Corporate Volunteerism

Position Paper
Corporate Volunteerism
American workers are being stretched as never before. While the rest of the industrialized world works an average week of no more than forty hours a week and receives three to six weeks of vacation time per year, the typical American worker is expected to work more than forty hours per week and not take more than two to three weeks of vacation per year. Add to the equation family obligations, social commitments and religious activities and it equals one stressed worker. How can this person feed their altruistic side? As large companies are trying to do more with less, and workers are more time-stressed than ever before, corporate volunteerism has allowed companies to give back to the community without increasing the bottom line. Volunteerism is a key component of many companies' philanthropic and community affairs programs. Corporate volunteerism can be a triple win: helping people in the commu...