Swindon Employees in the Community Network was launched in June 2004 by Swindon companies interested in maximising the benefits of employee volunteering to their companies, employees and the local community: Thames Water; Intel; Nationwide Building Society; npower; Zurich Financial Services; Motorola; Triumph International, Prohelp (representing professional firms); Volunteer Centre Swindon; and Charities Information Bureau were the founder members. In April 2007, membership has grown to over 70 and now includes groups from all three sectors.

Join Swindon Employees in the Community Network:

If you are a business looking to become involved in the local community:

• learn how employee volunteering can be a successful business tool for your company
• find volunteering tasks for your employees that genuinely benefit the community and meet your business aims
• understand how to promote employee volunteering in your company
  
  If you are a volunteer involving organisation:
  
• share experiences with others to learn how to involve employee volunteers effectively in the delivery of your service
• find volunteers from local companies who can undertake tasks that genuinely benefit the local community
• receive advice and support on managing employee volunteers successfully
  
  Membership benefits:
  
• guidance on employee volunteering, including free copies of the Network’s publication “How to Do It? A Guide to Employee Volunteering in Swindon for Voluntary and Community organisations” or if you are a business - “How to Do It? A Guide to Employee Volunteering in Swindon”
• networking meetings twice a year to exchange ideas and hear national and local speakers on effective employee volunteering
• a monthly listing of volunteering opportunities circulated to local companies
• regular updates on what is happening in employee volunteering nationally and locally. Click here for the latest update.
• access to Swindon Skills Bank and Swindon Trustee Bank

Membership of the Network is currently free of charge to Swindon companies and volunteer involving organisations. If you would like to join, please download a copy of the application form here.