Corporate volunteering resources

Businesses across Australia and overseas are realising the benefits of corporate volunteering and many are now actively supporting and encouraging their employees to volunteer in community organisations.

As a result of this growing phenomena, a range of helpful corporate volunteering information and resources are now available for businesses and community organisations who are considering getting involved, or are already participating in, corporate volunteering.

Websites

• Volunteering Australia
• The Centre for Volunteering, NSW
• Corporate Social Responsibility Index

Success stories and case studies

• Corporate volunteering case studies - The Centre for Volunteering provides numerous corporate volunteering cases studies, including success stories from the Body Shop, IBM, and Ronald McDonald House
• Volunteer X change - National Australia Bank employees now provide their business skills to not-for-profit organisations online
• Excellence in Corporate Volunteering - a case study - This article by Volunteering Australia describes the success of Westpac's Employee Volunteering Program

Research and resources

• Corporate Volunteering Training Kit by Volunteering Australia, 2007
• Corporate Volunteering Survey by Volunteering Australia, 2006
• Employee Volunteering: A guide for small to medium sized enterprises by Volunteering Australia, 2007
• Staff Recruitment, Retention, Satisfaction and Productivity: The Effects of Employee Volunteering Programs by Volunteering Australia, 2007
• Employee Volunteering and CSR: Job Seeker Perspectives by Volunteering Australia, 2007
  
• Two Way Street: Corporate Volunteering in the Not-for-Profit Sector by Volunteering Australia, 2007
  
• Insurance & Risk Management for Corporate Volunteers by Volunteering Australia, 2006
• Community Shares Community Profits – A Guide to Engaging Corporate Volunteers by Volunteering Australia, 2003
• Community Shares Community Profits – A Guide to Engaging Your Employees by Volunteering Australia, 2003

Community
If you represent a South Australian community organisation and would
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Business
If you are an individual with workplace skills or a manager of a workforce and would like to find out how you can help the community in a rewarding way register now.