Category: Corporate Citizenship

Corporate Volunteering for a Post-Pandemic World

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Overview IAVE creates a more just and sustainable world by enabling the leaders, organizations, and environments that empower volunteers to become recognized as legitimate and important actors in achieving a just and sustainable world. Lorrie Foster, Director of Corporate Strategy joined Volunteer Canada to discuss IAVE’s new research report, Corporate Volunteering for a Post- Pandemic World for the [email protected] webinar series. Gathering insights from 80 companies operating across 175+ countries, this report provides an in-depth, global look at the current state of corporate volunteering. The report is built on examinations, of the realities, trends and best practices that continue to […]

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Category: Corporate Citizenship

Community Impact and the Role of Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s)

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Equity and belonging are foundational principles in diversity and inclusion strategies for many companies. Employee Resource Groups can play a pivotal role in advancing these principles, in the company and in society. During our April 2022 [email protected] webinar, we heard how HSBC Canada has co-created community investment programs with HSBC’s employee resource groups to deliver positive impact in the community. During this webinar Laurel Jay, Manager of Inclusion and Talent gave an in-depth overview of HSBC’s employee resource groups and their functions within the company. Kate Minson, Manager of Community investment, highlighted HSBC’s best practices for success and illustrated the […]

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Category: Corporate Citizenship

Moving from Empathy to Action: Three National Volunteer Week Questions for Companies

Posted On By Megan Conway

“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” – Mohsin Hamid This year’s theme for National Volunteer Week (April 24-April 30) is “Empathy in Action”.  At Volunteer Canada, we believe that empathy is something that needs to be constantly practiced in service of ourselves and the greater good.  Empathy isn’t a destination we arrive at on a map.  It is a journey requiring connections, reflection, and heart. Historically, we may have had greater ability to distance ourselves from major problems. This is no longer the case as the world is so interconnected. In the past two year, perhaps […]

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