On June 13, 2017, VolunteerMatch and Bright Funds teamed up to discuss how to create a multi-faceted corporate volunteer program to engage all employees.

1. How to Make
Volunteering
Work for All
Your Employees

2. Jason Wolfson
Director of Marketing, Bright Funds
Tess Srebro
Senior Marketing Manager, VolunteerMatch
Rachel McMillan
Client Experience, East Coast Manager, Bright Funds

3. Welcome!
Questions? Type them into the box on the left side of the your screen
We will pose relevant questions to the speakers at the end of the
webinar, time permitting
A webinar recording will be emailed to you tomorrow.
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4. Today You Will Learn How To….
Take stock of your employees’ unique volunteer preferences
Design a robust corporate volunteer program that makes everyone happy
Turn those plans into action with the help of engaged employees
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5. Making it easy for good people and good
causes to connect with the web’s largest
volunteer engagement network
The workplace giving platform that makes
philanthropy more rewarding for individuals,
more measurable for companies, and more
impactful for nonprofits and communities.
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6. What Makes a Great Employee Volunteer Program?
Meets Business Priorities
Meets Community Needs
Ignites Employee Passions
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7. Understand Employee Interests and Passions
77% of millennial employees said they are more likely to
volunteer for a cause if they can use their specific skills or
expertise.
Top priority for Gen Z:
Professional Development
Popular cause areas:
Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Health & Medicine

8. Gather Interests
Survey employees
Types of volunteering
Big community-building off-site day
Skills-based service
Personalized and hobby-driven activities
Understand Employee Interests and Passions

9. Research nonprofit partners
Speak with organization leaders
Understand ad hoc vs. ongoing needs
Discover Community Needs

10. Develop goals and strategy around employee preferences and
nonprofit needs
Carve out time for volunteerism during the work day/week?
Execute approach with community partners
Bring nonprofits in to speak at your office
Host an in-office volunteering event
Ideate and Co-Create Plans of Action
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11. Demonstrate company buy-in
Outline variety of ways to volunteer
Reward volunteer excellence
Fuel Adoption and Engagement

12. Variety
Include Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
Storytelling
Leadership
Ignite Employee Passions

13. Questions?
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