CSR is generally understood to be the expression of an organisations commitment to and acceptance of its role in society and more particularly within their communities; it is also a prerequisite of achieving a quality mark such as Investors in People or ISO9001. For companies wishing to bid for Government contracts a quality mark and CSR are vital. Employers are increasingly seeking ways to address the corporate good neighbor expectation whilst acknowledging that the relationship between business and the voluntary sector has moved on, from asking for and donating money, to seeing the value of forming strategic partnerships that benefit all parties involved, we are offering businesses a straightforward process to achieve and support their CSR intentions.
If you are a private business you can get involved in three ways all of which will enhance your corporate and social responsibility:
- You can join PSG
- Develop an employee volunteering programme and
- Create a volunteering opportunities; all options Viva can help you with at no charge.
Volunteers can add real value to your organisation, and there are a variety of reasons why organisations involve them. From enabling you to enhance the services you provide to being a catalyst of positive communication about your cause. Incorporating a volunteering programme will help your organisation to develop new ideas and approaches, and that~s not all volunteers also:
- Bring diversity to enhance services
- Add flexibility, new ideas and approaches
- Bring community ownership
- Become donors of money or goods
- Tell their friends and family about the organisation
- Improve links with businesses, bring in professional expertise and skills
- Support the workforce of the future
If your organisation hasn~t involved volunteers in the past, Viva can assist you to set up a volunteering programme.
