School Supply Drive update:
A big THANK YOU to our Corporate Volunteer Council for their School Supply Drive! More than 1,400 items were collected and will be donated to Northside Elementary in Alliance and Massillon Middle School.
School supplies collected by:
AEP
Best Buy
Diebold, Inc.
Hall, Kistler & Company, LLP
Power Systems Development
SARTA
Sterilite Corporation
Buckingham, Doolittle
Community Legal Aid Services, Inc.
Solmet Technologies, Inc.
Corporate Volunteer Council
The Corporate Volunteer Council is a local coalition of companies that promote and participate in employee volunteerism. The mission of the CVC is to promote and strengthen corporate volunteerism within its membership and surrounding communities. The CVC recognizes the importance of volunteering and is committed to helping companies in their efforts to support local community agencies. The CVC also encourages the creation of public-private volunteer partnerships.
The goals of the CVC are:
- To serve as a networking tool by providing a way for companies to exchange information and obtain assistance regarding employee volunteer programs
- To provide a forum where member companies can learn about community needs for employee volunteers
- To provide a means for member companies to work together on a community need or problem through joint projects
- To advance the role of volunteerism in corporations and institutions
- To improve our members' capacity to support their own volunteer programs by serving as a network for members to exchange information about volunteer programs and opportunities
- To act as a resource for companies initiating or expanding employee volunteer programs
- To inform members about local non-profit organizations seeking volunteer support from the corporate community
CVC provides members with the professional expertise to develop and enhance their volunteer programs. We provide the tools snecessary for members to become leaders in the field and to elevate their program to new heights.
Benefits of membership include:
- Greater community awareness and recognition of your company's commitment to volunteerism
- Personal and professional development through programs and workshops
- Opportunity to network and share ideas and successful programs with other corporate volunteer program leaders
- Programs that provide tools and resources to enhance new and well-established volunteer programs
- Heightened awareness of current community needs
- Membership directory
Companies, employees, and the community reap the benefits of employee volunteerism. Some of these benefits include:
Company Benefits
- Improves relationships with surrounding community
- Improves public image
- Builds a cohesive, motivated workforce
- Increases employee performance and productivity
- Helps establish and enhance corporate or brand repubation in new or existing markets
Employee Benefits
- Improves leadership and interpersonal skills
- Reduces isolation and increases interaction with employees in other segments and levels of company
- Adds variety and fulfillment and increases sense of self worth
- Improves the community services employees and their families use
Community Benefits
- Provides new talent and energy by increasing number of volunteers and pool of available skills
- Increases understanding between businesses and nonprofit sector
- Supports the quality of life in the community
- Gives capacity to provide community services that otherwise might be impossible
- CVC provides members with professional expertise to develop and enhance their volunteer programs. We provide the tools necessary for members to become leaders in the field and to elevate their program to new heights
For more information on the Corporate Volunteer Council, contact Kimberly Douce, director of volunteer resources, at (330) 491-9985 or kdouce@uwgsc.org. |
