Employee Activity
The employees and pensioners of RBC are passionate volunteers.
As financial services professionals, they share their valuable
knowledge. They participate on not-for-profit boards and committees,
provide money-management workshops, and share their budgeting
and business planning knowledge. As members of communities,
they dedicate countless hours to causes they believe in. We
celebrate and thank our employees for all they do to build
strong, healthy communities. We support their efforts through
programs and initiatives that foster a culture of giving.
See profiles of some of our employee volunteers at see rbc.com/donations.
Dollars for Doers
Launched in 1999, the RBC Employee Volunteer Grants Program
supports community involvement. Employees and pensioners who
volunteer a minimum of 40 hours a year to a registered charity
are eligible for a $500 grant to the organization in their
honour. Many of these grants are applied to specific projects
at smaller organizations that do not even have the resources
to fundraise. Since 1999, RBC has made over 14,500 grants
and donated over $7.2 million to celebrate our employees'
volunteer efforts. In 2008, we expanded the program to our
international operations and provided 2,077 Employee Volunteer
Grants to community organizations globally.
Employee Volunteer Grants
| |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
| Canada |
1,848 |
1,885
|
1,795
|
| United States and other international |
229 |
140
|
135
|
| Total |
2,077 |
2,025
|
1,930
|
Team Action
From walking for the cure to biking for heart, RBC volunteers
have
been moving for good causes for many years. In 2008, we introduced
a program to help organize, support and encourage these
initiatives. The program unites employee teams behind common
causes while providing corporate financial support to the
charity
for which they are walking/running.
Volunteer Website
In 2008, RBC launched an internal website to give our employees
around the world one-stop access to information and resources
on our volunteer programs and initiatives. The site also enables
us to share and celebrate the community work of dedicated
volunteers. Canadian organizations and charities can submit
volunteer opportunities to be posted on the site's volunteer
bulletin board.
