Corporate
& Employee Volunteering
General
Information Corporate
Volunteering: The potential and the way forward
This
is a 50 page report (in word format) produced by New
Zealander Darren Quirk, following the completion of
a Churchill Fellowship tour during 1998, that examined
international 'best practice' trends in the area of
corporate social responsibility.
Corporate
Volunteering Report 2006
Philanthropy
Australia commissioned this report into the experience
of corporate volunteering, with input from co-ordinators
of volunteering programs from both corporate and not
for profit organisations. Hayley Hext, a Masters of
Community Management student at UTS, interviewed participants
and wrote the report.
Corporate
Volunteering Survey Report 2006
Produced
by Volunteering Australia in partnership with Esanda
and Australia Cares, surveyed a range of companies
who support employee volunteering. This is a very
comprehensive report well worth reading.
Employee
Volunteering Guide
Produced
by the NSW Premier's Department, the Employee Volunteering
Guide aims to be a practical resource for company
and not-for-profit organisations interested in employee
volunteering in the community. From the Community
Builders website.
Good
Practice Participate Website
This
site helps NZ public servants to engage successfully
with community organisations when decisions are being
made.
It was initiated in 2002 by a working group of community
and government representatives seeking to enhance
government's participatory processes.
Melbourne
Cares
Melbourne
Cares aims to broker mutually beneficial and sustainable
partnerships within the private, public and non-profit
sectors by offering a wide menu of flexible employee
volunteering and community investment opportunities
which are meaningful, accessible and fun.
Positive
Outcomes Web Site
Positive
Outcomes are an Australian company who specialise
in assisting businesses to be sustainable through
outstanding corporate social responsibility and corporate
citizenship programs.
Virtual
Corporate Roundtable
During the International
Year of Volunteers (2001) in Australia, each month
was allocated a different theme. December's theme
was "Corporate Participation," and corporations
with volunteer programs were invited to sit on a IYV
Corporate Volunteers Virtual Roundtable in order to
share the work their company in regards to volunteer
involvement. The roundtable is archived on the website
of the National Library and offers many good examples
of corporate volunteering involvement in Australia.
Specific
Australasian Corporate / Employee Programs
goodcompany
goodcompany
exists to help put young professionals in contact
with community organisations seeking assistance with
specific one-off needs and projects.
Positive
Outcomes Web Site
Positive
Outcomes are an Australian company who specialise
in assisting businesses to be sustainable through
outstanding corporate social responsibility and corporate
citizenship programs.
International
Resources on Corporate Social Responsibility
Additional links and
information on this topic from around the world care
of our friends at Energize.
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