Group Opportunities
We love volunteer groups!
Pull together your friends, family, or coworkers and have fun making a difference.
Who builds with Lakes Area Habitat?
BUSINESS GROUPS
Our business partners enjoy unique team-building volunteer opportunities for employees, great PR, and many more benefits. Learn more about corporate volunteerism.
FAITH-BASED GROUPS
Faith-based groups are important partners in our mission. Building together allows entire congregations to put their faith into action. Learn how to get your group involved!
YOUTH & EDUCATION GROUPS
Young people and students play a huge role in our mission. We work with youth and education groups to provide special volunteer opportunities.
COMMUNITY GROUPS
Community groups and organizations are important partners in our mission. Learn how to get your group involved, or join a special build as an individual!
CORPORATE VOLUNTEERISM
Corporate volunteering has always been one of the best ways companies can give back to their communities – and it’s becoming more and more common. In fact, According to the Society for Human Resource Management, more than 25% of all organizations now offer some form of volunteering in the workplace.
What is Corporate Volunteerism?
Corporate volunteerism is a way for corporations and their employees to give back to their communities. Corporate volunteerism is a systemic commitment to providing volunteer opportunities throughout the company, and it can take different forms at different companies.
Here are some examples of what corporate volunteerism looks like:
- Organizing specific events for teams from within the office to engage in a joint volunteer activity together
- Giving employees the flexibility to leave the office during the day to pursue volunteer activities
- Matching your employees’ volunteer hours with a monetary donation to the organization
While corporate volunteerism is predominantly driven by sending employees out to volunteer sites, there is another form of corporate volunteerism called volunteer time off (or VTO, for short).
What Is Volunteer Time Off (VTO)?
Volunteer time off (VTO) is a great tool to promote corporate responsibility and maintain work/life balance – two of the most important aspects of job satisfaction today. Essentially, it’s giving employees a bank of time to use solely for volunteering. VTO is often completely separate from sick time, holiday time, paid time off (PTO), and other forms of compensated non-work hours.
Typically, employees can use VTO to volunteer at an organization of their choice, providing them with autonomy and flexibility in choosing how to give back to their community.
Benefits of Corporate Volunteering
Corporate volunteerism has an overwhelmingly positive effect on the social impact of a company and the satisfaction of its employees. Here are just a few benefits corporate volunteerism has on companies, employees, and communities:
Corporate Volunteering Boosts Employee Satisfaction, Motivation, and Retention
Offering corporate volunteerism increases employee morale. In fact, a Deloitte survey found 70% of employees believe volunteer activities are more likely to boost employee morale than company-sponsored happy hours. Further studies show that millennial employees value corporate social responsibility more than any generation before them, which means that corporate volunteerism is only getting more popular and is more likely to attract younger employees.
Contact Our Volunteer Coordinator to learn more about how your business can get involved with Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity.
