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With HR and CSR leaders increasingly aware that strong corporate volunteer and giving programs are an essential part of a positive employee experience, the  question on everyone’s minds is: but how can I get employees to actually participate?

CSR managers are always bemoaning the challenges of elevating participation in their volunteer and giving programs, and for good reason. Average participation rates for these programs are low, and that has a lot to do with the limited resources and attention that’s dedicated to most corporate volunteer and giving programs. Getting your busy employees away from their desks and focused on something other than work can be more daunting than you think, even though most employees express an avid desire to give back at work.

We live in an era of increased telecommuting, and employees love it that way. Global Analytics Workplace estimates that roughly 3.7 million employees (2.8% of the workforce) now work from home at least half the time, 50% of the US workforce holds a job that is compatible with at least partial telework and approximately 20-25% of the workforce teleworks at some frequency

A culture of giving back is not only one of the most inspiring ways to engage employees, it also offers something even better than engagement: worker passion.

Matching gifts are often the best kept secret at companies across the country.

Employee engagement firm Quantum Workplace recently issued its annual report on employee engagement, and the results are interesting for anyone curious about how their city stacks up as a building ground for employee engagement.

 In increasing numbers, business leaders understand that corporate volunteer and giving programs are an essential part of their organization’s overall CSR efforts. But many don’t fully grasp the significant bottom line benefits of these programs. 

It’s been four years since Gallup last issued a State of the American Workplace report, so its 2017 report was met with anticipation by anyone who cares about the employee experience and employee engagement. Using data collected from more than 195,600 U.S. employees in 2015 and 2016, Gallup created its third iteration of this report, which was first issued in 2010.

As more employees are giving back at work, companies have the responsibility and opportunity to help steer donations to chosen causes. The consequence of these choices is not always apparent, but for Silicon Valley companies a recent report lays bare exactly what’s at stake.

Over the past decade, companies have increased their focus on and investments in employee engagement. But engagement levels across the world have stagnated or are on the decline. Why?