How to do corporate volunteering during quarantine

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Is corporate volunteering in quarantine possible? We answered right away that yes, it is possible to keep the corporate volunteering program active during the quarantine. The new coronavirus pandemic took the world by surprise and we are facing intense social transformation . As a result, many corporate volunteering programs led by the MGN team had to adapt to the new scenario of social isolation. What does MGN do? MGN is a company that manages projects for social transformation . To achieve this, we work with a focus on three pillars: corporate volunteering , education and diversity . For almost years, MGN has been developing projects with important foundations, institutes and companies. With this, we have built a very rich portfolio of actions , ranging from specific projects to complete methodologies.

This experience provided us with vast knowledge in these three pillars of action, which we can now use to create new stories with our partners. Here, we will share some of the ideas we had in this context and which brought important results for us and our partners. Working with the most affected audiences The new coronavirus pandemic affected everyone, without exc Singapore Phone Numbers 8 Million List eption; however, some audiences were more affected. This is the case for audiences of: elderly ; residents of peripheral areas; health professionals; people with more debilitating diseases and/or respiratory diseases, among others. With this in mind, corporate volunteering programs had to adapt their target audiences and move towards more emergency actions. It is important to remember that moments of crisis increase solidarity between people and, therefore, can generate greater engagement between volunteers and causes.



Corporate volunteering in quarantine: volunteering actions at home One of the adaptations in corporate volunteering programs was to transfer what would be done within social organizations, schools and institutions to the volunteers' homes. Therefore, some partner companies sought solutions in online volunteering. Below, we report some cases that took advantage of the concept of online volunteering in the middle of quarantine. Online volunteering: understand how it works! C&A Institute at home The C&A Institute has been a partner with MGN since in coordinating its corporate volunteering program at the C&A Central Office and, more recently, in stores. To develop projects along its lines of action, the Institute maintains partnerships with social organizations that deal with sustainable fashion, immigrants and education. During social isolation, all actions planned for this period had to be cancelled.