Season of Giving: Ways to Share Your Light in the Workplace
We’re kicking off day four of
our
Season of Giving: 9 Ways to Share Your Light
by highlight
ing
how you can be more civica
lly engaged
through
you
r
workplace.
This element in our Civic Circle focuses on the different ways that you can give back to your community
by the cho
ices
you make in your
career and daily work
. Our
shows that over 40 percent of Generation Z and 25 percent of Millennials c
onsider
a company’s
level of social responsibility and position on important issues before they
apply
for
and/or
accept a
job
with a potential employer
.
The choice of where you work and how companies
choose to
engage their employees has an impact
on
applicant pools, retention rates and employee satisfaction
.
Points of Light’s
The
Civic 50
initiative
recognizes the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation
annually. We are guiding the way for corporate citizenship and shin
ing
a light on businesses committed to doing good. Read more about United Parcel Service
,
our partner 
and
one of
the
Civic 50 honoree
s
,
on our blog:
.
What can you do to be civically engaged at work? Here are a few tips:
- Research the social responsibility programs of the companies you are applying to or working for and see how much they give back to your own community and communities across the globe.
- Find out if your employer has a volunteer program and sign up to participate. If they don’t have one, share our resources with your leadership and ask them to explore ways your company can get more civically involved. Check out Points of Light’s Community for Employee Civic Engagement for ideas.
- If you are a business owner or hold a leadership position, explore the ways your organization can give back. You can motivate your supply chain to engage in this work with you, amplifying your impact.
- We recently launched The Civic 50 survey, a benchmarking tool for companies in the United States with revenues of $1 billion or more, to measure their community engagement and social impact. Encourage your company to take the survey and see how they measure up.
At Points of Light, w
e believe that companies, their employees, partners, vendors and customers
are critical to
drive
transformative social change in communities across the globe.
We en
courage you to learn more about
.