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How you can get involved

Team challenges
Take part in a range of activities, from the physical to the strategic, but all meeting real community need. Volunteer Team Leaders plan and manage these from start to finish.To download a list of available challenges click here.

Education
To see latest programmes click here

Collect 4 Christmas

Leicestershire Cares Collect 4 Christmas supports a different local cause each year. Click here to find out more information.

ProHelp:
Providing free professional support for voluntary and community groups for one-off projects. For further information click here

 

 

The Benefits of
Employee Volunteering

Company
# Builds teams up, down and across
the organisation
# Reinforces core values
# Sends out strong caring message to staff
# Increases staff morale, satisfaction and
sense of engagement
# Improves retention
# Attracts graduates
# Builds reputation in the community
# Good PR
# Can contribute to IIP
# Can be built into staff development
and appraisal systems

Staff
# Increased motivation
# Opportunity to work as a team with others
# Stress reduction
# Sense of pride in the company
# Personal Development:
leadership
communication
negotiation

 

 

KPMG volunteers at Outwoods, 2008

Alliance & Leicester volunteer at Countesthorpe Day Nursery, July 2007

 
 

Leicestershire Cares is a membership organisation of all the key employers in Leicester and Leicestershire, dedicated to corporate responsibility, by bringing businesses and the community together for the benefit of both.