Booz Allen Hamilton: An insider guide - Gymkhana

Civic InvolvementBooz Allen’s Community Relations program helps employees participate in avariety of activities and organizations. Staff members volunteer their time byworking in various community service projects at schools, shelters, and nonprofitarts organizations; doing pro bono work; and participating in charity races. BoozAllen will back up an employee’s civic commitment with dollars or equipmentand time allowances. “We get a lot of support from the partnership,” says aninsider. If you see a cause you want to get involved in, more likely than not, thefirm is going to support it.” Insiders also tell us that Booz Allen has a weeklye-mail bulletin that, along with announcing contract awards and job openings,encourages participation in various community events. Booz Allen’s intranet siteincludes an area called Community Relations Online, which helps staff findvolunteer opportunities and guides them through the process of securing thefirm’s support for charities and organizations in which they are already involved.“There are constant opportunities to get involved, and there is recognition forit,” says one insider. “It’s one of the things I like best about Booz Allen.”Booz Allen’s approach to pro bono and community work reflects the companyculture. According to one insider who has helped renovate homes in Chicago,“There are people who are smart and motivated but who don’t care about thefolks around them—and this is not caring in the touchy-feely sense. This issaying, ‘Look I see an opportunity for you be successful, and I don’t want youto waste that. I can help you be successful but I’m not going got get involvedunless you ask me. If you ask me to help, I’ll bend over backward for you.’”The WorkplaceSome of the company’s pro bono and charitable activities include work with theSpecial Olympics, The Neediest Kids, Amigos de las Americas, Toys for Tots,51