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Tips on how to engage employees in employee volunteering

Ways to Engage Employees in Volunteering
Employee Volunteer Programs: Building Blocks for Success for small to medium sized business
Employee Volunteer Programs: Building Blocks for Success in the Financial Services Industry
Principles of Excellence for Workplace Volunteering Background
A Sample of Effective Volunteer Recruitment Strategies
Employee Volunteering Guide
Supporting volunteerism in the workplace
Corporate Volunteering Survey

A planned and well-managed employee volunteering program is considered good business practice for any size or type of business. For community groups it means access to a broader range of volunteers who bring with them specialised skills, diversity and recruitment potential. For an employee volunteering program to be successful in meeting its social and business objectives the business needs to attract and retain employee support. While BacLinks can assist businesses interested in making a social investment to source and facilitate projects and make the right connections with community groups, it is up to individual businesses to foster an environment that fosters employee participation. Strong Internal support is encouraged. Employees need to understand that employee volunteering is good for business, that their business is committed, and that they are supported in their volunteering endeavours.

The following strategies have been collected by BacLinks as a resource in achieving a successful employee volunteering program.

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Ways to Engage Employees in Volunteering
This tip sheet illustrates simple ways employees can encourage their business to become more involved in its community.
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Employee Volunteer Programs: Building Blocks for Success for small to medium sized business
Eight steps to developing a successful EVP for small to medium sized businesses.
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Employee Volunteer Programs: Building Blocks for Success in the Financial Services Industry
Eight steps to developing a successful EVP for companies in the financial services industry.
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Principles of Excellence for Workplace Volunteering Background
Effective practices in workplace volunteering
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A Sample of Effective Volunteer Recruitment Strategies
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All the abovementioned sources:
Points of Light Foundation
http://www.pointsoflight.org/resources/

Employee Volunteering Guide
A resource for employers, volunteers and not-for-profit organisations
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Source:
NSW Premiers Department Employee Volunteering Working Group
http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/

Supporting volunteerism in the workplace
A simple but valuable guide to employee volunteering practices. Contains links to more specific information.
Source:
Corporation for National and Community Service (USA): Resource Centre
http://nationalserviceresources.org/node/17715

Corporate Volunteering Survey
Addresses issues such as internal support, staff choice and management, risk management, not-for-profit relationships, challenges
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Source:
Volunteering Australia
http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/