Episode 235: How MilliporeSigma Built Its Employee Volunteer Program

<p>Employee volunteerism has become an essential component of a company’s corporate social responsibility and employee engagement strategies. In this episode, Melissa Hackmeier, global head of employee & community engagement at MilliporeSigma, joins the podcast to discuss how she launched the company's first ever global volunteer program and the best practices and lessons she’s learned along the way.</p> <p>Topics covered in this episode:</p> <ul> <li>How Melissa developed and implemented MilliporeSigma's first-ever SPARK™ global volunteer program, which has more than 9,700 employee participants engaging 235,000 students in 36 countries to date</li> <li>How Melissa secured buy-in for their program</li> <li>The key's to the program's successful launch and lessons learned along the way</li> <li>The role of technology in enabling a successful global volunteer program</li> <li>The SPARK program's biggest impacts, both internally and externally</li> <li>Melissa's advice for other CSR professionals looking to start or grow employee volunteer programs</li> <li>What nonprofits looking to engage with corporate volunteers should consider</li> </ul> <p>Resources</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissasmall73/%20">Melissa Hackmeier</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/life-science/ssbi">MilliporeSigma's CSR Program</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/life-science/ssbi/community">MilliporeSigma's SPARK Volunteer Program</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.blackbaud.com/industry-insights/resources/human-social-responsibility"> Blackbaud Institute Report: CSR Programs as an Employee Engagement Tool</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.blackbaud.com/industry-insights/resources/yourcause/yourcause-blackbaud-employee-giving-and-volunteering-made-easy"> Employee Giving and Volunteering Made Easy</a></li> </ul>