VOLUNTEER

July 21, 2006

HOW MUCH HAS YOUR COMPANY INVESTED

• To increase your corporate visibility in society?
• To increase employee morale and productivity?
• To realize your commitment to community involvement?
• To enhance your capabilities in improving communities around you?

We offer you one simple, inexpensive investment.

1% of your company’s total annual employee time 

Invest it for employee volunteering  
(Have a happier work force!)

And build communities and our nation through The Exchange Arena Project.

WHAT ARE TO BE EXCHANGED? WHAT IS THE ARENA?

To be exchanged are corporate talents and time for social action with civil society groups, local government units, and micro- and small entrepreneurs. Rich lessons from development work are to be shared in exchange for gaining employee-volunteers as additional resources for local and national development.

The arena is a “meet and match” event in December 2006 where the corporate sector invests its “1%” to chosen volunteer opportunities (VOpps) for programs and projects related to poverty alleviation, education, health and environment concerns in the National Capital Region.

We’ll help you find your match!

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUR COMPANY?

The Exchange Arena provides SUPPORT for your company:

• To participate in information and education exchanges
• To link with creative, innovative community-based development programs
• To access responsive volunteer opportunities
• To place its employee-volunteers in organizations equipped in volunteer management
• To monitor and evaluate its volunteer matches

You can also benefit from capability-building programs (on leadership and volunteer management) to be exclusively conducted for investing companies. Not to mention the added publicity through Exchange Arena!

HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO INVEST?

Just 1%. Commit at least 1% of your total annual employee time as total employee hours for employee volunteering in 2007 through Exchange Arena. That’s roughly 3 volunteering days for each employee. A cheap portfolio for your ROI, isn’t it?

1 employee = 3 volunteering days a year

During the matching event in December, you may invest the total number of employee volunteering days to a single or combination of VOpps from one or more programs or projects.

WHAT ARE THE MECHANICS OF THE PROJECT?

1. Preparatory Activities (July-November 2006)

1. Commit your 1%!
2. Sign an MOU with Exchange Arena team.
3. Participate in information exchanges and capability-building activities.
4. Prepare for Exchange Arena event proper.

2. Matching event (December 2006)

1. Browse through a menu of over 100 VOpps for 2007 in the areas of poverty alleviation, education, health and environment.
2. Find your match through a computer-assisted matching system.
3. Invest your 1% to one or a combination of VOpps.
4. Sign an MOA with your matched organization and the Exchange Arena team.
5. Celebrate the National Volunteer Month!

3. Volunteering, monitoring and evaluation of matches (2007)

1. Employees do their volunteer work.
2. Monitor and evaluate their volunteer experience.
3. Recognize your employees.

HOW DO YOU JOIN?

Get in touch with us–

The Exchange Arena Project

Kaisa-Angelo King Heritage Center 

Anda cor. Cabildo Sts., Intramuros, Manila

T 527.6083 or 6086

M 0917.827 3124

E exchange.arena@pinoy-rin.net