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Corporate Volunteer Team   WHAT is Volunteer Movement? WHY does my Company need to Join? HOW to Set Up & Run a Volunteer Team in My Company? 10 Steps Guide to Create Your Employee Volunteer Programme Corporate Volunteer Mentor Scheme Type of Volunteer Services WHAT does SCPVS offer? JOIN NOW!! Enquiry

WHY does my Company need to Join?   What is it got to do with my company? Volunteer : A High-power Solution in Building a Perfect Team Do you have a perfect team? Today, business competition is keen and for you to stand out among the rest takes more than passion and devotion in running your business. It is all about teamwork. In Volunteer Movement, we have the perfect solution for your team to grow and become the winning one. What is it got to do with my company? According to different researches, companies that engage their staff in volunteer services have better company profile and image as well as stronger community relations! Their employees have higher work morale and team spirit and cohesion. Furthermore, the staff's horizon and global view have enhanced as well. All these are the key factors for business success.

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10 Steps Guide to Set Up Your Team & Create Your Employee Volunteer Programme   1. Identify Corporate Priorities & Goals: that cab be met by your employee volunteer programme. A successful employee volunteer programme reflects your corporate culture and values, and brings added values to business goals. 2. Identify Employee Strengths & Interests: through internal surveys, simple questionnaire, or an advisory committee representative of all departments. Survey your employees' volunteer experiences, specific interests, and identify potential volunteer team members, before deciding what to do.(a sample of survey) 3. Identify Community Needs: say, elderly problems new arrivals¡Kand develop your programme around these needs.(Existing Volunteer Services Opportunities) 4. Develop Programme Structure: which facilitates and encourages participation at all levels. Your structure should include an employee committee to determine activities, chair events and reflect employee interests.(Sharing of experiences) 5. Develop Written Corporate Policies: to support your employee volunteer programme. For example, released time for volunteering and incentives for service are powerful incentives for employee participation in volunteer projects. 6. Select Volunteer Projects: relative to company interests and community needs.(examples of volunteer projects) (types of volunteer service) 7. Evaluate your Volunteer Programme: relative to company interests and community needs. 8. Publicize your Company's Volunteer Efforts: both internally and externally, to the media, senior management, volunteer organizations and partnering nonprofits organizations to achieve greatest impact. 9. Reward and Recognize: your employee volunteers through external and internal award systems, CEO receptions and recognition gifts.(Award system offered by SCPVS) 10. Join Volunteer Movement: steered by the Steering Committee on Promotion of Volunteer Service(SCPVS). SCPVS, chaired by the Director of Social Welfare Department, will provide you with advice and assistance in forming volunteer teams.

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Examples of Successful Corporate Volunteer Programmes   A gas company prepares soup or food over festivals and distribute to needy persons. An IT company teaches computer knowledge to children from disadvantage families. Employees of a company man the hotline of a welfare organization. A law firm offers free legal advice to senior citizens. A property management company arranges concern visits to the elderly in their housing estate. Members of a company's sports club take up the role as volunteer basketball coaches for a group of young people.   For more sharings of volunteering team experiences Corporate Newsletter

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Award System   The Steering Committee designed a standardized recognition system to recognize the contribution from individual volunteers and participating organizations as the followings: Type of Volunteer Group Service Hour per Year Type of Award For Organizations/Corporations 1000 hours Gold Certificate 600 hours Silver Certificate 300 hours Bronze Certificate For individual volunteers 200 hours Gold Certificate 100 hours Silver Certificate 50 hours Bronze Certificate The participating organizations can nominate the volunteers under their organizations for the awards, according to the yearly accumulated number of service hours served. Organizations may also be awarded the certificates according to the service hours accumulated by their members. Other awards include Highest Number of Hour Served, Long Service Award etc.

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Corporate Volunteer Mentor Scheme   The Mentor Scheme aims to encourage more corporations to participate in volunteer service through sharing of successful corporate volunteer experiences. Experienced Corporate Volunteer Teams are ready to share with you their volunteer experiences, and be Your Mentor when you start launching your volunteer program. The matching, based on voluntary participation, is done by Central Office for Volunteer Services of Social Welfare Department. The followings are our existing mentors:   List of Corporate Mentors: The Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd Citibank Jardine Matheson Limited Pacific Century CyberWorks NWS Holdings Limited Shui On Group The Body Shop Goldman Sachs

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Types of Volunteer Service   Volunteer service consists of interesting and diversified activities. Some examples of the different types of volunteer service are as follows:   Administrative, Clerical, Research & Design Work Coaching & Tutoring Service Organizing recreational activities Escort service (e.g. escort service to disabled persons, elderly and children in need) Concern visits (e.g. visit singleton elderly) Manual labour work (e.g. household cleaning, renovation work) Befriending (e.g. serving as big brothers and big sisters) Planning & organizing mass programmes Providing professional service Environmental protection & Conservation Work Fund-raising

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JOIN NOW!!   No charge is required in joining the Movement. After registration, your company will receive free support and service in developing your own staff volunteer programme. The best deal is absolutely no obligation entailed! To join as one of our members, you just need to fill in the Registration Form and return to us together with your Business Registration by fax (Fax no. 2572 5060) or e-mail (covs1@swd.gov.hk)

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Enquiry   For More Information: If you have any queries, please free to contact us at 22340100 or e-mail at covs1@swd.gov.hk

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