Corporate Engagement Program
HandsOn Suburban Chicago: Your Partner in Doing Good!
At HandsOn Suburban Chicago, we harness the power of collaboration to drive positive change. We connect and engage you in impactful outreach activities that tackle critical community issues. By mobilizing your team’s time, skills, and expertise, we enable you to make a tangible difference through charitable initiatives, from on-site efforts to team-building activations and neighborhood beautification projects.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is more than just a buzzword—it’s a commitment to making a difference. At HandsOn Suburban Chicago, we support your CSR goals by providing opportunities for your organization to engage in impactful volunteer activities. Our programs are designed to foster a culture of volunteerism within your company, enhance employee engagement, build stronger teams, and demonstrate your commitment to the community.
Sponsorship Opportunities
We invite corporations and businesses to partner with us by sponsoring our programs. Your sponsorship helps us continue to offer high-quality volunteer opportunities and expand our reach. By sponsoring HandsOn Suburban Chicago, you not only support our mission but also gain visibility and recognition as a leader in corporate social responsibility. Together, we can create lasting change and build a better community for all.
By joining us as a corporate sponsor, you will experience the following benefits:
Enhanced Corporate Image
Boost your company’s public image and reputation by committing to social responsibility, attracting positive media attention, and promoting your brand.
Community Engagement and Social Impact
Foster stronger ties with the community and enhance your company’s presence and impact.
Marketing and Brand Visibility
Increase your brand exposure and have your logo displayed at events, and promotional materials, as well as be recognized in media coverage
Employee Satisfaction and Retention
Increase morale and retention rates and attract new talent by allowing employees to feel proud and satisfied working for a company that gives back to the community.
Networking Opportunities
Open doors to new business relationships and partnerships. Engaging with nonprofit events and activities allows companies to connect with other like-minded organizations and potential clients.
Tax Benefits
Companies can receive tax deductions for their charitable contributions, which can be financially beneficial.
Consumer Loyalty
Consumers are increasingly looking to support brands that align with their values. By sponsoring a nonprofit, you can build stronger relationships with your customers and foster loyalty.
Why Become A Corporate Sponsor?
At HandsOn Suburban Chicago, corporate sponsorship plays a crucial role in our mission to create positive change in our community. These partnerships are vital for several reasons:
Sustained Financial Support
Corporate sponsorships provide the necessary funding to sustain and expand our vital programs. This financial support allows us to address critical community issues more effectively and reach a larger audience.
Enhanced Program Capacity
With the support of corporate sponsors, we can improve the quality and scope of our initiatives. This means more impactful neighborhood beautification projects, on-site initiatives, and team-building activities that benefit the community.
Access to Expertise and Resources
Our corporate partners bring valuable skills, expertise, and resources that enhance our programs. Your involvement helps us implement more efficient and innovative solutions to community challenges.
Increased Visibility and Credibility
Being associated with reputable corporations boosts our visibility and credibility. This increased recognition helps us attract more volunteers, donors, and community support.
Employee Engagement and Volunteerism
Corporate sponsorships often include employee volunteer programs and social responsibility initiatives that attract dedicated volunteers. This helps us achieve our goals and fosters a sense of community and shared purpose among participants.
Long-term Partnerships
Building strong relationships with corporate sponsors leads to long-term partnerships. These ongoing collaborations provide stability and continuous support, enabling us to plan and execute long-term projects.
Marketing and Publicity
Corporate sponsors help promote our events and initiatives through your marketing channels. This increased publicity raises awareness about our mission and encourages more community involvement.
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How You Can Help
Kit Packing
HOSC partner agencies include non-profits benefiting single parents, families in housing transitions, and homeless individuals, all in need of essential healthcare items.
Skills Based Volunteering
Participating in skilled-based volunteering projects for corporate employees offers numerous benefits and a compelling opportunity for individuals and organizations.
Join the Civic Circle
The Civic Circle represents a person’s power to lead, lend support and take action for causes they care about, and to lead a civic life.
Skills Based Volunteering
Participating in skilled-based volunteering projects for corporate employees offers numerous benefits and a compelling opportunity for individuals and organizations.
Utilization of Professional Skills:
Skilled-based volunteering allows employees to leverage their expertise and professional skills in meaningful ways. This type of volunteering empowers individuals to apply their knowledge and talents to address complex challenges nonprofits face.
Personal and Professional Development
Engaging in skilled-based volunteering can foster personal and professional growth. Employees can enhance existing skills, develop new competencies, and gain valuable hands-on experience outside their typical work environment. This can increase job satisfaction, confidence, and a sense of accomplishment.
Team Building and Collaboration
Volunteering as a team on skilled projects strengthens bonds among coworkers. Collaborating on challenging tasks outside the office fosters teamwork, trust, and camaraderie. Employees learn to communicate effectively, solve problems together, and build stronger working relationships.
Enhanced Employee Engagement
Skilled-based volunteering can significantly boost employee engagement and morale. Employees who feel that their talents are being utilized for a meaningful purpose are more likely to feel motivated and committed to their employer. This can contribute to higher job satisfaction and reduced turnover rates.
Positive Corporate Image and Reputation
Corporate involvement in skilled-based volunteering demonstrates a community-to-social responsibility and community engagement. It positions a company’s skills as an asset for a community. It enhances the company’s reputation as a responsible and caring corporate citizen, which can positively influence public perception, attract top talent, and strengthen relationships with stakeholders.
Measurable Social Impact
Skilled-based volunteering projects can potentially create substantial and measurable impact. By addressing specific challenges nonprofit organizations or communities face, corporate volunteers can contribute to sustainable solutions and positive outcomes that benefit society.
Alignment with Corporate Values and Goals
Engaging in skilled-based volunteering aligns with many corporate values such as innovation, collaboration, and social impact. It allows employees to embody these values while contributing to the organization’s and nonprofit sector’s overall mission and goals.
Participating in skilled-based volunteering projects for corporate employees offers a win-win scenario. It benefits employees by enhancing their skills and job satisfaction, strengthens team dynamics, and contributes to personal growth. Simultaneously, it allows organizations to demonstrate their commitment to social responsibility, build a positive corporate image, and make a meaningful impact in the communities they serve.
For more information contact CEO Chris Swope Cholewa at chris@handsonsuburbanchicago.org
The Points of Light Civic Circle®
The Points of Light Civic Circle® represents an individual’s power to lead, support, and take action for causes they care about, fostering a civic-minded life. It helps people, nonprofits, and businesses address community challenges and opportunities, collectively advancing important issues. Whether someone is 6 or 60 years old, they can engage with any social issue through one or a combination of the nine elements of the Civic Circle.
About the Points of Light Civic Circle
The Civic Circle® is composed of nine elements that can be used to lead civic life. These elements can be used in countless ways, depending on the societal challenges that are most important to you. Below, you’ll find descriptions of each of the nine elements. HOSC encourages you to use these elements to find ways to engage in and tackle pressing community challenges.
Volunteer
You may choose to give your time and talents both inside and outside your home to support your community or a cause you care about.
Purchase Power
You can make decisions that reflect your values or advance a social cause or issue area by choosing where you do and don’t spend your money.
Vote
In democratic societies, voting is your opportunity to participate in the democratic process for national and local elections, supporting causes and candidates aligned with your positions.
Work
You may decide to make choices about your employment based on the organization’s values and purpose. In many cases, you may also use your workplace as a platform to advance social issues.
Listen & Learn
Stay informed, think critically and educate yourself before acting. The more informed you are, the better the decisions you can make about how to best work within your community.
Voice
You can use your voice to influence your family, friends and others to raise awareness for an issue you care about.
Service
The Civic Circle® helps individuals connect to opportunities and understand that doing good comes in many forms. It is a framework that represents your power to lead, lend support and take action for causes you care about so that you can drive real and sustained change.
Donate
You might choose to contribute money, services or goods to support the welfare of others or to advance a social cause you care about.
Social Entrepreneur
The Civic Circle® helps individuals connect to opportunities and understand that doing good comes in many forms. It is a framework that represents your power to lead, lend support and take action for causes you care about so that you can drive real and sustained change.
We proudly incorporate the Points of Light Civic Circle® framework to guide our community engagement efforts. The Civic Circle® helps individuals and organizations connect to opportunities for doing good in various forms, from volunteering and donating to advocating and voting. This holistic approach empowers us to lead, lend support, and take action for causes we care about, driving real and sustained change.
For more information about incorporating this into your company, contact CEO Chris Swope Cholewa at chris@handsonsuburbanchicago.org