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Skills-Based Volunteering Uses Employee Talents to Benefit Nonprofits
Painting the walls of a classroom. Participating in story time at the local library. Planting flowers or a garden at a nursing home: Those are some ways employees have traditionally volunteered with nonprofits through their employer. Then there are initiatives…
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Volunteering may be the next retention and recruitment strategy
By Paola PeraltaAugust 22, 2024, 3:03 p.m. EDT Most HR leaders would agree that what’s good for people is usually good for business, a philosophy that is best supported by giving back to the community as a company. In-person volunteer rates…
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Skills-Based Volunteering | HR Daily Advisor
By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Aug 15, 2024 Work-life balance can mean different things to different people. To a parent of multiple small children, the ability to be present in their children’s lives is a key factor in the work-life equation.…
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Putting People First: A Human-Centered Shift From ‘Jobs’ To ‘Skills
Skills are the new currency in the knowledge economy, bringing numerous advantages. A skills-based organizational model has been shown to create more inclusivity, maximize efficiency and improve the workforce experience. Employees gain more opportunities and job satisfaction in skills-based organizations,…
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Why you could consider offering ‘skills-based volunteering’
Setting up volunteering opportunities for staff involves a lot of back-office work for HR departments. That’s why Leila Saad argues companies need to get something back from it too: By Peter Crush Ever since workers started to dribble back to the…
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How to design a volunteering program in your workplace
BY JAMES POLLARD Common Impact leverages the increased power of corporations in society by connecting their employees with community groups. CEO Leila Saad describes it as the corporate version of legal pro bono work. More workplaces are bolstering their volunteer programs, especially as…
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Seeking engagement and purpose, corporate employees turn to workplace volunteering
BY JAMES POLLARD NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Barbin’s job does not always fill her bucket. Yes, she likes her nine-to-five helping improve consumer experiences at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. She emphasizes she wouldn’t have spent nearly 19 years…
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Volunteering: A Proven Way To Improve Employee Well-Being
Leila Saad is the CEO of Common Impact, a nonprofit with 20 years of experience creating skills-based volunteering programs. A recent newsflash about employee well-being programs has been making the rounds, and the headline is striking: They don’t work. The news comes from…
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Volunteer Programs Can Build Morale and Improve Retention
March 8, 2024 | Dana Wilkie Embarking on a journey of corporate volunteerism can be a transformative experience, not just for the community but also for the employees and the organization as a whole. According to a 2023 global study conducted by…