| Name Our Newsletter Contest Winner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks to everyone for the great ideas for naming our newsletter. The winning name, 'Soulutions,' came from Allan Klotsche of the Brady Corporation Foundation. Allan's prize is a free day of consulting from Kay Edwards, founder of the Vesper Service Network. More on that next month...stay tuned. Thanks, Allan, for naming our newsletter, and thanks everyone else for your great ideas! |
Benefiting the Workplace and the Community ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to boost employee morale, loyalty, and productivity at a for-profit company and help your community as well? Set up an employee volunteer program! An employee volunteer program demonstrates that your company cares about its employees and the surrounding community. It creates a better quality of life for employees and gives them greater opportunities to network. In addition, it can increase employee recruitment and retention; in fact, according to a study by Deloitte & Touche, younger workers (18 - 26) would be more likely to choose a company at which there is a volunteer program - "Nearly two-thirds of respondents...said they would prefer to work for companies that give them opportunities to contribute their talents to nonprofit organizations" (http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/0,1014,cid%253D152753,00.html) To learn more about setting up an employee volunteer program and its benefits, go to And contact us at info@vesperservice.net to find out how you can use our site to help manage volunteer activity in your organization. |
Volunteer to Improve Your Health ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Take a look at this study showing how volunteering not only helps others, but also yourself: The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research has found a significant connection between volunteering and good health. The report shows that volunteers have greater longevity, higher functional ability, lower rates of depression and less incidence of heart disease. The report is available by clicking here . "Volunteering makes the heart grow stronger," said David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation. "More than 61 million Americans volunteer to improve conditions for people in need and to unselfishly give of themselves. While the motivation is altruistic, it is gratifying to learn that their efforts are returning considerable health benefits."
The Health Benefits of Volunteering documents major findings from more than 30 rigorous and longitudinal studies that reviewed the relationship between health and volunteering, with particular emphasis on studies that seek to determine the causal connection between the two factors. The studies, which were controlled for other factors, found that volunteering leads to improved physical and mental health. Research suggests that volunteering is particularly beneficial to the health of older adults and those serving 100 hours annually. To read more, go to http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=687 |
Tip of the Month: Double your Impact! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want to create even more impact with your time spent as an Advisor? Donate your project fees to the not-for-profit organization of your choice. That way, you'll have contributed much-needed work to a worthy organization - as well as donated funds to a cause you care about. |
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