Metro Volunteers is your Connection for Community Impact!

The ultimate goal of an employee volunteer program is to give back to the community. However, it has been our experience that both the volunteers and their organizations benefit from giving of their time and talents.

Potential employee benefits:
• A greater a sense of teamwork
• Increased motivation, pride and engagement
• Improved communication with and appreciation for colleagues
• Personal satisfaction for making a significant impact in the community

Potential organizational benefits:*
• Corporate citizenship makes a tangible contribution to a company’s bottom line
• Employee volunteerism fits the traditions and values of the company
• Volunteerism results in an improved reputation and image
• Corporate citizenship is important to customers
• Support of employee volunteerism helps to recruit and retain employees

*Source: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
 

Employee Volunteer Service Projects
Metro Volunteers will work with you to ensure employee participation in service projects results in significant positive impact, both within our community and your organization. We can help you create projects in the following ways:

• Referred Service Project: We can connect you to opportunities in our community. Click here to search our database for ideas on planning your own service project.
• Researched Service Project: We will research ideas for your organization with focus on specific interest areas or a range of opportunities. You then decide to plan and execute your own project or to partner with us.
• Managed Service Project – Basic: We will partner with you to identify, plan and execute your service project.
• Managed Service Project – Custom: We will partner with you to design, execute and evaluate a superior service project that addresses the interest areas, values and goals of your organization.
 

Employee Volunteer Program Development
Metro Volunteers provides training and support for businesses of all sizes interested in developing or rebuilding a dynamic, solid employee volunteer program. Metro Volunteers is equipped with the relationships and experience to make your program a recognized asset for your organization. Our services include:
• Conducting an employee survey to assess current involvement, interests and potential participation
• Coordination of program strategies, procedures, budgets and recognition programs
• Selection and training of program and project leaders
 

For More Information
Please contact Paula Henry, Director of Volunteer Engagement, for more information on any of our programs at 303.282.1234 ext. 315 or paulah@metrovolunteers.org