Word: volunteerism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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We're not responsible for the incredible increase of poverty in the '80s; however, we are trying to do something about it. While '60s-style, one-weekend demonstrations have declined in frequency, the amount of volunteer work Harvard students do has increased about 500 percent in the last 25 years...
Already, a smattering of volunteer-active corporations, such as Walt Disney, Gilette and Aetna Life and Casualty, operate pro bono progams with large enrollments.
Some lawyers cite Aetna as a model company. It permits its attorneys to spend up to 10 percent of their paid company time on volunteer work. It also encourages its summer law interns to participate in at least one volunteer case.
On an individual level, some law firms are working to provide their associates with similar concrete incentives to take on volunteer cases.
Foley, Hoag and Eliot, which was cited several months ago by The Boston Phoenix as one of the area's top 10 public-spirited companies, has a large pro bono program, with more than half its 140 members handling volunteer cases at any time.