After 20 years of developing, enhancing and rewarding successful Employee Volunteer Programs (EVPs), we understand what makes them successful.
seven characteristics of successful EVPs
1. Integration with business functions, objectives and core competencies
2. Support by senior management
3. Reflects the culture and values of a company while adding value to business objectives
4. Has clearly defined goals for the community, employees and the company
5. Has established procedures that manage, track and evaluate the effectiveness of the program
6. Utilizes strategic community and organizational partners to effectively target and address serious social problems
7. Incorporates skills-based volunteering or volunteering that contributes workplace skills
To ensure success for your Employee Volunteer Program, our strategy consulting and advisory services offer solutions to help you gain a competitive advantage and drive employee volunteer program and corporate responsibility excellence.
- Programming Assessment and Design - Using the Points of Light program assessment tools, our staff will diagnose and assess your program to assist with identifying areas of strength and areas that may require future development. Our expertise in complex programming design and our model of continuum of service position us as the go-to destination for companies of all sizes looking to improve their community service initiatives.
- Global Program Integration - We work with corporate partners to deepen their impact through volunteering around the world. Points of Light helps companies engage and equip employees across their enterprise by assisting in the design, development, and management of small to large scale employee engagement programs. With a flexible framework and approach, we ensure programs are aligned with a company’s strategic objectives, tailored to fit specific markets and community needs, aimed at simplifying a company’s role in volunteer management and designed to increase the impact of employee volunteers and create meaningful change in the communities served or issues addressed. We are uniquely positioned to accelerate and align program impact across multiple international markets.
- Evaluation and Measurement - As Employee Volunteer Programs continue to grow and the corporate America quantifies, measured and reports their activities and impact, CSR managers are pressured to prove the value of their programs, invest corporate money more strategically and continuously strengthen the social impact of workplace volunteering. Points of Light Corporate Institute works with corporations, private foundations, government agencies and community-based and national nonprofits to measure the performance and impact of volunteer programming around the country and abroad. Find these great corporate offerings in our resource section.
- To help you put an economic value on the time volunteers give to you organization, Points of Light developed the Economic Impact of Volunteers Calculator. It estimates the appropriate wage rate for volunteer time based on what the person occupation and the value of specific tasks according to market conditions as reported by the US Department of Labor and as made available yearly by Independent Sector. Organizations can use the Calculator to determine the value of the time their volunteers give doing a wide variety of volunteer jobs.