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Employee Engagement: A Resource Round-Up

Posted by Ms. Jordan Shue, May 29, 2014 0 comments


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In response to an increase in demand for corporate social responsibility–as well as employee expectations for opportunities that are more connected to their workplace and community–businesses are incorporating more and more chances for employee engagement with nonprofits and social causes, in addition to monetary support for these organizations. This is a tremendous opportunity for the arts sector, as it has much to offer individual employees who seek to feel more fulfilled in their work and everyday lives.

As a result of engaging employees, arts organizations stand a better chance of showing real results to businesses about how the arts can enrich our world while encouraging productivity, motivation, and pride in employees, in addition to boosting corporate reputation. For more information on the different arts engagement options you can present to employees, read our most recent blog post, The New Face of Volunteering. Below are some of our recent favorite links about employee engagement:

  1. Giving At Work–when employees ask for more, how can nonprofits use this as leverage? Tom Watson reports for Forbes on a panel discussion he took part in at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on employee engagement and corporate philanthropy.
  2. What drives employee engagement, and what are the traits of employees on whom engagement programs and practices are working? TriplePundit lays out the facts on why corporate philanthropy is key to employee engagement.
  3. In a world in which charities are facing greater challenges, more is expected from them from both companies and employee donors. Forbes has the Snapshot 2014 report from America’s Charities on issues and trends in corporate giving and employee engagement.
  4. Steve Delfin, President and CEO of America’s Charities, writes in the Huffington Post about the Charities@Work Conference, in which the shifting world of workplace giving and employee engagement was a main topic of discussion. He’s got some great tips to consider when examining your employee engagement programs.
  5. Worried that starting a workplace giving campaign won’t reap rewards that are worth the effort? Bloomberg news shows that not only do people expect such programs, but employers use them to attract, engage, and retain top employees.
  6. So we’ve shown that employees and employers want opportunities to become engaged in the work of arts nonprofits. But how do we get employees to commit to volunteer programs? Ester Zolotnitsky lays out the steps on Realized Worth.

Let us know if you stumble across any other great resources on employee engagement, and feel free to share your challenges, goals, and successes with us! Visit the pARTnership Movement for more information, including toolkits about enacting employee engagement programs, establishing a Business Volunteers for the Arts® program, and bringing arts-based training programs to the workplace. The pARTnership Movement is an initiative of Americans for the Arts that aims to reach business leaders with the message that partnering with the arts can build their competitive advantage.

Follow the Arts & Business Council of New York on Twitter (@ArtsBizNY) and tune in today, May 29th as they share tips and resources relating to #EmployeeEngagement throughout the day!

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