Our employees at Nielsen are committed to their communities, and we support their passion to make a difference. Every year, we provide 24 hours of dedicated volunteer time to our associates and encourage them to lead projects that develop their skills and align with our values as an organization. Through Nielsen Cares, our global employee volunteer program, our associates mobilize Nielsen’s data and expertise for good, creating shared value in their communities and helping solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
Nielsen’s relationship with All Hands and Hearts (AHAH) is one example of our associate-led nonprofit relationships. Almost two years ago, some of our passionate employees volunteered for the first time in Houston and helped with the recovery efforts after Hurricane Harvey.
This year, employees traveled to Puerto Rico from July 21-July 27 for the second time since we announced our year-long collaboration with AHAH this past November. Nielsen associates returned to help continue the recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria. During their trip, a group of 11 volunteers from across the continental U.S. were joined by 10 members of the local Nielsen team from San Jose. Together, the group logged 511 volunteer hours, contributing to critical home repairs, community projects and to begin repairing The Mendez Baseball Field in Yabucoa, which is an important part of the local community’s spirit.
据该组织介绍，当地社区认为最大的长期需求是屋顶援助，因此 "众手众心 "主要侧重于修复和重建混凝土和镀锌波纹铁皮屋顶。到目前为止，"众人之手与心 "已在亚布科阿完成了 500 多次维修，该组织承诺将在岛上继续工作到 2020 年 3 月。
“AHAH does an amazing job teaching people who have no background in construction-so much so that I actually felt like I was able to make a lasting impact on a family’s safety in my short week there,” said Kelly Castellon, a volunteer in Yabucoa and a manager in Nielsen’s Marketing Effectiveness business. “This is without a doubt a favorite opportunity that I have had at Nielsen, and I can’t say enough good things about the program; I hope it gets a broader reach. I really enjoyed the opportunity to be able to give back in a way that was completely different from the work I do day-to-day. I appreciate that Nielsen invested in me as a person and in this Yabucoa community.”
志愿服务是尼尔森整体员工体验的一部分，这些机会有助于员工与公司的使命和宗旨建立联系，同时建立长期的职业和个人关系。
“Nielsen takes pride in investing in both our employees’ experiences and our communities; the relationship we’ve built with All Hands and Hearts has allowed us to do both simultaneously,” said Christie Trinidad, senior program manager, Nielsen Global Media Operations. “Facilitating opportunities for our employees to come together to volunteer in areas devastated by natural disaster has also helped our associates foster new relationships, develop new skills and raise awareness for this incredible organization.”
重要的是，我们的员工非常重视志愿服务之旅，认为这是为他们的社区和世界各地带来积极变化的机会。这些机会还能帮助我们的员工发展领导技能，感受到与更伟大的事物的联系，以及彼此之间的联系。
“This volunteer experience is definitely one of the highlights of my five years at Nielsen in China and in the U.S.,” said Sarah Cummings, a manager at Nielsen and a volunteer in Yabucoa. “It was great to be able to volunteer alongside our colleagues from the San Juan office as we worked on construction and recovery projects for homeowners in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. The fact that Nielsen supports and encourages associates to volunteer in their communities around the world is a huge part of what I believe makes Nielsen a great place to work.”
作为我们对美国休斯顿人道协会承诺的延续，我们计划今年秋天重返休斯顿，参加本年度的第三次救灾工作。
Visit the Nielsen team’s fundraising page to support the mission of All Hands and Hearts-Smart Response.
