June 18-19, 2009 | Hyatt Regency Chicago

Sponsored by

KPMG LLP

John-Anthony D. MezaNational Director, Corporate Citizenship

www.us.kpmg.com/about/community.asp

Aligning volunteerism and philanthropy to business goals

Objectives• KPMG and the American Cancer Society• Components of an aligned program• Business goals – Triple Win• Programmatic Options• Shared Mission

KPMG and theAmerican Cancer Society

• Strongest KPMG Non-Profit Affiliation– Over $600,000 given to ACS with corporate giving, event fundraisers and the community

giving campaign• National Relay For Life – 9 years

– Founding sponsor–National Corporate Team Program– Raise more than $200,000 annually– Nearly 1,000 walkers annually – Over 30 offices and 50 teams

• Other – Daffodil Days -9 yrs– Making Strides Against Breast Cancer -7 yrs * NCTP– Community Giving Campaign -7 yrs– CAN! – Cancer Action Network– Hope Centers

KPMG and American Cancer Society

• National and local relationships– Involve Coordinators the liaison with ACS on local events– Utilize ACS RFL Web site for event team management

• KPMG and the American Cancer Society work to improve partner/employee health through Work/Life Effectiveness programs– Worksite Wellness consultation– Cancer Web casts

• Inaugural Eugene D. O’Kelly award 2005– Created by the ACS– Presented to KPMG Chairman in recognition of KPMG’s

leadership and support in the fight against cancer – Corporate Cares Gala raised more than $500k

Alignment/Components

• Community Involvement– Volunteerism– Employee Giving– Corporate Giving

• Human Resources/Benefits• Wellness• Government Affairs

Community Involvement at KPMG• A key component in of our Employer of Choice vision• Drives culture change for the firm• Demonstrates concern for the whole person; what

they produce for the firm, meet their needs, and impact their community– Benefits to individual employees, their families, and the

workforce– Direct benefits to the company’s bottom line– Benefit to the community

Benefits to individual employees, their families, and the workforce

• Improve employee morale and wellness• Develop employees’ skills, enhance existing training opportunities• Build employee teamwork skills within individual division/work groups and

cross-departmentally• Engage co-workers in social issues that are important to them• Allow employees to:

– Spend quality time with their family– Provide positive role models and learning opportunities for children– Educate their families about their workplace, co-workers and the

importance of good corporate citizenship

Community Involvement and Volunteerism

• Community Involvement can be used to connect employees with the firm, our stakeholders, one another and the community

• It is a method of building pride and camaraderie when budgets are tight• Retention of employees by building team work, camaraderie, morale and

wellness• Positive effect of volunteering on physical and mental health • Volunteering led to lower rates of depression • Decline in self-reported health and functioning levels and had more

longevity• Allows employees to spend quality time with their family, and provides a

positive role model and learning opportunity for children

Direct benefits to the firm’s bottom line

• Attract socially conscious customers, clients and employees• Supports organization’s strategic and business goals• Positively influence profitability and relationship building• Increase productivity of employees• Attract the best and brightest employees• Aid in employee retention• Enhance Brand Reputation

Programmatic Options

Fundraising/Impact

Walking/Teaming

Family/Community Honoring

KPMG Employee Giving Campaign

Other Components• Corporate Philanthropy• Government Affairs– ACS CAN!– Advocacy

• Skill Based Volunteerism– Committees– Boards– Skilled Work/Connections

Shared Mission• The mission of the American Cancer Society includes eliminating cancer as a major

health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service

• KPMG’s community involvement mission enables KPMG partners and employees to live our value—we are committed to our communities—by creating opportunities for our professionals to make a real and positive impact on their communities

• KPMG is proud of our continued relationship and support of the American Cancer Society through our volunteerism, fundraising and giving, and support of our people impacted by cancer

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