External benefits of corporate giving:

• Improved customer loyalty, Enhanced reputation and standing in the community
• Increased positive name recognition and brand awareness
• New and enhanced relationships with key community leaders and officials
• Beneficial business-to-business relationships with nonprofits
• A reservoir of goodwill within the community
• Healthier, more livable and economically stronger communities

Internal benefits of corporate giving:

• Competitive advantage in attracting and retaining employees
• Leadership and development opportunities for employees
• Exposure of senior staff to new ideas, points of view and important social movements
• Improved internal communication and common purpose

The benefits of having an Employee Volunteer Program

• Attract and retain quality employees through a commitment to the community.
• Have a positive effect on building employee loyalty. Research from Walker Information's 2001 National Employee Benchmark Study reports that, of employees who are extremely or very involved in volunteering through work, 73% say their employer's support has made them more committed to their jobs.
• Reinvest in the community to create social cohesion and a healthy business environment.
• Maximize your Company's impact and public image in the community through service and philanthropy.
• Help employees respond to community needs in a way that aligns with your Company's core values and brand promise.
• Foster a team spirit and giving employees a chance to get to know their colleagues outside the workplace
• Offer an added-value job experience, focused on employee pride and fulfillment.
• Leverage the impact of your community involvement through group efforts.
• Provide consistent communications about the Company's volunteerism efforts internally and externally, thus creating employee pride, increased employee morale and loyalty, and better opportunities for external recognition and awareness of your volunteerism efforts.
• Most importantly, help employees have an even greater impact in the community with their volunteerism and service.
  
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