Volunteer job at HP - Business with a Mission
Autor: Rodrigo | Publicado: 2012-10-10T07:36:00-07:00




 

  
   

    
   




   

    
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Hello
    Everyone,



I
    wanted to bring you up to date on our projects in Rio de Janeiro.&nbsp;



Katayoun
    Shahrokhi, Executives
    Without Borders Program Director
in Brazil, is doing a
    great job directing the projects and captured powerful
&nbsp;feedback from our
    corporate volunteers on the ground:&nbsp;



Rodrigo
    Marques&nbsp;from HP&nbsp;commented, "the volunteer projects&nbsp;
&nbsp;really make me feel more useful, and that I'm fulfilling exactly
&nbsp;what I'm
    supposed to do -serving others and the community&nbsp;
- and this has made a huge
    difference in my life in every aspect."



Tatiana Fernandez, a
    volunteer from Dow
    Chemical, said that her
&nbsp;company's support makes all the
    difference, saying&nbsp;"I
    feel more&nbsp;
accomplished and more proud to work for a company and for a
&nbsp;leader that allows me to have this opportunity."&nbsp; She
    also expressed&nbsp;
the importance of our role and facilitation of the projects,
    commenting&nbsp;
"Executives
    without Borders is the great catalyst of this experience"
&nbsp;and "I
    feel honored to work with them."




     

      


     

      
Katayoun
      Shahrokhi, center, with volunteers from Dow Chemical and Amadeus&nbsp;

     



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Through
    service to communities, our corporate partners experience benefits helpful
    to their core business. &nbsp;Marina
    Salgado&nbsp;from&nbsp;Amadeus&nbsp;reflected, "today companies are very
    concerned about how they should be perceived in the market and also by
    their internal resources. These volunteer activities reflect our company's
    desire to cooperate and create change with social conditions all around
    us."&nbsp;



One
    of the keys to our work in Brazil is cross-company collaboration that
    allows employees to share best practices and resources for implementation.
    &nbsp;As some employees learn new project management skills that they can
    directly apply to existing client activities, others find new and creative
    ways to add value.&nbsp;



Recently,
    we worked with several of the Dow employees to repurpose part of the wrap
    they designed for the London Olympic stadium to turn it into a pavilion
    that will provide an area of outdoor shade for Bola Pra Frente's facility.
    &nbsp;Not only is it a great way to drive sustainability for a Dow product,
    but also a dramatic and engaging way to connect the London and Rio Olympic
    Games. &nbsp;

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Our
    program in Brazil now has 26 corporate volunteers, with 7 based in Rio de
    Janeiro and 19 based in São Paulo.&nbsp; Here are some of the ways we are
    helping our NGO partners:



Bola Pra Frente:&nbsp;uses
    the activity and language of soccer to educate children, teenagers, young
    adults and their families to meet social challenges.



Results:

Volunteers
         completed an assessment of institutional IT systems and began email
         and server migration projects as a first step in upgrading their
         platforms
Videos and
         over 50 pages of institutional marketing materials were translated
         into English allowing them to expand their audiences and fundraising
         base &nbsp;
The
         Executive Director, after her volunteer-led English classes, felt
         confident enough to host a delegation of famous international athletes
         and business professionals and conduct the entire visit in English
         &nbsp;


CDI:&nbsp;transforms
    lives and strengthens low-income communities by empowering people with
    information and communication technology.



Results:

All staff
         were migrated into a single email system that improved organizational
         efficiencies and reliability and created a unified brand identity
         &nbsp;
40 schools
         were registered for a new help desk support service developed by
         volunteers that is helping with response to technical challenges, and
         improving access to technology in impoverished areas


Saúde Criança:&nbsp;works
    to restructure and promote the self-sufficiency of families with children
    who are ill and at social risk.



Results:

Over 30
         institutional materials translated into Spanish and published allowing
         the NGO to reach a wide audience in Latin America
Online
         donation platforms were evaluated and a new system is being developed
         to make it easy to receive international donations and increase
         program awareness
A
         partnership was established with a large event planning company to
         support their annual fundraising gala and help spread awareness and
         participation in Rio&nbsp;


     

      


     

      
Smiling
      faces at the CDI Project Site

     




Company
    support of these non-profits is making a great difference, positively
    affecting their daily operations and thus the lives of those in the
    communities they serve.&nbsp; For more information on our Brazil program
    visit us here.



Katayoun
    and I will be Washington DC this week speaking about our partnership with
    the US Chamber on all the work in Brazil at their Global Corporate
    Citizenship conference. To find out more about the event or join the live
    stream of the conference go here. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

    

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Thanks
    so very much for all your support. Our success is your success.






Warm
    regards,



-
    Bob



Robert
    J. Goodwin

CEO,
    Executives Without Borders

   


 

  
 

  
   

    
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