© 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: September 13, 2005 HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT Sample comprised of 340 randomly selected HR professionals. Analyzing 340 responses of s sent, s were received (response rate = 13%). Survey fielded September 13 – September 19, 2005; presentation generated on September 20, Margin of error is +/- 5.2%

© 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: September 13, 2005 What, if anything, is your organization doing or planning to do to help with relief efforts to aid victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster? (Please select all that apply.) ChoiceCountPercent of Sample Matching employee contributions (e.g., dollar for dollar match or match to a determined amount) % Providing financial contributions as an organization (excluding or in addition to employee contributions) % Organizing employee donations to relief/aid agencies % Encouraging employees to donate individually without organizational involvement % Encouraging EAP use6920.4% Providing Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)5616.5% Providing supplies (e.g., food, medicine, technology, etc.)5616.5% Offering employment (temporary/full-time) to storm victims4713.9% At this time, my organization has not contributed to relief efforts in any way and has no plans to do so % Providing unpaid time off so employees can assist in relief efforts3811.2% Continuing to provide benefits to displaced employees3510.3% Continuing to pay displaced employees339.7% Providing paid time off so employees can assist in relief efforts288.3% Providing temporary housing to affected employees278.0% Providing technical expertise and/or trained staff to help with efforts267.7%

© 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: September 13, 2005 What, if anything, is your organization doing or planning to do to help with relief efforts to aid victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster? (Please select all that apply.) cont’d ChoiceCountPercentage of sample Relocating affected employees to your organizations' other offices216.2% Providing extra cash/gift cards to displaced employees to help them restart their lives 185.3% Assisting employees in locating missing relatives154.4% Encouraging employees to donate unused vacation time and sick days and turn them into charitable contributions 154.4% Locating missing employees in the affected areas by using ads on TV, radio, newspapers, word of mouth, etc % Organizing carpools to help with scarcity of gas144.1% Offering differential pay and/or benefits to employees called to active service in the U.S. Armed Services for relief effort 133.8% Providing proceeds from products sold123.5% Offering alternate work schedules to employees in affected regions due to scarcity of gas 72.1% Providing low interest loans to affected employees61.8% Reimbursing living expenses to affected employees61.8% Other278.0%

© 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: September 13, 2005 What, if anything, is your organization doing or planning to do to help with relief efforts to aid victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster? (Please select all that apply.)

© 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: September 13, 2005 Other Accepting donations from patrons for Red Cross, donating product for Red Cross fundraiser Adopting a school After ascertaining we had no affected employees, we are helping affected customers and resellers by donating equipment Arranging employee meetings in our hardest hit areas to find out what our employee's needs are and offering assistance. Sent and paid for EAP counselor to attend Held a Jeans Day to raise money for the Red Cross. Blood drive Company has Disaster Relief Assistance Program in place, providing up to $5000 per family in grants plus 30 days temp housing. Coordinated medical care for evacuees who came to Tucson Coordinating volunteer activities Employees are having a bake sale to raise money. Employees pay to wear jeans and the money is donated. Encouraging members to contributing funds to the Red Cross Forming a group to assist with rebuilding branch offices of affected Credit Unions (we are a trade association for credit unions) Gave up employee outing to donate funds Gave up the company's in-house breakfast and lunch for September Helping students with tuition, classes Holding job fairs Hosting a garage sale to donate all proceeds to relief/aid agencies Hosting a telethon to raise funds Looking into ways we can help Offering free services to our main client the postal service in their disaster efforts

© 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: September 13, 2005 Other cont’d Offering free YMCA memberships to those storm victims that have been displaced and have moved to our area. Our employees are very actively involved with their churches in relief efforts. A local church that many of our employees attend sent 5 semi-trailer loads of new consumable items. Others cleaned a closed nursing home to offer shelter for evacuees. Participating in job fair for refugees in our state. Providing generators for employees use until power restored Providing information to our members, grant making organizations Providing website links to MercyCorp and Red Cross Raising money thru raffle and silent auction Sending manpower to companies within our industry directly impacted by the disaster. Providing our services (phone, long distance, video & internet) to locations providing shelter for evacuees. Serving individual with developmental disability Supplying evacuees food gift certificates We are actively participating in the American Heart Association Annual Heart Walk. They have joined with the cancer and diabetes society to give one million dollars for hurricane relief so I feel we are also indirectly contributing with our donations. We had an employee donate a vehicle. We have no employees in affected areas, raised mileage reimbursement Working with community to support a displaced family Working with displaced students to allow them to take classes at our institution that will be transferable to universities in the affected areas. Continuing benefits to employees volunteering as aid workers in the affected areas. Created website for employers to post jobs

© 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: September 13, 2005 Which of the following best describes your organization? (Check only one)

© 2005 SHRM SHRM Weekly Online Survey: September 13, 2005 Which of the following best describes your organization? (Check only one) ChoiceCountPercentage Answered Publicly owned for-profit organization7622.4% Private owned for-profit organization % Nonprofit organization6619.5% Government226.5%

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