Excellence in Community - Volunteering MNC
AbbVie - AbbVie's Week of Possibilities
Week of Possibilities is a unique initiative that empowers employees to personally improve the communities in which AbbVie people work and live.
In 2016, almost 350 employees volunteered 1,700 hours to help make a remarkable impact for students of St Colman’s Community College in Midleton, Cork, service users of the homeless charity Sophia in North County Dublin and service users of the Northside Community Centre in Sligo
The fact that more and more employees choose to participate in the project is a testament to the success of the initiative and how CSR can build a sense of pride in an organisation.
Cisco Systems - Age Action Volunteering programme
Cisco Systems and Age Action have worked together to educate the senior citizens of Galway so that they could make the most of the latest advances making their lives more fulfilling. By volunteering their time and expertise Cisco Galway has enriched the lives senior citizens and in return have learned much about themselves.
Deloitte - Professional Skills Volunteering with NCBI
Deloitte partnered with The National Council for the Blind (NCBI) to solve problems facing the charity that were threatening its ability to raise funds and increase its public profile.
Deloitte invited NCBI to take part in IMPACT Day, their flagship annual volunteering day. On the day, a team of 30 Deloitte people came together to address the challenges facing NCBI in a creative and flexible way to deliver lasting benefits to the charity.
On IMPACT Day, employees came together, making a societal impact by supporting the non-profit sector. Over 900 staff volunteer on IMPACT Day each year. IMPACT Day is aligned directly to Deloitte’s Global & Irish firm purpose ‘Making an Impact that Matters’.
The professional skills projects are now an integral part of the volunteering day and in this submission Deloitte proudly showcase their work with NCBI from last year's IMPACT Day, demonstrating the sustainable yet flexible outputs that the NCBI have benefited from and will continue to do so.
IBM Ireland Ltd - Leadership for Teens
Skills-based volunteering and community support is at the heart of IBM’s volunteering programme. IBM volunteers have supported their neighbouring school, Riversdale Community College in Dublin 15 since 2008. Over the past two years, in consultation with the school, they have developed two new programmes for students, “Life Skills and Technology” and a “Leadership for Teens” programme. The “Leadership for Teens” programme has been packaged into Volunteer Activity Kits which are now available not just for IBM volunteers but teachers, youth leaders and volunteers globally through IBM’s Corporate Citizenship website, providing teens with the skills training essential for 21st century careers.
SSE Ireland - The SSE Ireland Be the Difference Volunteering Programme
SSE is the islands largest generator of wind power in the Single Energy Market (SEM) and a leader in the corporate volunteering sector. During the financial year of 2016/17, an overwhelming 777 days equivalent to 5,827 hours were donated through their employee volunteering programme with 49 charities supporting 89 events for the Irish Cancer Society, the Irish Hospice Foundation, Make a Wish, the DSPCA, Suicide or Survive, Pieta House, the Alzheimer’s Society and many more. SSE supported their employees fund raising efforts with over €11,000 in match funding. As an organisation, they are passionate about their role in the BtD volunteering process and the incredible work of all those who volunteer.
VMware - VMware Cork Giving Network - VMware Foundation
VMware’s Cork Giving Network was set up to act as a local team to drive the initiatives put in place by the VMware foundation whose mission is to provide a platform to amplify the contributions of VMware people to their causes of choice and inspire the Citizen Philanthropist in all employees. The VMware Cork Giving Network primarily works to facilitate volunteering activities for employees. The team of employee volunteers was set up over 4 years ago and since inception VMware Cork has been seeing a steady increase in employee engagement in charitable and volunteering activities. Today the VMware Giving Network liaise with several charities maintaining an open relationship where the charities needs are matched by the skills within VMware ensuring VMware can continue to make the most positive impact on the community as possible.
