Community Investment
Family Friendly New Mexico – Business Toolkit
Corporate community involvement is a growing area of interest for businesses, employees and job-seekers. While research around the impacts of community involvement by businesses is still evolving, case studies have indicated that businesses that engage in community activities see those activities build stronger engagement among employees. Employees are increasingly focused on meaningful work, and on what companies are doing to create stronger and healthier communities. Community involvement allows companies to participate in community-building, while also creating opportunities for employees to feel more connected to their employer and their fellow employees, and can also help employees build skills like communication, teamwork, adaptability, and leadership.
Family Friendly Business Toolkits
Family Friendly New Mexico’s business toolkits provide research informed guidance for businesses wanting to implement family friendly workplace policies. The toolkits can serve as planning tools for small business owners, HR professionals, CEOs and others with resources, fact sheets, sample policies, testimonials and more.
Family Friendly New Mexico Recognizes Two Community Investment Policies
Paid time for volunteering
Paid time for volunteering
Policies that allow employees to participate in volunteer activities during work hours and still be paid their regular wage. Most policies constrain the total number of volunteering hours an employee can engage in on company time (by month or year); some policies also constrain the causes or organizations an employee can volunteer for on company time.
Employer-matched donations
Employer-matched donations
Policies that outline company programs where the employer will match employee contributions to charitable organizations, on either an ongoing or periodic basis. Most policies constrain the amount of the match to either a percentage or a flat dollar amount (usually per year); most also constrain the type of organizations the company will contribute to.
Resources
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Download the Community Investment Toolkit. Family Friendly New Mexico’s business toolkits provide research informed guidance for businesses wanting to implement family friendly workplace policies. The toolkit can serve as planning tools for small business owners, HR professionals, CEOs and others with resources, fact sheets, sample policies, testimonials and more.
