Companies Link Business, Volunteering

By DEBRA E. BLUM

More and more companies are linking their employee-volunteering programs to their business goals, according to a new survey.

The survey, released last month by the Points of Light Foundation, in Washington, found that eight out of 10 companies connect volunteering to their overall business strategies, such as enhancing their public image. A similar survey conducted in 1992 by the foundation and the Conference Board, a New York research group, found that only