Our Day to End Poverty Intro to Kit for Corporate Values Day

Retention of valued employees is one of the most important challenges facing companies today and in response many companies focus on fostering a strong sense of purpose among their employees as a way of enhancing job satisfaction.  Many companies have committed to strengthening their community by establishing annual events such as Values Day or Day of Caring.

But when the Values Day is over where does the energy go?  Many companies find that employees easily return to their routine and it is hard to maintain the goodwill that is evident in the first few days back after these events.  Our Day to End Poverty can help by energizing employees about the impact they can have on poverty every day of the year.

Our Day to End Poverty shows how people can have an impact through a wide array of actions, some simple and others much more involved.  The book also highlights connections between our daily activities and the needs of people in poverty worldwide.  Our Day can augment your Values Day in various ways:

• Distributing the book to each employee gives a powerful take home from Values Day.  With a cost as low as $5.23 a book, you could spend more than that for lunch for the day.   Find information on bulk purchasing discounts here.
• Co-brand the book with your company’s logo or a Values Day logo on the cover or by custom pages that introduce the book and connect the resources within to your company’s values.  Information on co-branding is available here.
• Follow-up is flexible and easy.  You can recognize employees’ ongoing efforts, foster the creation of service groups that use the book as a guide, and use some of the web-based tools listed in the book to support action throughout the year.

Values Days are created for a reason, to hold up the essence of what a company represents in their community and in the world.  We created Our Day to End Poverty to take on an issue many people can already see as a problem, and to take away the question, “What can I do about it?”  We offer such a diversity of answers and actions that anyone can find something that fits into their day.

Here you can find an overview of Our Day, table of contents, sample discussion questions, discounts for bulk purchase orders, and a sample Quick-Start guide designed for distribution with the book.  If you need further information, contact chamberlain [at] criterionventures.com.