Alcatel-Lucent Foundation: volunteerism
The tradition of volunteering continues as Alcatel-Lucent employees around the world show they care by participating in service projects in their local communities. The past efforts of Alcatel-Lucent employees represent thousands of hours of community service and reflect the commitment to the community that is an integral part of the company.
Volunteering by Our People
Managed by the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, the Alcatel-Lucent Employee Volunteer Program is an employee-driven program that capitalizes on our long heritage of community involvement. We have devoted thousands of hours to community service – a reflection of the commitment to the community that is an integral part of the company’s history.
Our volunteer program centers on team efforts and is designed to ensure the sustainability of our corporate social commitment legacies.
Through the volunteer grant program, employees supported 41 projects for a total of 10,200 volunteer hours which does not include any hours devoted to the International Days of Caring.
Sharing the Spirit of Giving
With help from the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation and numerous Alcatel-Lucent site coordinators, our people and teams around the globe helped the less fortunate in their communities throughout the year – from food drives in Auckland, to Benefit craft fairs in Ottawa to children’s holiday parties in the U.K. As an example, members of the U.S. Communications team hosted their second annual holiday team activity: decorating and filling Christmas stockings for underprivileged children. Ben Verwaayen, CEO and Robert Vrij, Americas President stopped by to spread some cheer with the team, and filled a few stockings themselves. This is just one of the many global projects the company is doing to help communities all over the world.
Supporting the International Days of Caring
The first Alcatel-Lucent International Days of Caring Project (IDOC) was launched in 2008. Held annually in April/ May, the multi-week event focuses on team-driven, employee-led projects. More than 9,800 employees supported more than 180 projects for a total of nearly 75,000 volunteer hours, in 15 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, the United King- dom and the United States (in 18 states).
The value of volunteer time
According to the Independent Sector (Nonprofit organization in the US), the estimated dollar value of volunteer time for 2008 was $19.51 per hour. For example, Alcatel-Lucent volunteers donated a total of over 85,000 volunteer hours. Multiplied by $19.51, the estimated dollar value of volunteer time for the 2008 IDOC (International Days of Caring) and the regular volunteer program was $1,662,252 USD.
