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Bea Boccalandro, President of VeraWorks, writes frequently—both internally for companies and externally for the field. These written resources are meant to support companies in their efforts to develop and manage effective corporate-community involvement efforts. Below are some of the “best sellers,” all available at no charge-—courtesy of the sponsoring entities.

Benchmark Data on Employee Volunteer Programs. Boccalandro analyzed the data from the companies selected as finalists in the Awards for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs and wrote the Benchmarks of Excellence series for the Points of Light & Hands On Network:

• How the Best EVPs Structure Themselves download
• Magnitude & Nature of Volunteering at the Best EVPs download
• Policies & Procedures of the Best EVPs download
• Compare the Practices of Your EVP to Those of Award-Finalist Companies download

Issue Briefs. Boccalandro has written several issue area briefs, including:

• Using Employee Volunteering to Benefit HR Departments download
• For Better Employees, Nudge Them Out of the Office download

White Papers. Boccalandro has written several white papers, including:

• The Promise Employee Skill-Based Volunteering Holds for Employee Skills and Nonprofit Partner Effectiveness download

Internal Memos. Companies often need internal short memos to help make informed decisions. Below is one Boccalandro developed for a Fortune 500 client:

• Briefing Memo: Time Off Policy for Volunteering download

Coming in the fall of 2008! Fortune 500 benchmark study on employee volunteering and giving programs, sponsored by Bank of America and supported by the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.