insights

• businesses cannot succeed if their communities are failing (1)
• the quality of the relationship between a business and the communities with which it interacts is set to become a crucial determinant of business success (2)
• potentialone can assist you in creating a and exciting and positive community involvement program which benefits your business, your employees and the community
• 81.7% of corporations focus their employee volunteer programs on core business functions  …. 58%  of corporations use their employee volunteer program for recruiting and retaining employees (3)
• employee volunteering is a three-way partnership between the employer, employee and the receiver of these volunteers  for each party there are clear benefits in getting involved (4)

potentialone stories

potentialone consults to and supports a programme of community involvement for a global hi-tech company in israel

potentialone has mapped employee volunteering programs of several and diverse companies in israel using our 7-point model, and provided strategic guidance for maintaining and improving the programs

potentialone regularly volunteers in a range of social and educational activities and provides grants to students at the management college rishon le zion who volunteer in the community

our model

envision – engage – map – perform - measure

some more details

• community involvement

we assist you in envisioning the positive outcomes of a community involvement program at three levels – business, community, employees - we map potential areas of community involvement and community partners, we identify the options for employee involvement which leverage business and individual capabilities in line with community needs, we assist the development of a plan of action and development of dialogue with community partners, and we identify the resources required and assist you in implementing your community involvement program and leveraging the benefits effectively through internal communication channels

• employee volunteering

we assist you in engaging your company leadership, community partners and employees in volunteering activity and in determining the type of volunteer activity would best fit employee skills and aspirations and motivate them to join the program - we map volunteer opportunities and resources required to leverage business and individual capabilities in line with community needs - we assist the development of a plan to train and equip volunteer employees and  in clarifying expectations, implementing the program and leveraging the benefits through effective communication

but don’t forget

it’s win win win .. it’s a net gain for all involved …

one more thing

supporting community rests on the base of a responsible workplace