The eleventh best practice summit on employee engagement, giving and volunteerism will be hosted by Charities@Work on April 3-4, 2012 in New York City.  This year’s conference theme is “The Engagement Cycle: Creating and Sustaining Effective Employee Engagement.”  Early bird registration $395 at http://www.charitiesatwork.org/annual-summit/event-registration/?ee=1.

This year’s conference tracks include:

• Building a culture of engagement
  • Creating the engagement framework with employees and business units
• Integrating engagement programs
  • Going above and beyond workplace giving and volunteerism
• Sustaining employee engagement
  • From education to sustained action
• Leading the business and building the business case
  • Managing employee engagement up, across and down 

“This is the premiere forum for employee engagement professionals to attend to learn integrated approaches to grow and evolve their programs. In a constantly changing environment this is a must attend conference.” --Michael S. Carren, Director, Employee Engagement and Volunteerism, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase

Designed by a corporate advisory council, this year’s conference focuses on building innovative and impactful employee engagement strategies. The conference will be organized around the themes of building, integrating, sustaining and leading employee engagement.  Cross-cutting topics to be discussed include building high-impact volunteer programs, increasing involvement in workplace giving, engaging employees in sustainability, creating effective communications, measuring results, and building the business case for future investment. 

The seminar attracts thought leaders in employee engagement from across the country because of its focus on peer-to-peer learning and actionable information that managers can readily integrate into their work.  It provides a unique opportunity to interact with a group of committed professionals who come together to learn and share new ideas about effective employee engagement, volunteering and workplace giving.

Ideal for professionals in community relations, workplace giving, public affairs, community involvement, corporate philanthropy, HR/employee benefits, health and wellness, diversity and sustainability.

"A peer-to-peer summit unlike other educational forums on employee engagement.  Intelligent, dynamic and practical. I strongly recommend its content to both seasoned professionals and newcomers."  Martha Field, Manager of Community Relations, Thomson Reuters.

Charities@Work is an alliance of federated national nonprofit organizations and serves as the cooperative voice for many of the nation’s premier health, human service, environmental and international development and relief charities. Members include America’s Charities, Community Health Charities, EarthShare and Global Impact.

Community Health Charities

Community Health Charities

Community Health Charities (CHC) works to improve the lives of people affected by a disability or chronic disease. We accomplish this by making it easier for employees in the workplace to give to the health charities important to them and connect to the reliable health information, services and resources of the nation's most trusted health charities. For more than half a century, CHC has partnered with more than 2,000 national and local charities to provide a cost effective partnership that enhances the ability to deliver more of every dollar donated into the hands of those who desperately need it.

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