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By engaging their employees in volunteer service, socially responsible organizations can play a valuable role in meeting the social needs of our community, while simultaneously strengthening their organizations. Whatever your company's reasons for volunteering, New York Cares will work with you to help ensure your goals are achieved.
Top 5 Reasons Companies Volunteer:
- It's part of being a good corporate citizen
- It's part of the corporate culture
- It's the "right thing to do"
- It enhances team building
- It generates corporate/business benefits
(Source-LBG Associates: Measuring Corporate Volunteerism)
Benefits to the Company:
- Helps employees find work/life balance and improves employee
recruitment, morale and retention
- Helps convey a positive, socially responsible corporate image
- Strengthens relationships with coworkers
- Enhances teamwork and collaboration resulting in increased
productivity
Benefits to your Employees:
"Volunteering in the community can help you get ahead at work" an opinion poll released by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP agreed.
- 86% said that volunteering had a positive impact on their careers
- 78% saw volunteering as an opportunity to develop business skills including decision making, problem solving and negotiating; and
- 73% strongly agreed that volunteering offers the opportunity to enhance leadership skills
Benefits to the Community:
- Bridges the gap between businesses and communities
- Engenders trust in the community
- Motivates others to get involved
- Addresses real community needs 365 days a year
Some of the ways companies made a difference in New York City in 2005...
- 18,378 hours of volunteer service were completed through New York Cares
- 140 corporate teams participated in
New York Cares Day, helping revitalize 110 public schools
- 109 corporate teams helped revitalize New York City Parks and
Gardens on Hands On New York Day.
- 248 corporate teams answered the wishes of thousands of
disadvantaged New Yorkers through our
Winter Wishes for Kids and Families program
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