Employee Engagement

When WEWOOL launched in October 2016, the company set a lofty philanthropy goal for itself—to get warm socks to impoverished men, women, and children all over the world.  Founder Matt Siracusa was inspired to start his company after leading a breakfast outreach ministry serving...

Microsoft employee Jeff Stone is not shy about inspiring others. Recently, the senior program manager organized an informal “lunch and learn” event to give his co-workers the opportunity to hear more about Syria and the refugee crisis. Jeff invited World Vision staff members to...

Last year, members of the management team at VEKA—the Fombell, PA–based supplier of vinyl window and door profile solutions—participated in a three-day off-site event in Pittsburgh, PA. The group’s Strategy Team meeting has become a tradition at mid-year point for the last six years....

After avid runner Ryan Dwornik finished a 20-mile training run for the Columbus Marathon, he was exhausted. But then he thought to run another 3.73 miles (6 kilometers) — the average distance women and children in Africa walk for water that is often unsafe...

Caitlan Capps, senior consultant at 3esi-Enersight, believes world-changing results come from volunteering. Inspired by her best friend—LPGA golfer Kendall Dye, who partnered with World Vision to help build a well in Zambia—Caitlan recently coordinated a World Vision kit build for her company. By assembling...

When Oliver Nowak joined VMware as a senior systems engineer in late 2015, he was thrilled to learn about their commitment to being “a force for good.” “VMware feels strongly about empowering their employees to do something to give back,” Oliver says. A leader...

“It’s been an unbelievable two days. It’s beyond real” reflected homeowner, Rebecca, about the work that had been done on her house, thanks to Midmark Corporation. Six Midmark employees came to fix up her home during their first ever U.S. volunteer trip with World...

Imagine hosting a volunteer event for your organization where so many people sign up, there isn’t enough space to hold them all. That’s just what happened when volunteers from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) partnered with World Vision on January 12 to pack 2,100...