As organizations increasingly incorporate philanthropy into their corporate culture and values, the onus is placed on the employees to get involved and participate in giving back to and volunteering within their communities. In order to truly support the act of giving within your teams, your employees need to feel supported by their employers in their initiatives to contribute to their communities on behalf of your company’s culture of giving.  Here are three ways to encourage and motivate your employees to give back through volunteering and community giving   Give them the time to go out and do the work   If you want your company brand to be one of giving, then any and all activities need to happen on company time. Employers may decide to have evening or weekend events to support the community and expect their employees to give up   from their personal time in order to participate in building up both the community and the company brand. Instead, respect your employee’s right to maintain their work/life balance by allowing your teams to take a few hours each quarter to give back to the community. A few examples of volunteer initiatives include rounding up your various departments and organizing …