Katherine Garrahan Writes “Raising businesses and communities higher: The value of nonprofit board service” for the Worcester Business Journal

Recruitment and retention: When organizations encourage meaningful nonprofit involvement, they demonstrate they care about employees’ growth and fulfillment. That is a powerful way to draw and keep talent.
Professional development: Rolling up their sleeves on a board not only exposes team members to the importance of nonprofits, it introduces them to new approaches and ideas from others.

By Katherine Garrahan • July 21, 2023

When businesses are looking for new ways to grow, an effective – and often overlooked – strategy is to help a local nonprofit organization. Empowering nonprofits to rise enables a whole community to do the same. In her article with the Worcester Business Journal, Katherine Garrahan explains how empowering nonprofits also raises the community and details numerous benefits to businesses when employees participate on boards. Here is an excerpt:

Businesses benefit from board roles at least as much as nonprofits do for several reasons:

Recruitment and retention: When organizations encourage meaningful nonprofit involvement, they demonstrate they care about employees’ growth and fulfillment. That is a powerful way to draw and keep talent.

Professional development: Rolling up their sleeves on a board not only exposes team members to the importance of nonprofits, it introduces them to new approaches and ideas from others.

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