Employee volunteerism has become an essential component of a company’s corporate social responsibility and employee engagement strategies. In this episode, Melissa Hackmeier, global head of employee & community engagement at MilliporeSigma, joins the podcast to discuss how she launched the company's first ever global volunteer program and the best practices and lessons she’s learned along the way. Topics covered in this episode: How Melissa developed and implemented MilliporeSigma's first-ever SPARK™ global volunteer program, which has more than 9,700 employee participants engaging 235,000 students in 36 countries to date How Melissa secured buy-in for their program The key's to the program's successful launch and lessons learned along the way The role of technology in enabling a successful global volunteer program The SPARK program's biggest impacts, both internally and externally Melissa's advice for other CSR professionals looking to start or grow employee volunteer programs What nonprofits looking to engage with corporate volunteers should consider Resources Melissa Hackmeier MilliporeSigma's CSR Program MilliporeSigma's SPARK Volunteer Program Blackbaud Institute Report: CSR Programs as an Employee Engagement Tool Employee Giving and Volunteering Made Easy