More businesses are starting to see the benefits of offering employee volunteer programs and other corporate philanthropy initiatives. In fact, nearly 60% of companies provide paid time off (PTO) for employees to volunteer (America’s Charities, 2018).

In turn, many nonprofits like yours see the value in engaging more deeply with these corporate philanthropy programs. More than 49% of nonprofits identified workplace giving as an important element of their organization’s growth strategy (America’s Charities, 2018). Nonprofits are viewing corporations and businesses as valuable sources of not just more financial support and volunteers, but also skilled volunteers.

If you’re looking to recruit more corporate volunteers, these four best practices will help get you there:

  1. Offer engaging group volunteer shifts.
  2. Improve how you communicate about corporate philanthropy.
  3. Promote your volunteer events as professional development opportunities.
  4. Recognize your corporate partners.

Read the full article about corporate volunteering programs by Shreya Tragad at the Johnson Center.