Sarah Ford | July 22, 2014

5 Ways Volunteering With Your Coworkers Will Make You Happier (And Help Your Career)

By Pamela Hawley

Volunteering isn’t just a win-win for your company. By taking part in your company’s corporate social responsibility program, these volunteer activities can help you develop as an employee–and as a person. But it’s up to you to make it work to your benefit.

By adapting a company’s sense of responsibility toward its community and environment into your career, you can build your brand, network with like-minded individuals, and even improve your health.

Here’s how giving back can help your community, as well as your career:

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