For several years, the Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT research series has focused on measuring important aspects of corporate community involvement. Highlights of key research findings include:

2008 Research
Companies invest heavily in training and development. But as corporate America deals with a shaky economy, human resource professionals are facing intense pressure to develop more cost-effective, high impact training and development programs to prepare the next generation of leaders. A solution may be found in an unlikely place – the corporate volunteer program.
News Release: Survey Finds Most Corporations Overlook Cost-effective Opportunity to Unlock New Training and Development Resources
Executive Summary: 2008 Volunteer IMPACT Survey 

2007 Research
Companies that help Generation Y employees volunteer their workplace skills to nonprofits can gain recruiting advantages: Nearly two-thirds of Gen Y employees surveyed prefer companies that let them volunteer skills, but fewer than one-third of them think their companies have compelling volunteer programs.
News Release: Companies That Help Gen Y Employees Volunteer Their Workplace Skills to Non-Profits Can Gain Recruiting Advantages, Study Finds
Executive Summary: 2007 Volunteer IMPACT Survey

2006 Research 
Volunteers and nonprofits are overlooking opportunities to maximize their impact: 77 percent of nonprofits say they believe that skilled volunteers could significantly improve their organization’s business practices. Yet just 12 percent of nonprofits actually put volunteers to work on such assignments.
Executive Summary: 2006 Deloitte/Points of Light Volunteer IMPACT Study

2005 Research
There is a link between volunteering and professional success. Our survey found that 86 percent of employed Americans said volunteering can have a positive impact on their careers. And nearly four of five respondents saw volunteering as an opportunity to develop business skills including decision-making, problem-solving and negotiating.
Survey Results: 2005 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey

2004 Research
Corporate community involvement influences employment decisions. The survey found that 72 percent of Americans want to work for companies that support charitable causes.
Survey Results: 2004 Community Involvement Survey Results