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I¡¯m responsible for leading »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿¡¯s global charitable giving and volunteering activities, while supporting the programs of our charitable partners. Having spent almost 15 years in the nonprofit sector, I¡¯m passionate about strengthening existing partnerships and building new ones, as well as supporting worthy causes across the globe that help fulfil »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿¡¯s purpose to make financial protection accessible to all. It¡¯s wonderful to be able to live that purpose every day.
I¡¯m helping our employees understand and leverage the community programs and volunteer benefits available to them through »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿, as we work to reach our enterprise strategy goal of having at least 50% of employees engaged in volunteerism, diversity, or sustainability efforts by the end of 2026.
How does »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ support employee charitable giving and volunteerism?
All »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ employees have access to »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ Cares, our internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) platform, where they can:
- Access information about »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿'s sustainability, diversity, and giving programs
- Apply for the »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ Matching Gifts Program and make financial contributions to more than six million charities in our database
- Create and manage team volunteer projects
- Find volunteer opportunities and track personal volunteerism ¨C »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ allows regular full-time and part-time employees paid time off each year to volunteer
- For every hour volunteered, »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ donates $20 to a charity of choice as part of the new Dollars for Doers global initiative
In 2022 alone, the number of employees using the »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ Matching Gift Program increased by 35%, and those using the companywide volunteer time-off policy increased by 96%.