Have you ever heard of 'Points of Light"? Maybe you remember George H. W. Bush talking about his desire for people to become points of light by volunteering and giving back to the community. In response to his call to action, the Points of Light Foundation was created to encourage and empower the spirit of service. The Foundation presents both individual and corporate awards annually.
Last year the Advisory Board challenged it's employees to achieve a volunteer rate of 100% and we rose to the challenge. Well, this year we won a Points of Light Corporate Award. It doesn't come with a trophy, or a monetary award, or anything tangible to show off. But you know what it does come with -- a really good feeling (and bragging rights!). How great to know that we are doing great things, one contribution at a time.
The Advisory Board Company – The Advisory Board Company’s employee volunteer program, Community Impact, aligns its efforts with the firm’s mission to elevate the performance of health care and higher education institutions. Community Impact enables employees to apply their core competencies in technology, research and consulting to empower community partners, helping them to independently operate more effectively. The success of the Advisory Board’s approach demonstrates how the same business principles that make our nation’s leading health care and higher education institutions effective can drive improved performance from nonprofit organizations, ultimately moving the needle in improving public health and education. In 2013, 100 percent of the Advisory Board’s 2,700 employees participated in Community Impact, resulting in 32,000 hours of service and $1.7 million in monetized impact. Advisory Board employees recently ranked Community Impact as the No. 1 driver of engagement throughout the firm.
So let us be an inspiration - get out there and do something good!!
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