building skills, an employee volunteer program can strengthen a company’s stated values. Many sabbatical programs, for example, restrict employees to volunteering for certain causes. Patagonia’s sabbatical program requires employees to volunteer for environmental non-profits (that’s definitely part of the company’s values). IBM has one, too. See http://www.yourSABBATICAL.com for other examples.

]]> http://thevianovagroup.com/blog/2009/03/employee-volunteer-programs-a-win-win-win-strategy-for-todays-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Jeff Toister Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:08:25 +0000 http://thevianovagroup.com/blog/?p=247#comment-11 The skill-building aspect of volunteering is a great notion that can work on a micro-level too. A boss can encourage an employee to volunteer as a way to build skills where there is no money for a training program and no opportunity for on-the-job training at the company. Many more people would volunteer in this fashion if their boss encouraged it and it was a part of their normal work day. The skill-building aspect of volunteering is a great notion that can work on a micro-level too. A boss can encourage an employee to volunteer as a way to build skills where there is no money for a training program and no opportunity for on-the-job training at the company. Many more people would volunteer in this fashion if their boss encouraged it and it was a part of their normal work day.

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