How Volunteering Can Pay Off For Business

A 'Core Value' At Groupware

Groupware CEO Mike Thompson (pictured) says "giving back" is one of his company's core values and he has turned it into a benefit for employees: Two years ago, he began awarding an extra day off to those who volunteer for a charitable organization and later share with co-workers what that effort entailed.

Among the activities and causes Groupware has engaged in: helping build a playground for underprivileged children, and making and filling school backpacks for underprivileged children at a local school in California.

"Overall, it increases employee morale and gives them a sense of personal satisfaction," Thompson told ITBestOfBreed.