Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) involves integrating social and environmental concerns into a company’s business operations on a voluntary basis. More and more businesses see corporate responsibility as essential to growing an ethical, sustainable and profitable business. In today’s world, companies want to be part of ensuring that their local communities are sustainable and resilient and many believe that as community members they have an obligation to support their local communities. Corporate or employee volunteering sits within CSR. Here are a couple of popular definitions describing Employee Volunteering:

  • An Employee Volunteer Programme is a planned, managed effort that seeks to motivate and enable employees to effectively serve community needs through the leadership of the employer.
  • Corporate Volunteering is any action by an employer to encourage and support the volunteer involvement of their employees in the community, whether during work hours or in employees’ own time.

Corporate Volunteering

Marymount University Hospital & Hospice has benefited from the help of a number of corporate organisations and businesses who have, as part of their corporate social responsibility, spent time here working on a variety of voluntary projects. From working in our 14 acres of gardens to painting and maintenance of some of our estate, these groups have made a genuine impact on our work and helped to make the site more attractive and appealing for our patients, residents and visitors.

Marymount University Hospital & Hospice is keen to further develop its corporate volunteering package, including exploring potential patient-focused projects and opportunities. If your business or organisation would like to get involved in a volunteering day (or ongoing volunteering commitment), please contact the a member of our Fundraising or HR Teams.

How does Marymount gain from corporate volunteering?

Marymount gains support, professional expertise, and additional human resources to carry out programs and projects that might otherwise not be feasible. Furthermore, we benefit from sharing our mission and work, fostering a collective comprehension of the contemporary societal challenges we face.

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