LGC Wireless Community Involvement Program

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LGC WirelessCommunity Involvement Program

• Melissa Madriaga

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Overview

• Goal of the CI Program
• About LGCs Community Involvement (CI) Program
• Partnerships
• Lessons Learned

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LGCs Community Involvement Goal
GIVE BACK
to the Community where we live and work.
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Demonstrating Commitment to the Community

• An EF member since 1998, LGC established a
  Corporate
• Community Involvement Program to enhance the
  lives of
• others through corporate contributions, employee
  giving
• and volunteerism.
• Community Involvement Team
• Volunteer Time Off
• Employee Surveys

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Process to Choose Partners

• Employee Surveys
• What cause has the most interest?
• Evaluate the top 3-5 named
• Things we consider
• Is it in line with our business or necessary for
  our business?
• Did we recently participate in a similar cause?
• What is necessary to be involved?
• Do we know of a partner? Is the partner referred?
  
• 3. Typically our practice is to partner with
  organizations that are well-known or referred
  by EF.

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Partnerships
Since 1998, LGC has provided more than 1,500
hours of community service and more than 74,000
through cash contributions, in-kind donations
and service to Community Benefit
Organizations. United Way Second Harvest Food
Bank Save the Bay Stanford Blood Drive Family
Giving Tree InnVision American Red
Cross Support for Battered Woman RAFT
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Lessons Learned

• The Donts
• Dont be a one man show
• Dont choose partnerships in a box
• Dont just ask employees for money

• The Dos
• Involve all levels of the organization
• Ask for Employee feedback
• Make it easy for employees to participate
• Give plenty of notice
• Share your successes

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Other Items Worth Sharing

• Challenge your organization
• Company Matching/Contributions
• Intern Program

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