Employee Giving
- Abbott Corporate Audit employee Shannon Dansby meets with Donia Mason every week, as part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lake County's Mentoring Program, which aims to provide positive role models for children.
Employee Giving
Each year, we conduct a giving campaign for all U.S.- and Puerto Rico-based employees, who are encouraged to give to a nonprofit organization of their choice. The Abbott Fund matches eligible gifts 50 cents on the dollar. In 2007, 65 percent of Abbott employees participated in the campaign, pledging more than $5 million – a campaign record – to more than 1,500 organizations. With the Abbott Fund match, more than $7.2 million will be donated to support the community.
Employee Volunteerism
Investing time and expertise for the benefit of the community is a long-standing practice of Abbott employees and a key component of our social investing strategy. We promote skills-based volunteerism that allows us to better serve our partners through transfer of knowledge-building capacity, and expanding programs and services. To support this effort, Abbott has implemented a corporate-wide volunteerism policy that enables us to clearly define the role volunteerism plays in our social investing framework, for both our employees and our nonprofit partners.
