TOPIC:

If sustainability is one of the future trends in OD, 

– what do you think might be ways that a practitioner could help an organization become more sustainable? 

– Which interventions described in the class would be most helpful or relevant? 

– How dos this apply to your course project/chosen organization? 

– Also, think about the “Professor’s Topic”, below. Is employee giving a part of sustainability? Is it important for organization’s long-term planning? Think Big!

PROFESSOR’S GUIDANCE FOR THIS WEEK’S

Employees Look to Workplace Programs to Ease Charitable Giving

Workers appreciate employers’ support for helping those in need

By Lin Grensing-PophalDecember 9, 2020

Employees today are more likely to seek employment in socially responsible organizations, and one way that employers can commit to helping those in need is by offering a charitable giving program at work.

A recent survey of approximately 1,200 workers across the U.S. by Fidelity Investments, a provider of employee savings plans, found that:

• 66 percent of respondents said they feel it’s important for companies to be philanthropic and to support different causes. Among Millennials, it was 75 percent.
• 42 percent of respondents said it was important for employers to match employees’ charitable contributions through a workplace giving program. Among Millennials, it was 75 percent.
• While 66 percent of respondents said they’d be more likely to donate through their employers if offered a matching contribution, 24 percent didn’t know if their employers offered matches.

The research showed employees already donate to charitable causes on their own, outside the workplace, said Shannon Bullock, marketing director for Fidelity Workplace Giving. “Any employer that offers a benefit that helps support [an employee’s charitable contributions] wins favor in the eye of the employee,” she said.