After volunteering for a few years, Jetaasi became a member of the YWCA Board and started contributing to their philanthropy committee, helping to organize events and fundraising for initiatives like Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, an award-winning walk to raise awareness and funds to prevent rape, sexual assault and gender violence.
With every volunteering activity, Jetaasi tracks her hours in RBC’s giving platform, myCommunity. The global platform allows RBC employees around the world to engage with their community through volunteering and donations, enabling RBCers to easily support the charities of their choice.
By participating in volunteering opportunities, RBCers can earn reward dollars to donate back to their favourite charities. So far, Jetaasi has earned $600, which she’ll donate to the YWCA. As a global organization with 94,000 employees, these efforts add up. Recently, RBCers celebrated a milestone of 1+ million volunteer hours, so the company unlocked an additional $1 million for employees to donate to their favourite charities to show appreciation.