Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Volunteering

Books and e-Volunteerism articles on this topic
For information specifically about pro bono work and professions in service, click here.

Articles and book excerpts on this subject

Free electronic books on this subject

Can Corporate Volunteering Support the Bottom Line?
Report commissioned by the Case Foundation and Hands On Network (2005, 48 pg. PDF)

Making a Business Case for Employer-Supported Volunteerism from Volunteer Canada (2004, 26 pg. PDF)

Meetings Mean Business
A white paper that shows how a company can use its meetings and events to become a more responsible corporate citizen (2010, Special D Events, 18 pg PDF)

The Role of Volunteers in Promoting Global Corporate Citizenship
Global Report from United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the New Academy of Business, 2004 (66 pg. PDF)

Valuing Volunteering – A Route to Professional Development, by Petra Cook and Nicky Jackson. Explores how volunteering can help to develop the critical professional management skills of working with people who have different timeframes, values and interests.  It assesses the personal experiences of senior managers and also their views on volunteering in their capacity as employers. The study also examines the views and actual experiences of returned VSO (UK) volunteers. (24-page PDF, 2006)

Volunteer Connections: The Benefits and Challenges of Employer-Supported Volunteerism, from Volunteer Canada (54 pg. PDF)

Volunteering for Impact: Best Practices in International Corporate Volunteering by Greg Hills and Adeeb Mahmud, FSG Social Impact Advisors, 2007(44 pg. PDF)

Websites with useful information on this subject

Alltop:  Corporate Responsibility News
http://corporate-responsibility.alltop.com/
Site that gathers news and information about corporate responsibility and presents it in one place, with links.

Brookings Institute Corporate Philanthropy
http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2007/1128_corporate_volunteering_caprara.aspx
Articles about new directions in international corporate philanthropy, including employee volunteer programs.

Business in the Community (UK)
http://www.bitc.org.uk/index.html
Business in the Community is an organization of over 700 corporations in the UK "committed to improving their positive impact on society." This dense Web site has a great deal of information (case studies, reports, news items) about all aspects of community involvement, including volunteering.

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR)
http://www.cbsr.ca
Resources for Canadian companies interested in social corporate responsibility.

Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College
http://www.bc.edu/centers/ccc/index.html
Site to advance "strategic corporate citizenship," including reports on such things as "Corporate Social Responsibility Monitor" and other reports.

Corporate Philanthropy and Volunteerism
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/rcp.html
Series of articles from Charity Village (Canada).

Corporate Social Responsibility News and Resources
http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/index.html
Resources for people determined to act as change agents within their business for corporate social responsibility/corporate citizenship, including employee volunteering.

CRS Wire
http://www.csrwire.com/
Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire Service posts all sorts of press releases and reports on business programs.  Search under "volunteer" to find many items.

Employee Volunteer Programs – HandsOn Network
http://www.handsonnetwork.org/plug-in/corporate/workplace-volunteering
Reports and tools for organizing workplace volunteering.

Employer-Supported Volunteering Initiative - Volunteering England
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/WhatWeDo/Projects+and+initiatives/

Employer+Supported+Volunteering/
Have devoted a section to the special issue of small and medium-sized businesses getting involved in volunteering.

Good Company
http://www.goodcompany.com.au/
Connects skilled professionals with Australian charitable organizations in need of pro bono assistance.

Imagine - Corporate Citizenship
http://www.imaginecanada.ca/node/33
Canada 's national program to promote public and corporate giving, volunteering and support for the community.  Site has many resources and downloadable materials.

International Volunteer Network of Chicago
http://www.ivnc.org
Stimulates networking and volunteer opportunities in and between Chicago's business community and its large international diplomatic community.

Investing in Volunteersfor Employers (UK)
http://iive.investinginvolunteers.org.uk/
Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organizations which involve volunteers in their work -- includes a complete section for employee volunteer programs. The Standard enables organizations to comprehensively review their volunteer management, and also publicly demonstrates their commitment to volunteering. 

Points of Light Foundation resource section
http://www.pointsoflight.org/ideas-and-insights
Fact sheets and guides, most in PDF format, on various topics.  Select browse by network" and then "business" to focus on corporate volunteerism titles.

Realizing Your Worth
http://realizedworth.blogspot.com/
A blog on "utilizing Employee Volunteer Programs to give you the edge in business."

Taproot Foundation - Knowledge Center
http://www.taprootfoundation.org/corporate/resources.php
Taproot is focused on encouraging pro bono donations of professional services. Here are articles and research reports about business and professional community engagement.

US Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center
http://www.uschamber.com/bclc/default
The Business Civic Leadership Center exists to support the civic and humanitarian initiatives of businesses.

Corporate Model Programs

Cisco Systems
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/about/ac48/about_cisco_volunteer_programs_list.html
Example of a multi-faceted corporate employee volunteer program.

Timberland
http://www.timberland.com/corp/index.jsp?page=csr_civic_engagement
Includes tool kits for employees wanting to run their own projects.

The Wal-Mart Foundation
http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/203.aspx
National Web site explaining all the many community service projects that Wal-Mart sponsors through its employees and customers.  Many project ideas.

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For information on this topic specifically relating to the Australasian region please visit our friends at OzVPM :
http://www.ozvpm.com/resourcebank/resource_corporate.htm

 

06/07/10

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