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Corporate volunteer and pro bono programs are improving people’s lives while adding significant value to their company's own recruitment success, productivity, and profitability. There are a variety of ways in which you can partner with Bankers without Borders®:
  • Become a pipeline partner by marketing and promoting Bankers without Borders projects to your employees;
  • Take advantage of the customized services we can provide to support your public service and engagement strategy;
  • Become a corporate sponsor and help us reach more microfinance institutions with the intellectual capital and people power they need.
It’s good for business.
  • 64% of executives say that corporate citizenship produces a tangible contribution to the bottom line. At large companies, 84% of executives see direct bottom-line benefits. (Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and Business Civic Leadership Center, 2005).
  • Giving professionals seem to concur nonetheless that recognition awards, skill development programs, and company-wide days of service are the most successful, while paid sabbaticals are considered least successful. (2007 Giving in Numbers, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy)
  • 70% of Americans say that a company’s commitment to social issues is an important factor in deciding which stocks and mutual funds to invest in. (Source: The 2004 Cone Corporate Citizenship Study)
  • "Despite the global financial crisis, corporate volunteering is becoming more popular among businesses that are committed to their corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives." (Third Sector Magazine - January 2010)
  • "The 2006 Deloitte/Points of Light Volunteer IMPACT Study found that 40 percent of volunteers now want to apply their professional work skills to the gigs they sign-up for, signaling a strategic shift in the way that employees are approaching calls to volunteer." (Corporate Responsibility Officer Blog - Dec. 6, 2006)
It’s good for employees.
  • Employees’ perception of a company’s corporate citizenship affects employee morale, spirit and pride, trust in their employer, and a willingness to recommend their employer as a good place to work (Source: GolinHarris survey, 2005)
  • 81% of Americans take into consideration a company’s commitment to a social issue when deciding where to work. (Source: Cone Corporate Citizenship Study, 2004)
  • Companies that help their employees volunteer their professional skills have a leg up in recruiting young talent. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of 18–26 year-olds said they’d prefer to work for companies that allow them to contribute their talents to nonprofit organizations. (Source: April 2007 Volunteer IMPACT survey by Deloitte & Touche USA)
  • Individuals surveyed agreed that their volunteer experience improved motivation and enhanced decision-making, problem-solving, teamwork, negotiating, and delegation skills. (Source: 2005 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT, Opinion Research Corporation)