volunteering & employment: benefits for individuals, nonprofits and companies - jan2014 bpn

Volunteering and Employment:Benefits for Individuals, Nonprofits and Companies

Jill SilliphantCorporate Citizenship LeadDeloitte

Alison DorseySocial Impact ManagerLinkedIn

Panelists: Facilitator:

Greg BaldwinPresident

VolunteerMatch

January 15, 2014

Robin GhertnerSenior Research AnalystCorporation for National and Community Service

Mary HydeActing Director of Research and EvaluationCorporation for National andCommunity Service

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• We will pose questions at the end of the presentation

• A copy of the slides will be circulated after the event

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Introductions:Meet the Presenters

LinkedIn for Good

Alison Dorsey, Social Impact Manager

Copyright © 2014 Deloitte Development LLC5

Deloitte is the largest professional services organization in the U.S., specializing in audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services. Doing what we do best, through skills-based volunteering, serves as a powerful tool in strengthening charitable organizations and addressing our nation’s most pressing societal issues.

Jill Silliphant leads Corporate Citizenship for one of Deloitte’s three US regions and its National Pro Bono program anchored by a commitment to provide $110 million in pro bono service to leading nonprofits.

DeloitteCorporate Citizenship


Deloitte2013 IMPACT Survey

For several years, the Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT research series has focused on measuring important aspects of corporate community involvement.

$855 millionleveragedby partners

5 million Americans

70,000locations

CNCS: Who We Are

64.5 million (1 in 4) Americans

7.9 billion hours

$175 billion

Volunteering in America

Individuals

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Volunteer and Causes Section (3mm members)

� Share the causes you care about, organizations you support, and volunteer experience

� Encourage your board, donors, volunteers and employees to add the field to their profiles

Brand New: Share your volunteer aspirations with your trusted professional network (500k members)

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Volunteer Marketplace (volunteer.linkedin.com)


Did you enjoy your experience when you volunteered?

College seniors Military personnel

94% 94%

Have you ever considered volunteering at a nonprofit, without pay, in order to develop your skills, leadership and marketability for a future job?

College seniors Military personnel

46% 48%


For Volunteers

• Research has shown that volunteering is associated with a number of benefits to the individual volunteer.

– Volunteers have higher likelihood of finding work

– Employers may view volunteer work on par with paid work if it is in related field

• A note of caution: research is not conclusive.

– Studies have typically found modest relationships between volunteering and employment

• Effect of volunteering likely depends on why you volunteer.

– Seeking volunteer opportunities that give you skills, experience and exposure may increase your chances of finding work through volunteering

For Volunteers

Decision to volunteerDecision to volunteer

Increased social networksIncreased

social networks

Increased skills and experienceIncreased skills and experience

Signal of personal

characteristics

Signal of personal

characteristics

Employment through�Direct benefit of volunteering

RelationshipsRelationships

Added valueAdded value

Personal qualityPersonal quality

For Volunteers

• Volunteers have a 27% higher odds of finding work after being out of work

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Nonprofits

Nonprofit Company Pages

Volunteer Marketplace (nonprofits.linkedin.com)

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Advanced People Search

The key to finding great talent! Once you build your profile and begin building your network, LinkedIn provides an easy to use search tool that lets you find and connect with the right individuals.

LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved

Basic Facets

� Location

� Title

� Education

� Company

� Industry

Advanced Facets

� Groups

� Years of Experience

� Job Function

� Company Size

� And moreK

Board Member Connect

LinkedIn Board Member Connect is a program that helps nonprofit leaders find high quality board members.

It was built on the premise that by leveraging your network and those of your connections--you can identify quality talent interested in helping you achieve your mission.


Program Features:

� Free annual subscription to Talent Finder (exp 2018)

� Exclusive Board Member Connect Group

� Product webcast training

� Industry best practices



When thinking about the possibility of hiring veterans, do you believe that veterans have gained valuable experience and skills as part of the military that would be beneficial to your organization?

Yes No

94% 6%


DeloitteIMPACT Survey

The value of volunteers’ workplace skills

Non-profit executives Corporate volunteers

Don’t know Not Valuable Valuable

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2,000+ orgs

4,000+ grants

For Nonprofits

Disaster Services

Economic Opportunity

Education

Environmental Stewardship

Healthy Futures

Veterans and Military Families

For Nonprofits: AmeriCorps

– Direct services

– Capacity building to manage programs and volunteers

– Volunteer engagement

For Nonprofits:Senior Corps & VGF

• Senior Corps engages older Americans, many of whom are highly skilled, in service opportunities.

• Volunteer Generation Fund funds states to engage in volunteer recruitment and management.

For Nonprofits

• Volunteers are more successful and stick around when they are engaged in activities that align with their original motivation to volunteer.

• Identify synergies with volunteers that are looking to gain employable skills and networking opportunities

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Companies

Corporate Volunteering Programs

Volunteer and Causes Section

Leverage this to find and track the ways in which your employees volunteer, the causes that interest them, and the organizations they support.

Advanced People Search

Find the employees at your company who have specifically told their network that they want to volunteer or join a nonprofit board and use those details to inform program planning.

Social Impact Influencer Channel

Keep employees informed of current issues and trends in the social sector with recent posts from LinkedIn Influencers.


Social Impact Influencers Channel

Craig Newmark

Beth Kanter

Katya Andresen

Cory Booker

Bill Drayton

Charles Best

Aaron Hurst

Jim Kim

Leila Janah

For Corporations

• Volunteer experience should be an important factor considered by employers.

• Volunteering increases skill sets and experience, making volunteers more productive on the job.

– Volunteers believe their skill sets and employability improved.

– Volunteers increased their social ties - an asset to companies and indicative of interpersonal skills.

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Save the Date – February 19th

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Going Global: What to Consider Before Launching an International Employee

Volunteering Program

WednesdayFebruary 19th, 201410 a.m. – 11 a.m. PT (1-2 p.m. ET)

Featuring: Amanda MacArthurVice President, Global Pro Bono and EngagementPYXERA Global

Vicky HushVice President, Strategic PartnershipsVolunteerMatch

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