STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES Sponsored by: Co-sponsored by: Presented by: Disaster Relief Programs & Practices: A Study of Corporate Community Involvement in Silicon Valley May – July 2008

STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES Silicon Valley companies were invited to participate in an on-line study –Printed letters were mailed to 52 company representatives – communications, with a URL link to the survey instrument, were sent to 35 company representatives –Additional outreach was conducted through local networks including CCRC, EF Listserv, American Red Cross & others – and telephone reminders were also utilized –The original close date of the survey was extended to allow for greater participation and in response to recent natural disasters The survey site recorded 33 visits The survey site recorded 18 completed surveys STUDY LOGISTICS & OUTCOMES

STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES RESPONSE EVENLY SPLIT ACROSS REVENUE CATEGORIES Note: while local headcount was evenly split across categories, 77% of respondents reported worldwide headcount higher than 5,000 ees.

STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES POLICY & PROGRAM STATEMENTS 50% of the respondents have formal policies More than half of the respondents are currently, or plan to, re-evaluate their existing policy Responses were consistent across categories

STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES DISASTER CATEGORIES RESULTING IN RELIEF Relief for disasters within a company’s geography was most common (1 exception) 56% provide relief in “other” geographies 50% of the respondents have formal policies 39% support other “states of emergency” No respondent provides relief for “technological disaster” outside their primary geography

STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TOWARD DISASTER RELIEF Giving varies by and within revenue category Large and small companies do not track relief All but three respondents indicated that the company’s giving budget was discretionary –1 company identified a “fixed % of budget” –1 company identified “incremental” –1 company identified “not sure”

STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES BUSINESS PRACTICES RELATED TO FINANCIAL GIVING Note: yellow banding represents grouping by revenue category from low to high 78% of respondents provide relief as the need arises 72% consider the number of individuals impacted before providing relief 72% use matching gifts to support disaster relief

STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES BUSINESS PRACTICES IN DISASTER VOLUNTEERISM Mixed practices related to volunteerism Paid time off practices –4 companies (3 small, 1 large) provide for paid time off ranging from 8-40 hrs. –5 companies do not give paid time off for disaster related volunteerism –8 identified “discretionary” practices Unpaid time off –72% of respondents allow for “discretionary” practices in unpaid time off –2 companies (1 mid, 1 large) do not give unpaid time off –2 companies (1 small, 1 large) provides for specific allocation of unpaid time off Other Practices: –72% indicated disaster related volunteerism is incremental to other volunteerism

STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES BUSINESS PRACTICES IN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Companies offer some discretionary accommodations for employees impacted by disasters – 61% formal leave, 78% schedule consideration, 67% EAP referral, 28% CBO; Trend is lower for an employee’s dependent Note: yellow banding represents grouping by revenue category from low to high

STRONGER COMPANIES. STRONGER COMMUNITIES OTHER BUSINESS PRACTICES IN DISASTER RELIEF 69% permit employees to champion drives & provide services or “in-kind” 62% of respondents conduct company wide drives 38% of respondents provide product donations Note: yellow banding represents grouping by revenue category from low to high