A total of 26 companies responded - detailing their participation or lack of it. Another 10 companies were called for follow-up and four of those agreed to participate. The majority of programs began more than 10 years ago. The companies have an average employee participation rate of 5-30 per cent. The most popular forms of evaluation are tracking volunteer hours, getting feedback from employees and partners and calculating the financial contribution of the volunteer time and effort.
Some companies involve friends of employees, as well as consultants.
Only two companies track the number of hours that employees volunteer on their own time. The other companies do not track this information, except through the 'dollars for doers' programs, in which a number of minimum hours must be reached in order to qualify for a donation to that employee's organization. Most of these coordinators are employees who have volunteered to take on this job. Two companies have formed a committee to coordinate volunteer activities, and one company relies on their partners to organize the employees. The final four companies do not have volunteer programs that utilize volunteer coordination.