Ever wonder if your company is making a real difference in your local community? Take our quick quiz to find out if you’re a community engagement pro or if there’s room to up your game. Circle the answers and tally your score.

Do you offer products, services, or programs that address specific needs in your community?

A) Absolutely! Our offerings are tailored to our community’s needs.

B) We try to keep the community in mind, but it’s not our top priority.

C) Community needs? We haven’t really given it much thought.

D) We serve a wider audience—our community is the world!

Are you tracking and measuring the impact of your community engagement?

A) You better believe it! We’ve got metrics for days.

B) We keep an eye on things, but nothing too formal.

C) Tracking? We prefer to go with the flow.

D) Measuring impact isn’t really our thing.

Do you encourage your employees to volunteer or participate in community activities, either on or off the clock?

A) Absolutely! We even offer incentives for getting involved

B) We give them a friendly nudge, but no pressure.

C) We’re pretty hands-off when it comes to employee volunteering.

D) Clock out and do what you want, folks!

Do you regularly communicate your community involvement to customers and stakeholders?

A) Absolutely! We want everyone to know about the good we’re doing.

B) We mention it here and there, but don’t want to toot our own horn too much.

C) We keep our community involvement on the down-low.

D) Nope—no community involvement to communicate.

Have you adapted your business practices to be more environmentally or socially responsible in ways that benefit your community?

A) You know it! Sustainability is our middle name.

B) We’ve made some eco-friendly tweaks, but there’s always room for improvement!

C) We’re still learning about this whole “sustainability” thing.

D) Environmentally responsible? We’re just trying to keep the lights on!

Do you regularly engage with your local community through events, sponsorships, or partnerships?

A) You bet! We’re always out there mixing it up.

B) We make an appearance from time to time.

C) We’re a bit shy, but we try to show up now and then.

D) Community events? Never heard of ‘em.

Does your business support local causes, charities, or nonprofits financially or through volunteer efforts?

A) Absolutely! We’re happy to open our wallets and roll up our sleeves.

B) We’re more of a “check-writing” kind of business.

C) We prefer the hands-on approach— our time is our gift!

D) Supporting local causes isn’t really on our radar.

Do you seek feedback from customers, employees, and community members to guide your business decisions?

A) All the time! We love hearing from our people.

B) We check in every now and then to see what’s up.

C) We’re not really the “seeking feedback” types.

D) Feedback? We march to the beat of our own drum.

Does your business prioritize hiring locally or offering internships/apprenticeships to community members?

A) You know it! We’re all about giving our local talent a chance to shine.

B) We like to keep it local when we can, but no internships here.

C) We’ve been known to hire a friendly neighborhood face or two.

D) When it comes to hiring, we cast a wide net.

Does your business collaborate with other local businesses for mutual benefit?

A) All the time! We believe in the power of teamwork.

B) If the right opportunity comes along, we’re game.

C) We prefer to fly solo.

D) Collaborate? We’re more of the “do our own thing” types.

Tally up your score and see where your business stands:

Mostly As: Community Champion
Mostly Bs: Committed Contributor  
Mostly Cs: Occasional Participant
Mostly Ds: Room to Grow