A new year is a great time to show your team that you’re excited to try new things and create a better working environment for all. One way to build strong working relationships is by working towards a common goal together through company volunteering, which can help take your team’s unity to new and exciting places. Volunteering, for example, is one of the best team-building exercises out there and can create an experience that you and your team will always remember.
Now that the holidays are over, many volunteer locations are less busy and left with fewer resources to use in the first months of a new year. This is where you and your team can help, as your volunteer work can go a long way towards helping those who need it.
When you’re working together in the office every day, you know that you’re working collaboratively to succeed as a business. However, when you take that dynamic to a new environment like a homeless shelter or food bank, you’ll find that working together to help strangers in need can create an entirely different feeling of company culture and community. Your team will soon inspire each other to be more collaborative and help to spread happiness and positivity both inside and outside the office.
There are a number of great ways to get your people active in their community. To help you get started, we’ve compiled some of our favorite company volunteering opportunities below.
Getting donated food to those who need it takes helping hands. If your company is looking to help out with local/regional outreach, then try finding a food bank and designate time for employees to volunteer.
Food banks need to pack food that is donated into boxes, vacuum sealed bags, and other compartments. However, this can be a time-consuming task, and food pantries will often set aside days where dozens of people work in assembly line groups, package the food, and then organize it for easy shipment to shelters or satellite pantries.
Food banks are always in need of help following major national disasters or in preparation for the winter season, where more people tend to be in need of more resources. If you want to help, then get started by finding a local food bank online at AmpleHarvest.org.
This won’t only be a good reminder of how much work is done all year just to get volunteered food in front of those who need it, but it can also empower your employees to be more productive, giving, and positive people.