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Companies look to pro bono programs to develop skills

May 4, 2008 /

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The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in transportation contracts.

As companies face shrinking budgets and the threat of talent shortages, many are looking to their pro bono programs as a source for skill development. Rather than cleaning public parks, companies are lending the skills of their employees to nonprofits and small businesses around the world.

A telephone survey of 250 managers from Fortune 500 companies found that 91 percent say they find value in using their volunteer programs as a tool for training, according to consulting firm Deloitte Services LLP. Still, only 16 percent regularly offer such projects to employees.

By ERIN CONROY – Associated Press

Full Story: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/05/04/weekly_features/business/65bz_080504_probono.txt

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