What is Employer Supported Volunteering?
A volunteer is someone who gives their time, without payment, to benefit other people or the environment.
Employer supported volunteering (ESV) is when volunteering by employees is promoted, encouraged and recognised by an employer. Employees may volunteer either during work time or their own time.
Involve Swindon’s 4 Strands of volunteering
Employees can give their time and develop their skills in four types of volunteering:
- Team challenges - one-off practical tasks to improve local sites such as children’s playgrounds, social centres or places of environmental interest
- Providing business expertise - completing a short project for a charity, eg writing a business plan or designing a website
- Helping to manage a local charity or school - as a trustee or school governor
- Becoming a regular volunteer - a variety of activities from mentoring a young person to visiting an older person
Find out more about our 4 strands of volunteering from our case studies, testimonials, and video below.
The benefits of ESV
Employee volunteering provides benefits to the employer, the volunteer and the charity. These include:
- skills development
- team building
- positive staff attitudes and morale (leading to improved staff retention)
- raised company profile
- contribution to the Corporate Social Responsibility agenda
- increased understanding of the wider community and market place.
More details on the benefits of ESV
If you would like to get involved, please contact us.
