{"id":408,"date":"2022-12-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/?p=408"},"modified":"2024-12-20T14:36:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:36:44","slug":"volunteer-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-life\/impact\/volunteer-program\/","title":{"rendered":"How Autodesk\u2019s volunteer program empowers employees to give back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Autodeskers from the Denver, Colorado office held an \u201cImpact Day\u201d where they collected more than 600 gallons of garbage from parks and recreation areas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A large part of my role on the Employee ESG & Impact team is managing Autodesk\u2019s volunteer program and the platform that enables us to track our collective volunteer hours, offer rewards, and create global volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I like most about my job are the \u201cproblems\u201d that come my way. Most often, I\u2019m solving problems in order to help people give more. I just love that my days are spent collaborating with people and teams so we can all give more back to causes we care about, support communities in crisis, and make a positive impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Autodesk makes it easy for employees to support the organizations they care about most. Every full-time employee, no matter their role, can contribute to making an impact through volunteering, using up to 48 hours per year of \u201cpaid\u201d volunteering (on company time) for nonprofit organizations. On top of that, for every 10 hours volunteered, employees receive $100 that they can gift to a nonprofit of their choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Autodeskers have already volunteered more than 13,000 hours this year, and we still have one month to go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Autodeskers in Toronto, Canada volunteered at the \u201cClean Toronto Together\u201d event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In addition to supporting their local communities through events with friends and family or by engaging individually with causes they care about, Autodeskers can participate in company programs such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n