Social Volunteering

Health

A study showed that: those who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability, and lower rates of depression later in life than those who do not volunteer.

Engagement

A survey has showcased that volunteering boosts employee engagement and pride, with 89% of volunteers reported increased job satisfaction and 87% of them reported greater pride in the company.

Development

A survey undertaken by Accenture in the United Kingdom and Ireland has showed that volunteering develops people and fundamentally strengthens the business and 76% of volunteers said they developed core work skills.

Recruiting

Research from Cone Communications has showcased that 74% of employees find their job more fulfilling when given the opportunity to make a positive impact at work, 93% want to work for a company that cares about them as an individual.

Voluntary Work Examples

Examples of Voluntary work that reflect Social Responsibility

In 2012, Cisco employees pledged $1.25 million and 12,500 volunteer hours to the Global Hunger Relief Program. Both the Cisco Foundation and Cisco Chairman Emeritus John Morgridge match employee donations, thus tripling the potential donation.

CISCO

Directing $1 billion in grants and contributing 1 million volunteer hours to nonprofits that use technology and innovation to tackle complex global challenges. Our efforts are focused in three areas where we believe we can make an impact - Education, Economic Opportunity and Inclusion.

Google

Our employees donated $250 million (inclusive of company match) to over 35,000 nonprofits. Nearly 50,000 Microsoft employees volunteered more than 1 million hours.

Microsoft

In 2021, KAU won First Place in Voluntary Work in Saudi Arabia, with 74 project and 680 volunteers resulting in 17970 voluntary hours and 15580 beneficiaries.