Business today is very conscious of its obligations to the broader community and as a part of this commitment, supporting employee volunteering makes good sense.
Encouraging and supporting your employees in volunteering commitments may be easier and less of a burden than you think.
You may already be supporting volunteering in your business and not recognise it as such.
These are some ways of supporting your employees
• Nominate a day that your employees can volunteer as a team to assist a non-profit organisation
• Give each employee a paid day off to volunteer
• Let employees volunteer in the office by using business resources
• Volunteer your professional skills for one day a year
We can help businesses link with more than 180 local not for profit organizations.
At present we have community organizations requesting help with :
- environmental clean-up days
- catering for a community event
- providing IT advice for a new community IT Hub in West Heidelberg
- professional expertise in mentoring
- Marketing and Business advice and mentoring for a manager of a community organization
Business and Community Partnerships
There are some great partnerships developing between businesses and not for profit organizations in Banyule. Some of the benefits can include :
· Team building opportunities for employee groups
· New links formed with the community
· Opportunities to promote your business
Volunteers of Banyule are interested in hearing stories from local businesses and community organizations about partnerships that already exist as well as your ideas for business volunteering in Banyule.
Some current examples of supportive business / community partnerships include:
For more information about how to optimize your community profile by volunteering consult our Business and Employee Volunteering brochure (PDF attached) or ask us what options are available and how you can find a community partner.