Directing Employee Recruitment Via Corporate Giving Programs

By Sebastian Troup


What comes as a challenging accomplishment for today's workforce is perhaps that ability to balance earning for their living in a rather changeable economy along with yearning to do good in order that working gives them meaning that can go beyond the offer of a paycheck.

Employers are likewise balancing priorities: While maintaining a sustainable level of profit is as important as ever for business growth and prosperity, public and business leaders alike feel that companies have a moral obligation to give back to the communities that create their profit.

Fortunately, these goals are not mutually exclusive. These two balancing acts can complement each other by leveraging the power of corporate giving programs as an effective strategy to drive employee recruitment.

Today's workforce reveals to have different priorities as opposed to the ones in the past, according to the studies. Instead of fixing their eyes on how to earn the highest salary or how to have the best benefits package, they are also looking into the kind of workplace culture before they apply for any company. Workers are now interested in knowing the level of autonomy and empowerment which they can be with in case they join the company's workforce as well as whether the company's mission and values jive with theirs.

Keeping those factors in consideration, know that most job seekers today especially Millennials recently out of college with really desired technical knowledge are found to forego slightly higher pays to be with a company who demonstrates social activeness along with the commitment to causes they are passionate about.

A healthy employee volunteer program that provides paid time off to volunteer for causes in the local community can be very attractive to a potential employee who is already committed to volunteering or charitable giving in some way.

Offering employees the chance to participate in a charitable payroll deduction system can be an excellent option for those who want to give, but simply don't have a great deal of free time that they can devote to a charitable cause. In this way, they can donate easily and not have to worry about writing out checks or filling out forms.

Obviously, no level of corporate giving can make up for a compensation package which is out of line with industry norms. But if your organization offers a competitive salary and benefits package, you can create a powerful differentiating factor by establishing and promoting a strong, strategic corporate philanthropy program that heavily involves your employees.

A company with such a positive reputation tends to attract the attention of more potential employees, giving the company ample opportunity to choose the best and brightest available. Cause marketing attracts more customers as the company's positive reputation spreads via online media and word-of-mouth.

When a company is devoted to that long term program of corporate giving where employees are involved, it is bound to enjoy employee engagement on a much higher level causing more productivity, profitability and a good boost of morale.

New recruits will find it perfect and are likely to join and instantly start being involved in the organization as they learn from the examples set by those before them in a workplace with a culture for philanthropy. Taking part in volunteer efforts also provides a great way for new employees to get to know their co-workers on a more personal level.




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