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5 Principles to Encourage Employee Health

Employee health is something that many organizations talk about but few have mastered. Some of the latest findings by MetLife show that more than half of employees are worried about their well-being — including their mental, financial, social, and physical health.Keeping the health of employees top of mind is one…

Charity MilesOctober 12, 2022

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5 Most Effective Employee Engagement Strategies

If you're reading this, then you probably already know how a solid employee engagement strategy can reduce things like turnover and absenteeism, and improve both productivity and culture.But not all employee engagement strategies are as effective as they might seem. Read on for the best strategies to improve employee engagement…

Charity MilesSeptember 30, 2022

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Zimmerbiomet shares its rebrand with team members by raising $100k for team member relief

We wanted to do something that was active for our team members, and we wanted to raise awareness with our team members that we were changing the brand,” Adam Griner When Zimmerbiomet launched their rebrand, they needed to share the news with employees. “We wanted to do something that was active…

Cleoniki KesidisAugust 3, 2022

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Legrand stays connected during the pandemic while raising money for charity

The nice thing with Charity Miles is we can choose to use it as a tracking tool, and then give offline to those local partners. It’s a flexible tool we can use as we like to support our giving.” David Albright In the height of the pandemic, David Albright went…

Cleoniki KesidisAugust 3, 2022

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Quest Diagnostics supports employees affected by disasters through a Charity Miles pilot

Being a healthcare company, we have an ongoing focus on the health and wellness of our employees, With a lot of corporate functions being remote, we wanted to encourage people to get up and get outside.” Lindsey Greenberger When Hurricane Ida hit in August 2021, hundreds of Quest Diagnostics employees…

Cleoniki KesidisAugust 3, 2022

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Arete employees come together to support charity

“, we were trying to think of something to do as a company that would include all our colleagues across the globe, something that every single team member could get involved in“ Severine Fortin Arete is a cybercrime defense company with close to 500 employees across the US and India.“,…

Cleoniki KesidisAugust 3, 2022

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How To Improve Employee Engagement With Your Volunteerism and CSR Initiatives

https://vimeo.com/810703753In this article, we'll share a simple framework that you can use to increase employee engagement with your volunteerism and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. In case you’ve only got time for a quick hit, here’s the short version:Align with intrinsic motivations;Minimize barriers to action;Communicate as often as possible.Also, if you’re…

Gene GurkoffJuly 29, 2022

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Mother and daughter hike the Appalachian Trail for Parkinson’s research

You never know who you are until you put a really big challenge in front of yourself. That's what we're doing.” - Susan Otten Climbing Mount Everest is a huge accomplishment, but what about climbing Mount Everest sixteen times?When Susan Otten and her daughter Gretja hike the Appalachian Trail this…

Cleoniki KesidisJuly 7, 2022

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Tenneco improves team engagement while supporting charities

“We believed people would feel more motivated if they were choosing a charity close to their heart.” - Sarah Theyer “We wanted to increase employee well-being and improve engagement within the company,” says Peter Boultbee, who handles plant operations for the OE Braking unit at Tenneco. “We got team together…

Cleoniki KesidisJune 21, 2022

Partner Spotlight

WeTransfer taps into its community and employee advocacy to bring computer literacy to an Indonesian school

We started the B Corp process in 2019 when we celebrated our 10-year anniversary. We wanted to ensure that we continued to grow and scale our business, but in a responsible way.” - Lina Ruiz Credit: FaceThis and WeTransfer When WeTransfer got their B-Corp certification in 2020, they knew they…

Cleoniki KesidisJune 14, 2022

Member Spotlight

Biking Route 66 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to celebrate turning 60

Everything I’ve done through Charity Miles has always been for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I know that Megan still has lymphoma. I know there's no cure. I want a cure and I want it soon." - Linda Dieckhoff When Linda Dieckhoff saw a video of two Europeans biking Route…

Cleoniki KesidisJune 6, 2022

Charity Spotlight

ManpowerGroup employees move 23,000 miles for charity

"It’s been an amazing opportunity for ManpowerGroup to engage staff where they are and help them maintain healthy habits." - Nafessa Burdine When Nafessa was looking for a way to get more staff involved in the community and away from their computers, she asked the organization to brainstorm ideas for…

Cleoniki KesidisMay 7, 2022

Charity Spotlight

Sientra and partners come together to raise $50,000 for breast cancer patients

"It’s great having a tool like Charity Miles,” adds San. It was a “simple and easy way to include folks from outside our organization, and it allowed us to double our donations this year." - San Ly For Sientra, Breast Cancer Awareness Month every October is central to their charitable…

Cleoniki KesidisMay 7, 2022

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JLB encourages employees to give back while being active

“We can continue to give back to the charity organization of our choice just by being active.” - Kristina Bernatis Previous Next "JLB has always been a charitable organization, says Kristina Bernatis, who previously oversaw training and marketing for JLB Residential. "We give back to many organizations throughout the year.…

Cleoniki KesidisMay 6, 2022

Charity Spotlight

Cure GM1 uses Charity Miles to work towards a cure for a fatal rare disease

Whatever tools are out there to help us reach more people and increase awareness, we embrace wholeheartedly.” - Christine Waggoner The problem with fighting a rare disease is that it’s hard to gather support. Not many people are directly affected by the disease, and those who are affected are “trying to…

Cleoniki KesidisApril 26, 2022

A Team That Walks Together – Jenny Piccard from Brown & Brown

Why it’s nearly impossible to form healthy habits and what to do instead.

Surrozen raises $8.5K for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation

JP Morgan teams walk, run, and bike 2x around the world for charity

5 Principles to Encourage Employee Health

5 Most Effective Employee Engagement Strategies

Zimmerbiomet shares its rebrand with team members by raising $100k for team member relief

Legrand stays connected during the pandemic while raising money for charity

Quest Diagnostics supports employees affected by disasters through a Charity Miles pilot

Arete employees come together to support charity

How To Improve Employee Engagement With Your Volunteerism and CSR Initiatives

Mother and daughter hike the Appalachian Trail for Parkinson’s research

Tenneco improves team engagement while supporting charities

WeTransfer taps into its community and employee advocacy to bring computer literacy to an Indonesian school

Biking Route 66 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to celebrate turning 60

ManpowerGroup employees move 23,000 miles for charity

Sientra and partners come together to raise $50,000 for breast cancer patients

JLB encourages employees to give back while being active

Cure GM1 uses Charity Miles to work towards a cure for a fatal rare disease

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