Give Back Without Misperceptions.

The authors add that without any guidance, employees aren't as likely to connect their volunteer experience with skill development. Amanda Shantz and Kiera Dempsey-Brench write in an April 2021 MIT Sloan Management Review article that companies face criticism when they pro-mote skills-development volunteer programs solely as give-back opportunities but really have underlying professional development goals. Shantz and Dempsey-Brench advise being up front about the program's purposes, which may include community rein-vestment or giving back, employee skill development, and meeting corporate responsibility goals. [Extracted from the article]