Our Mission
- Promote the cause of employee volunteering in India
- Design impactful volunteering programs to improve business and social outcomes
- Increase participation of employees and corporates in volunteering
- Build individual social responsibility & leadership through volunteering
Areas of Focus
ICVA provides its members with insight, advice and collaborative initiatives to support and transform their employee volunteering programs. ICVA will support its corporate members with:
Programs
Design innovative employee volunteering projects that create significant social impact, while also improving the well-being and skills of employees
Knowledge
Access industry research, customised benchmarking and share best practices
Training
Build capacity and upskill top volunteers and volunteer managers in companies
Measurement
Assess the impact of volunteering on individual transformation as well as business and social outcomes
Networking
Collaborate with stakeholders across volunteering ecosystem including corporates, non-profits, public sector to scale employee volunteering
Visibility
Showcase successes and inspire greater corporate participation through industry-level certifications and recognitions
Advisory Council
ICVA is advised by influential business leaders to provide strategic vision and direction.
Chairman, Piramal Group
Ajay Piramal
Chairperson, Thermax Limited
Meher Pudumjee
Chairman & MD, L&T Group Limited
S.N. Subrahmanyan
Steering Committee
ICVA is guided by experienced corporate professionals to guide ICVA’s growth and progress.
Core Team Member , Piramal Foundation
Abhijit Gajendragadkar
Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel
Chanakya Chaudhary
Executive VP & Head - Corporate HR, L&T Group
Dr. C Jayakumar
Group Head HR - New Energy, Thermax
Pallavi Rege
Through active member engagement & support, we hope to evolve the employee volunteering landscape in corporate India.
| Crieteria | Current | Future |
|---|---|---|
| ACTIVITY | Ad-hoc or one-off volunteering activities | Structured volunteering programs addressing key societal needs and building individual leadership |
| DURATION | Employee volunteers on weekends, personal time | Company provides 20 hours or more annual paid volunteer time |
| APPROACH | Volunteering may help morale or team bonding | Strategic integration across HR, CSR and Business functions and priorities |
| FUNCTION | CSR or HR team coordinates volunteering activities | Organisational policy and governance for volunteering |
| IMPACT | May track or report number of of volunteers or hours | Long-term measurement on key individual, business & social outcomes |
Join Us
Become an ICVA member and fulfil the potential of employee volunteering in your organisation!