“I believe in the 21st century, companies have a responsibility to give back more than just money, to give back their strengths and talents, to go out and solve the problems of the world.”

-Joe Gebbia, Co-Founder, CPO, AirBnB

Earlier this year, AirBnb teamed up with Malala Fund to provide website knowledge and expertise and help the organization grow. Projects like these build a symbiotic relationship between corporations and community. To build such meaningful connections with nonprofits, Covestro Center for Community Engagement (CCCE) at Robert Morris University (RMU) organizes skill-based volunteering projects.

I volunteered to work on one such SkillShare project this summer. Not only did it have a significant impact on the nonprofit organization we were helping, additionally, it benefited me in various ways. Therefore, I decided to share my experience here.

Sneha Solanki, PAT Engineer, Covestro, Baytown TX

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The Executive Service Corps (ESC) is an integrated program of the Covestro Center for Community Engagement that uses the skills of experienced, knowledgeable, and dedicated volunteer professionals through Bayer Center consulting contracts, class instruction, BoardsWork! facilitation, and SkillShare
project development.

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412 Food Rescue wanted to double the amount of food they rescue. A team of Covestro employees  wanted to develop a solution to help the organization meet its goal. The Covestro Center for Community Engagement’s SkillShare program brought them together.

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Treasure House Fashions was committed to developing board best practices and planning for their future through committee structure and concrete action plans. Ayanna Lee-Davis, a FedEx legal counsel employee, was committed to serving a local nonprofit as a board member. The Covestro Center for Community Engagement’s BoardsWork! program brought them together.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has recognized 94 companies and organizations in Pittsburgh as Top Workplaces for 2018. These companies have been recognized based solely on surveys about the workplace completed by their employees.

Creating a top workplace is about more than offering great benefits and vacation time. It’s about organizational health. Employees want to align with the company’s vision, be challenged by a high-performance culture, and feel that they are valued and that their voices are heard.

The Covestro Center for Community Engagement is proud to have partnered with many workplaces listed this year, including Grossman Yanak & Ford LLP, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mainstay Life Services, and Koppers Inc.