"To experience something different and help out a community and also get to know our new employees better was definitely beneficial to our company."
MATT DARDENNE
Red Six Media
Reports
Project Helping
Explains corporate social responsibility and provides some data about how volunteering improves the workplace.
United Health Group
Summarizes a study that found that volunteering not only improves employees' personal health but also employers' health.
America's Charities
Section on volunteering and pro bono statistics: 82% of surveyed employees want volunteer projects, and 92% of human resources respondents say volunteering improves employee relationships.
FrontStream
Volunteering increases empolyee recruitment, engagement, and the company's ROI.
Center for Economic and Policy Research
An analysis examining volunteering as a pathway to employment and other logistics.
Deloitte US
A survey report of volunteering benefits for resume building, teambuilding, and skill building.
America's Charities
Highlights that businesses lose money by replacing staff, and that volunteering improves work skills and ethic, which therefore increases employee retention.
Articles
The Wall Street Journal
How volunteering helps individuals in either advancing in the workplace or developing a new skill.
Huffington Post
Volunteering improves workplace morale by improving productivity, pride, gratitude, and ethics.
TeamBonding
Three ways volunteering benefits workplace team building: group achievement, corporate social responsibility, and experiences outside the workplace.
Business News Daily
Highlights and includes a study that reveals that employers who encourage and promote volunteering boost morale, workplace atmosphere, and brand preception.
Next Avenue
How volunteering can help you get the job or gain the skills to do so.
The Balance
Proven benefits of volunteering through studies & research.
Forbes
Documented studies and benefits of volunteering from credited professionals.
Business 4 Better
Includes top companies' perspectives and statistics on the turn of having employees volunteer.
The New York Times
An easy read. How volunteering helps individuals in either advancing in the workplace or developing a new skill.
Forbes
Explains how volunteering benefits companies by expanding empolyee work skills, including increased collaboration, self-awareness, and employee retention.
Help Guide
How volunteering makes you healthier and happier. How to get the most from your volunteering experience.
Forbes
Younger people are more attracted to companies that have corporate social responsibility programs.