Download - VolunteerMatch BPN Webinar - Engaging the Millennial Workforce - September 2013

Engaging the Millennial Workforce

Andy SavitzAuthor and PrincipalSustainable Business Strategies

Liz MawCEONet Impact

Panelists: Facilitator:

Lauren WagnerBusiness Development Manager

VolunteerMatch@Lauren_Lynn2

September 10, 2013

How To Ask Questions

• Type questions into the box on the right side of the your screen

• Submit via Twitter to @VM_Solutions using “#VMbpn”

• We will pose questions at the end of the presentation

• A copy of the sides will be circulated after the event

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Panelists

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Andy SavitzAuthor and PrincipalSustainable Business Strategies

Liz MawCEONet Impact

Copyright – Andrew W. Savitz, 2013. Do not distribute or reproduce www.savitzreport.com

The Actual Triple Bottom Line


Business Interests

Social

The Sweet Spot

Society’s InterestsSUSTAINABILITYSWEETSPOT

Environmental

• Cut costs• Reduce risk• Grow revenue• Strengthen brands• Improve relationships• Attract and retain talent

$Copyright – Andrew W. Savitz, 2013. Do not distribute or reproduce www.savitzreport.com

The Golden Triangle

Business Results

Sustainability delivers business results:• Cut costs• Reduce risk• Grow revenue• Strengthen product brands• Lower costs related to

obtaining talent

Employee engagement delivers business results:• Increase job productivity• Reduce turnover, absenteeism, theft• Get innovation and other extra efforts• Strengthen employer brand• Attract and retain talent

Internal environmental initiatives:• Increases engagement of participating

employees• Increases engagement of “by-stander”

employees

Green Teams Employee Engagement


Job Satisfaction

Employee Engagement

Volunteerism and Employee Engagement

• Higher productivity• Reduced turnover, reduced absenteeism, reduced

theft • Happier, more loyal employee • Engaged employees identify new business

opportunities, help recruit others and help strengthen both employer brand and commercial brand(s).


The Golden Triangle

Business Results

Sustainability delivers business results:• Cut costs• Reduce risk• Grow revenue• Strengthen product brands• Lower costs related to

obtaining talent

Employee engagement delivers business results:• Increase job productivity• Reduce turnover, absenteeism, theft• Get innovation and other extra efforts• Strengthen employer brand• Attract and retain talent

Internal environmental initiatives:• Increases engagement of participating

employees• Increases engagement of “by-stander”

employees

Doing Good Employee Engagement


Strategic Volunteerism

• Begin or accelerate your sustainability journey

• Increase employee engagement

• Create additional business benefits .


Got Sustainability?

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Liz Maw, CEO, Net Impact September 2013

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Inspire young people to change the world

Connect them with values-based jobs

Equip professionals to make an impact

Net Impact’s focus

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Members

Chapters

Conference

Corporate Partners

45,000+

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2,700+

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Net Impact’s growth over last decade

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Current research priorities

• How committed are millennials to impact jobs, especially in relation to other priorities?

• Specifically, how can better corporate responsibility programs lead to recruiting success?

• How do CSR & sustainability employee engagement programs help retain and motivate employees?

See www.netimpact.org for research publications

http://www.netimpact.org/

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Students expect to make a difference

I expect to make a social or

environmental difference through my work…

65%IN THE NEXTFIVE YEARS37%

LATERIN LIFE28%

Data: What Workers Want (Net Impact, 2012)

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And they’ll make sacrifices

85% of MBAs would take a 15% pay cut to work for an organization whose values match their own

Data: Business as UNusual (Net Impact, 2013)

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Impact jobs link to employee satisfaction

Half of those who have an opportunity to make a difference at work are very satisfied with their jobs.

Just 10% are dissatisfied.

26% of those who do not have that opportunity at work are satisfied.

28% are dissatisfied.


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In last 12 months, very satisfied employees…

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

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34%

29%

30%

45%

40%

45%

45%

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Volunteered with your company or co-workers

Worked directly on a product or service with a social or environ-mental impact

Contributed to a company green team or other environmental effort

Provided input on sustainability or corporate responsibility ef-forts


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Invest in next generation employees

• Advice

• Mentorship

• Training

• Job swaps

• Seed funding

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Use their tools & make it personal

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Offer meaningful, substantive opportunities

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Give them a voice

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Liz [email protected]

Q&A

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ThursdayOctober 10th, 201310-11 a.m. PT (1-2 p.m. ET)

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Featuring: Danielle HollyExecutive Director Common Impact

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