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Community
spirited
“I am proud of our people and the way they have embraced the opportunities
provided by our partners through the Flexi Connects program. Using
their skills to give back is signifcantly contributing to building sustainable
community partnerships”.
JOHN D
e
LANO
CEO
FLEXI CONNECTS
We recognise that community
organisations need monetary
donations and fundraisers. As
welcome as that fnancial assistance is,
FlexiGroup believes the establishment
of genuine partnerships between
community organisations and
businesses are vital. It was a desire to
create efective and long lasting links
with the community that led to the
creation of Flexi Connects, a program
that focuses on skilled volunteering.
We wanted to share our knowledge,
skills, resources and systems to deliver
exciting and sustainable outcomes for
our community partners.
FlexiGroup is delighted to have
established partnerships with
organisations including the Starlight
Children’s Foundation, Tour de Cure,
Fair Business, Rozelle Neighbourhood
Centre and The Salvation Army.
FlexiGroup has made a diference in
the community through long-term
projects involving specialised and
cross functional teams, individual
pro bono work as well as individual
secondments. The outcomes have
been benefcial for both our partners
and FlexiGroup’s employees.
Highlights from Flexi Connects
include:
• providing Tour de Cure with the
expertise of FlexiGroup’s 10-person
marketing team and its specialist
agencies;
• a FlexiGroup fnance employee
seconded two days a week to assist
Fair Business; and
• setting up, housing and providing
operational support for Starlight
Children’s Foundation as it
launched its frst call centre.
The centre continues to operate
from FlexiGroup’s head ofce.
PASSION DAYS
One of our goals is to make FlexiGroup
the best place our people have ever
worked. We actively encourage our
people to participate in our Passion
Day community support program. This
initiative provides two additional days
of paid annual leave for employees
to volunteer their time and assist our
partners. We have completed more
than 3,000 hours of community work
since the program launched late last
year. By establishing true partnerships
we receive a return on our investment,
valuable new skills are bought back to
our business and these unique career
experiences drive higher levels of
staf engagement.