Welcome to Business Meets Community -a series of volunteer opportunities to benefit youth and your business. We'll help connect your employees employees to your community in that meets your agenda and makes a difference in the lives of Boston area youth.
why volunteer through United Way?
- Partnering with United Way assures the best level of return on your volunteer efforts. Our initiatives and network of partner nonprofits have proven records of making measurable differences in young people's lives.
- By tailoring a program that is right for your company, we make it easy to get involved in rewarding opportunities and even easier for your company to track the results of volunteer time.
- Your company will stand out as a leader in the business community and will have a powerful tool for recruiting quality employees as well as new business.
DID YOU KNOW?
In a recent article of corporate employees, "79 percent say they want to work for a company that cares about its contributions to society."
--Jennifer C. Berkshire, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Research indicates that positive adult/youth relationships beyond the parent/child are the greatest indicator of future success.
benefits to your business
- Promote civic responsibility— make your company a stand-out leader that innovates both inside and outside the workplace.
- Create peer camaraderie— build social capital through a shared experience among employees outside the workplace.
- Build teamwork skills —create the opportunity to cultivate cross-organizational teams.
local success stories
Current Business Meets Community partners include IBM, State Street, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Liberty Mutual, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the list is growing! Click the logos below to learn more about how two organizations, Accenture and WilmerHale, have embraced successful volunteer programs to help local youth and their families.
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