Benefits
Easy set-up
- VBA corporate member website:
Dedicated, secure members' pages providing useful advice for marketing the scheme to employees, the ability to update 'account' details, and a direct link to a VSO contact. - VBA employee website:
Tailored web pages designed to promote volunteering placements to employees, designed to reflect the company's branding.
Dedicated marketing support
- VSO logo: Exclusive use of VSO branding.
- Marketing toolkit: Practical materials and downloads to promote the scheme clearly and easily to employees.
- Workplace presentations by VSO representatives: Organised by VSO, these presentations will engage and motivate your employees, as well as promote training and development benefits.
- E-newsletters: Featuring inspirational case studies of current VSO volunteers, highlights of skills development in the field, updates on VSO's development work overseas and listings of volunteer vacancies.
- Access to VSO listings of volunteering opportunities: Live, "hot", volunteering opportunities employees, searchable via skill-areas.
Corporate social responsibility advantages
- VBA membership: The opportunity to meet CSR targets and enhance your company's CSR profile.
- VSO connections: You will receive acknowledgement in VSO's Annual Review, invitations to exclusive key supporter and networking events throughout the year, and an acknowledgement and profile on VSO's website.
Make a Difference
"Ninety-two percent of employees say they would prefer to work for a company with an employee volunteering scheme than one without."
Community Service Volunteers and Barclays Make a Difference, July 2006