The Benefits of Engagement

According to Gallup (5), employee engagement is a measure of connection, both to the work and company culture. And while this is more than just volunteering, team building activities that highlight company principles can play a massive role.

The bottom line financial benefits are no longer debatable. But for those who need convincing, we've gathered some of the highlights below.*

* All stats are for engagement in general unless specified. We are happy to explain how these studies were conducted. 

"Getting the most out
of your people" stats

You get more out of engaged employees.

"Getting and keeping the
best people"stats

What is one key hire worth
to your company?

• Improved recruiting to 79% of millennials (4) Cone

• 43% lower annual turnover (1) Gallup

• 83% millennials are more loyal to a company that helps them address social / environmental causes (4) Cone

• 55% would take less salary to work for a socially responsible company (4) Cone 
   

"You need to be thinking about this" stats

If the positive benefits aren't
enough to motivate you, here
is the other side.

• 80% of employees feel disengaged in the workplace (5) Gallup

• 1 in 3 employees don’t trust their employers (6) Edelman

• 34% of employees are actively looking for new jobs (7) Ceridian

• 47% of those actively looking for a new job cite company culture as the primary reason (8) Hays
  
  

"Happiness" stats

Isn't this the whole point?

• Volunteer programs improve job satisfaction for 93% (3) Deloitte 
  
  
• Volunteer programs create a  better overall working environment for 89% (3) Deloitte
  
  
• 70% say volunteer activities are more likely to boost morale than company happy hours (3) Deloitte
  
  
• 77% of employees say volunteering is essential to well being (3) Deloitte
  
  
• 64% of employees feel their work & personal lives are increasingly blended (4) Cone
  

For companies with VTO
(Volunteer Time Off) programs:

"Flexible volunteering policies are not enough" stats

Giving people time to volunteer is only half the issue.

• 90% of adults want to volunteer, only 23% of them find a way to do so each year (9) Stanford

• Employees estimated 73% of their coworkers use little or none of their VTO (Volunteer Time Off) (10) Internal

• 69% of employees say they’re not volunteering as much as they would like (3) Deloitte
  

• Just 4% of the population currently does half of all volunteering (11) BLS