An Employee Volunteer Program (EVP) is a business practice which seeks to enable employees to volunteer under the sponsorship and leadership of the employer. An EVP allows a company to share their resources with the community and local nonprofits through volunteerism. EVPs often encourage and motivate employees to match paid volunteer time with external personal volunteer hours. Effective and sustainable EVPs meet company priorities, address employee interests, and target real community needs. A formalized EVP may consist of a company’s plan, policy, budget, staffing and support for recruiting, retaining, recognizing and engaging employee volunteers.
Benefits to Employees
An EVP would provide opportunities to engage employees in meaningful community service, boosting employee morale and satisfaction. EVPs have been shown to:
- Increase job satisfaction, attitude and morale
- Promote leadership and skill development
- Encourage teamwork
- Expand networking within the organization
- Increase cross departmental communication and camaraderie
Benefits to Organization
EVPs have also proven to:
- Increase visibility and networking
- Enhance positive community image and reputation
- Increase employee morale, loyalty and productivity
- Create teambuilding opportunities
- Generate recognition as a good work environment/ employer of choice
- Recognize employees for their efforts
The Central Indiana Corporate Volunteer Council (CICVC) is a professional association of businesses and corporations administering and developing community involvement and employee volunteer programs in partnership with nonprofit organizations. This diverse group of businesses work together to help meet the community’s needs by promoting and participating in community volunteerism. To learn more about joining the CICVC, click here.
WHAT IS AN EVP?
Central Indiana Corporate Volunteer Council
Promoting community improvement through corporate volunteerism.
