Community Engagement
Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), passion for supporting vibrant and thriving communities started back in 2007 with founder Christian Ettinger. For the past ten years HUB has been actively involved in the community; supporting several bike-and-walk programs, local schools, and providing employees with volunteer opportunities in the neighborhood.
Employer Supported Volunteering
HUB supports employees act of volunteerism and giving back to their community. Getting up close and personal with the community is important. HUB encourages all their employees to be active members of the community by granting two paid days of community volunteer time annually. According to the article “Giving to Boost the Bottom Line” Susan Mohammed states “employees who volunteer were three times more likely to stay with the company.” Having a meaningful place to work is important to workers. When companies demonstrate that they are devoted to enhancing their communities, they will attract and …show more content…
Employees are involved in the allocation of resources, and helps in the decision-making process on many levels. When employees can voice their opinions they become more engaged, wanting to do more. HUB has created a committee which includes 3 members, each whom have been voted in by HUB employees. The committee is responsible for handling all efforts and will focus on giving regular communications regarding volunteer activities and donations programs. The committee should have conference calls as often as needed and have no less than two in person meetings per year. The goal for the committee meetings is to satisfy the obligations and duties of the company. The overall purpose of the committee is to ensure things are operating smoothly with the commitments and expectations of the
Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), passion for supporting vibrant and thriving communities started back in 2007 with founder Christian Ettinger. For the past ten years HUB has been actively involved in the community; supporting several bike-and-walk programs, local schools, and providing employees with volunteer opportunities in the neighborhood.
Employer Supported Volunteering
HUB supports employees act of volunteerism and giving back to their community. Getting up close and personal with the community is important. HUB encourages all their employees to be active members of the community by granting two paid days of community volunteer time annually. According to the article “Giving to Boost the Bottom Line” Susan Mohammed states “employees who volunteer were three times more likely to stay with the company.” Having a meaningful place to work is important to workers. When companies demonstrate that they are devoted to enhancing their communities, they will attract and …show more content…
Employees are involved in the allocation of resources, and helps in the decision-making process on many levels. When employees can voice their opinions they become more engaged, wanting to do more. HUB has created a committee which includes 3 members, each whom have been voted in by HUB employees. The committee is responsible for handling all efforts and will focus on giving regular communications regarding volunteer activities and donations programs. The committee should have conference calls as often as needed and have no less than two in person meetings per year. The goal for the committee meetings is to satisfy the obligations and duties of the company. The overall purpose of the committee is to ensure things are operating smoothly with the commitments and expectations of the