While graduate school might come to mind when you think about a fellowship program, things have changed over the past few years! Professional fellowship opportunities, like the GIVE Fellowship at Business Volunteers Maryland, are designed to help cultivate leaders, grow networks, offer unparalleled professional development opportunities and have a positive impact on the community. What are some of the benefits of GIVE? Professional Development Fellowships offer structured education and professional development opportunities designed to help those who want to make a difference in their community. They offer the resources, support and networks needed to learn new things and pursue goals that would seem unreachable otherwise. Our GIVE Fellowship offers a […]
4 Reasons That the Best Businesses Volunteer
What is the difference between your business and the most high-profile businesses in the world? If you’re without an employee volunteer program, one of those differences might be that the best businesses volunteer! 4 Reasons the Best Businesses Volunteer 1. Salesforce: Salesforce is a serious supporter of volunteering. Every year, they offer employees up to 48 hours of paid time off for volunteering. Salesforce uses a 1-1-1 philanthropy model, which means that the company pledges to leverage 1% of employee time, technology and resources to give back to communities around the world. That investment in volunteering has led to donations to programs, over $80 million in grants and over 1,000,000 […]
Why the Best Businesses Are Active in Their Communities
How often does your business partake in activities that benefit your community? Whether it’s a drive to collect canned goods for a local food pantry or a volunteer day to paint the walls at the elementary school around the corner, the best businesses are active in their communities. Why is community engagement such a critical part of maintaining a healthy, productive team? Grow Your Community When your business gives back to the communities where your employees work and live, you are taking an active role in developing the community around you, raising the employees that might work for your business someday and helping members of your community succeed. Small and […]