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What kind of feedback does Prudential receive from employees who participate in this important day?
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What is Global Volunteer Day?
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Global Volunteer Day is an annual initiative where more than 32,000 volunteers led by Prudential Financial employees, along with their family and friends, will donate hundreds of thousands of hours on projects designed to better our local communities. There are more than 800 projects occurring across the globe with participants from more than 12 countries.
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Can people besides Prudential Financial employees participate in Global Volunteer Day?
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Yes. Prudential Financial strongly encourages family, friends, neighbors, and clients to join in and help out.
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When is Global Volunteer Day?
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The first Saturday in October every year.
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How long has Prudential Financial been leading this important initiative?
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Global Volunteer Day started in 1995.
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Why was Global Volunteer Day originated?
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Global Volunteer Day started as a way to involve as many employees as possible in their local communities. Global Volunteer Day has grown from 5,000 participants in its inaugural year into an important Prudential Financial tradition where more than 32,000 participants make a huge difference in communities worldwide.
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Global Volunteer Day projects take place in every state in the United States. Additional countries include Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Taiwan, and The Philippines.
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What types of projects are completed across the globe?
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From restoring a park, to building a home to serving meals at a local shelter, Global Volunteer Day encompasses all forms of community service. No project is too big or too small. Global Volunteer Day is shaped by employees and their families' interests. Prudential Financial has found that its employees prefer to independently identify the nonprofit organizations or issues that will be the focus of their volunteer efforts. As a result, Global Volunteer Day is one of the most diverse and personally engaging corporate volunteer programs.
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What has made Global Volunteer Day such a success?
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The success and value of Global Volunteer Day can be seen by the involvement of every level at Prudential Financial. There is no position too big to help give back to the community.
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How do the nonprofit organizations benefit from a day such as this?
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Corporate volunteerism provides tremendous economic value for nonprofit organizations.
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What kind of feedback does Prudential receive from employees who participate in this important day?
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Each year, participants comment that they are assisting their communities in a variety of ways that really does make a difference. From restoring a park to painting a local community center, Prudential employees and their families see the benefits they are providing their communities beyond the one-day of community service. This kind of commitment to the community is part of the culture that's been built at Prudential by our employees. Global Volunteer Day is, in essence, a celebration of the work that our employees do in their communities year round.
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