Design an Employee Volunteer Program
Maximize shared value for the organization, employees, and the community through an employee-powered volunteer program.
RETIRED CONTENT
Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.Without a volunteer program that considers employee choice, employees often:
- Lack the time for volunteering activities.
- Do not have the ability or motivation to begin volunteer initiatives that the company hasn’t facilitated.
- Are less likely to participate if they don’t have choice in and affinity toward the cause offered.
After enabling volunteerism, companies experienced:
- Faster revenue growth, process innovation, and product innovation.
- Increased employee engagement, purpose at work, and job satisfaction.
- Lower turnover.
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Module 1: Frame the Employee Volunteer Program
The Purpose
- Determine program scope, metrics, and goals.
- Assess current initiatives and level of employee interest.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Established program scope, metrics, and goals
- Reviewed current initiatives and level of employee interest
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1.1 | Review organizational implications to set program scope. |
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1.2 | Examine organizational data to determine program needs. |
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1.3 | Review existing volunteerism and employee interests. |
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1.4 | Set program goals and metrics. |
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1.5 | Review and select elements. |
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1.6 | Decide parameters of selected elements. |
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Module 2: Operationalize the Program
The Purpose
- Decide on strategic initiatives, program management, and technology that may be necessary.
- Integrate with existing HR programs.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Assessed strategic initiatives, program management, and technology required
- Integrated existing HR programs
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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2.1 | Assess the feasibility of selected elements. |
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2.2 | Review internal data to decide if a strategic cause will be selected. |
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2.3 | Decide on and draft a volunteer program manager role. |
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2.4 | Decide if technology will be used. |
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2.5 | Identify required integration points with other HR program areas. |
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Module 3: Plan to Iterate and Implement the Program
The Purpose
- Set the program parameters.
- Incorporate volunteer recognition practices and share the program’s impact.
- Solicit feedback to evaluate and iterate the program.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Determined program parameters
- Integrated recognition practices
- Generated methods to gather feedback.
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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3.1 | Determine required policies, guidelines, and procedures. |
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3.2 | Identify ways to track and share impact. |
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3.3 | Identify how employees will be recognized. |
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3.4 | Determine how feedback will be gathered for program evaluation. |
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3.5 | Create an action and communication plan. |
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