Tell us about your role at RGA.
I’m responsible for leading RGA’s global charitable giving and volunteering activities, while supporting the programs of our charitable partners. Having spent almost 15 years in the nonprofit sector, I’m passionate about strengthening existing partnerships and building new ones, as well as supporting worthy causes across the globe that help fulfil RGA’s purpose to make financial protection accessible to all. It’s wonderful to be able to live that purpose every day.
I’m helping our employees understand and leverage the community programs and volunteer benefits available to them through RGA, as we work to reach our enterprise strategy goal of having at least 50% of employees engaged in volunteerism, diversity, or sustainability efforts by the end of 2026.
How does RGA support employee charitable giving and volunteerism?
All RGA employees have access to RGA Cares, our internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) platform, where they can:
- Access information about RGA's sustainability, diversity, and giving programs
- Apply for the RGA Matching Gifts Program and make financial contributions to more than six million charities in our database
- Create and manage team volunteer projects
- Find volunteer opportunities and track personal volunteerism – RGA allows regular full-time and part-time employees paid time off each year to volunteer
- For every hour volunteered, RGA donates $20 to a charity of choice as part of the new Dollars for Doers global initiative
In 2022 alone, the number of employees using the RGA Matching Gift Program increased by 35%, and those using the companywide volunteer time-off policy increased by 96%.