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The publication of The Big Tent in Chinese language comes at an important moment, as the United Nations issues its post-2015 development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the framework for 15 years of activity worldwide to address the world’s most pressing human, social, environmental and economic challenges.? Already volunteering generally, and corporate volunteering specifically, are being seen as strategic assets to help achieve those goals.? Businesses of all sizes, in all countries, in all industries will be challenged to mobilize the skills and energy of their workers as volunteers in focused efforts in their communities and across borders. ?
The Big Tent raises critical questions about the nature of corporate volunteering, what it is and what it is not.? It shares the inspiring practices of businesses around the world and challenges us to think in new ways about a resource that is widely valued by NGOs, international agencies and governments.? Written by a committed advocate for its continued growth, it asks us to consider how we can ensure that the primary emphasis of corporate volunteering is on its benefit to the communities it serves and how we can make the opportunity to serve available for all employees, not just for a few.
?I recommend it to you.
Kylee Bates
World President
International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
