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Notre Dame Team's Inspirational Service
The Notre Dame football players volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club during their summer training. Team members and the University of Notre Dame are committed to giving back to our community and demonstrating the importance of adults mentoring young students.
Benefits of Volunteering
Whether it is important to you to solve a community problem, advance a worthy cause or to develop as a person, volunteering offers many benefits in appreciation for the gift of your time and expertise.
Volunteering can help you:
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Group Volunteering can benefit businesses through:
- Improved morale and positive attitudes among employees VReinforcing teamwork and breaking down barriers
- Adding an extra dimension of sharing, caring and creating sense of community among employees
- Quality time for families through learning opportunities and positive role modeling for children
- Skill development in leadership, problem-solving, public speaking and improved organizational skills
- Demonstration of company commitment to the communities in which they do business
The eighth annual Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey reveals that, compared to those who rarely or never volunteer, millennials who frequently participate in their company’s employee volunteer activities are:
- Twice as likely to rate their corporate culture as very positive (56 percent vs. 28 percent);
- More likely to be very proud to work for their company (55 percent versus 36 percent);
- More likely to feel very loyal toward their company (52 percent vs. 33 percent);
- Nearly twice as likely to be very satisfied with the progression of their career (37 percent vs. 21 percent);
- More likely to be very satisfied with their employer (51 percent vs. 32 percent); and,
- More likely to recommend their company to a friend (57 percent vs. 46 percent)
Kids should volunteer because volunteering:
- Enhances Development -- Volunteering can benefit a child's psychological, social and intellectual development. Volunteering increases self-esteem, responsibility and an interest in learning and helps children develop new social skills. It also provides opportunities to apply newly learned material.
- Promotes a Healthy Lifestyle and Choices -- Children who volunteer are less likely to become involved in at-risk behaviors.
- Teaches Social Responsibility -- Volunteering helps children develop empathy and learn that one person can make a difference.
- Creates a lifelong ethic of service -- Individuals who volunteer as a child or who observed their parents volunteering have a much higher probability of being a volunteer in their adult years.
- Improves the community -- Volunteer activities are essential for advancing the common good, and children can be part of the change.
Learn a few Health Benefits of Volunteering.
