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National network supports business volunteerism.


Need a workplace volunteering opportunity? The Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC See CSC. ) Partners Program can help. Created by the Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network together with Business Strengthening America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. , both of Washington, D.C., this new program raises awareness about business involvement in community volunteering and supports the ongoing efforts of 75 existing corporate volunteer councils across the country.

Businesses join corporate volunteer councils to respond to social needs through activities such as organizing service projects and sharing and providing professional development for managers of employee volunteer programs. According to according to
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 a Points of Light Foundation news release, the new CVC Partners Program "will support a national network of employee volunteer managers to share knowledge and resources to multiply mul·ti·ply
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Title Annotation:Volunteerism
Publication:Association Management
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 1, 2004
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