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Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Nov 6, 2009

  Corporate Volunteering: Top 7 Requests & the Bad, Better and Best Responses (1 of 7)

“We want a volunteer experience that can be done in no more than a day, and no less than a half-day.” Companies want to engage their communities through employee volunteering programs. For most, this means calling a non-profit and scheduling an activity. But how should non-profits respond?...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Jul 1, 2009

  Innovative Ideas on Creating Strategic Community Partnerships

The popularity of Employee Volunteer Programs is on the rise. This year, charitable donations from corporations are trending to fall by as much as fifty percent. To make up the difference, businesses are looking to their employees to provide tactile connections with the communities in which...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Jun 30, 2009

  Volunteering and Service in America: Four National Themes

Realized Worth was unable to make it to the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service in San Francisco last week, and for awhile we were seriously bummed about missing out on one of the most important volunteerism conferences happening this year. But then, we realized that given...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Jun 12, 2009

  Six Essential Strengths Of An Employee Volunteer Program: An Interview With Shannon Schuyler of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Looking for some insight on how to create an outstanding Employee Volunteer Program? Shannon Schuyler of PricewaterhouseCoopers offers six essential strengths to ensure success. Its the “world's largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, government, and...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  May 19, 2009

  What's the True Impact of Your Employee Volunteer Program? Glad You Asked

Almost every conversation we have regarding employee volunteer programs involves a vigorous discussion of metrics. Business managers want to determine the value of hours contributed to the community via employee volunteers. Non-profits are trying to assess whether or not it is worth the...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Apr 29, 2009

  How Good is 'Doing Good'?

Volunteerism is at an all-time high. From Obama and Oprah to unemployment and shrinking dollars for philanthropy, the United States is witnessing historic interest in volunteerism . This phenomena has been referred to as the ‘push and pull’ effect. The results are rather mixed , but...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Jan 5, 2009

  Is Your Corporate Volunteering Program a Success? Find Out Here

Ever find yourself wondering how your corporate volunteering program is really going? How does it compare to other programs? Are participation rates where they should be? Is your program....good? Effective? Worth it? Now there’s a tool that makes answering these (and a whole range of...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Dec 16, 2008

  Corporate Social Responsibility Reports Fail to Prove Business Case

Corporate Social Responsibility reports almost never include data that supports the business case for CSR strategies. Unless business can tie the benefits of CSR to the bottom line it will be jettisoned during tough financial times. Or worse, CSR will act as an enabler much like political...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Dec 1, 2008

  Why Volunteers Don’t Come Back

Nonprofits tend to see volunteers as necessary, but not strategic. Attitudes towards volunteerism are simplistic and out of date. The result? A loss of 1.9 billion hours of labor year to year. Corporate Volunteer programs can remedy all that. "I'm Bored... What's on TV?" You...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Nov 26, 2008

  Starbucks Coffee Saves Lives

Successful companies continue to enthusiastically embrace Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Volunteering as core strategies to combat lean economic times. I always thought “self-employed” had a sort of glamorous ring to it. That was until I got bored working from the...... [view]

Posted By:  Chrisjarvis
Posted On:  Nov 19, 2008

  Obama: Volunteerism 2.0

President-elect Barack Obama understood the subtle difference between utilizing volunteers to achieve an objective, and embracing volunteers as the objective. He created free space for collaborative efforts. The interests of the volunteer, the campaign, and Mr Obama were able to find...... [view]

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Submitted By:   Chrisjarvis
Event Date:  Aug 11, 2009 & Time: 9:00 AM-15:00 PM
Event Location:  University of Toronto, The Multi-Faith Center
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Innovative Ideas on Creating Strategic Community Partnerships

Submitted By:   Chrisjarvis
Event Date:  Jul 29, 2009 & Time: 9:30 AM-15:00 PM
Event Location:  University of Toronto, The Multi-Faith Center
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Nonprofits and Business; Moving From Handouts to Partnerships

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