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Three ways to benefit your workplace and your community
BY: CONNIE LAUGHLIN
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This has been one the most challenging years of our lifetime. Undue burdens have been placed on so many, so let us be resourceful in finding ways to help one another. Creating a volunteer program or charitable fundraising opportunity could be a worthwhile human resources (HR) initiative to roll out right now.
Employers who allow their employees to choose the beneficiary and take part in the efforts create an environment of respect, gratitude and company pride. There is no better recruiting tool than offering a workplace with a positive community image, and one where employees find satisfaction in their work and are happy to come to work every day.
1. SHARING YOUR TIME
Giving of one’s time could very well be the biggest sacrifice. But when you carve out time to mentor young professionals, aid in fundraising campaigns or feed the hungry, you are sure to find that everyone benefits. Whether you are an employee or employer, your value might be determined by the gifts you are willing to share with others today or tomorrow. Be generous.
One winning HR initiative is to offer paid time off or another award of honor to employees who volunteer at nonprofits that provide services, such as relief support to flood victims, raising funds for needy children at Christmas time or planting trees on Arbor Day.
2. SHARING YOUR TALENT
What are your collective talents? God gave each of us certain gifts that we can share. Can you teach something, host an event or mentor a young executive? A local businessman and friend of mine told me that he had a mentor early on in his professional career; he accredits his financial success to that one relationship!
Philanthropic efforts grow morale and loyal employees. Everyone works together for the common good, no matter if we are helping our clients or our community. We are all working together as a team.
“For it is in giving that we receive.” –ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
You see philanthropic efforts grow morale and loyal employees. Everyone works together for the common good, no matter if we are helping our clients or our community. We are all working together as a team.
3. SHARING YOUR TREASURE
Financial treasure is not the only kind of treasure to be given. What can you donate? What do you have that someone else could use or benefit from?
“The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.” –PROVERBS 22:9
Our employees at UniqueHR and Unique Employment love the Friday Jeans program. Everyone who agrees to donate money electronically from each pay period gets to wear jeans on Fridays.
Toward the end of the year, we all get together and vote on a worthy charitable cause beneficial to our community, the company matches, and then we can offer some much-needed help. We are a tight-knit group, turnover is rare and our employees are enthusiastically engaged because we enjoy what we do, and part of that is giving back!
“We rise by lifting others.” –ROBERT INGERSOLL
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” –WINSTON CHURCHILL
Connie Laughlin is a business consultant for UniqueHR, a locally headquartered provider of HR services (PEO). You may contact her at 361-852-6392, No. 112, or conniel@uniquehr.com.
