Jun 11, 2025
- Skills-based volunteering can help employees build confidence and learn new things.
- Some companies, such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, work with non-profit organizations to design programs.
- This article is part of “Culture of Innovation,” a series on how businesses can prompt better ideas.
At Comcast, Lisa Harmon, an enterprise account manager, is used to growing revenue and managing client needs. But through the company’s Team Up program, she’s expanding her skills in a new way — by giving back and growing beyond her day job.
Through the company’s skills-based volunteer and employee engagement program, Harmon volunteered with Lifting Up Camden’s Youth, an after-school program in Camden, NJ.
“This was something completely out of the box for me, finding grant money, reaching out to organizations, and learning how to help philanthropic organizations to drive engagement,” she said. Harmon added that the experience helped her develop public speaking and networking skills.