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This publication is an in-depth and accessible resource which shows how the private, public and voluntary sectors can benefit from employee volunteering, and gives clear, practical advice to businesses on setting up employee volunteering programs. Written in the UK for an English audience, this principles in this guide are universally applicable, especially as so many large corporations have a global presence.

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By far the best way of recruiting volunteers is by word of mouth. Enlist the help of employee volunteering ‘champions’ to spread the message to their peers. Although senior management support is essential to the programme as a whole, it is wise to avoid having a very senior person ask specific employees to get involved. They may feel that it is impossible to refuse and become resentful. Similarly, recruitment posters featuring a board member saying ‘get involved’ may be counter productive.

Include profiles of employee volunteers in the staff magazine. Invite people from community organisations to come and speak to your employees about the difference their involvement could make. Invite speakers from employee committees in other sites, or from other organisations. Remember —half of all volunteers get involved because they are asked. (p. 34)

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