Employees are the heart and soul of RBC Dain Rauscher's community involvement program. RBC Dain Rauscher supports and encourages employee involvement through the Employee Gift-Matching Program, the Employee Volunteer Grant Program and volunteerism in the community.

Gift-Matching

Monetary contributions on behalf of employees are made through RBC Dain Rauscher's Employee Gift-Matching Program. The RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation matches employees' monetary gifts to qualified non-profit organizations and educational institutions. In 2007, the company matched employee gifts totaling over $516,000.

Volunteer Grant Program

The Employee Volunteer Grant Program supports employee involvement in the community. The program gives $500 grants to charitable organizations where employees volunteer at least 40 hours during the fiscal year.

Volunteerism

Hands-on volunteerism is a valuable component of RBC Dain Rauscher's community involvement program. A recent survey showed that 70% of our employees volunteer in their communities.

The company strongly supports employee volunteerism both on an individual basis and through company-sponsored events. Habitat for Humanity is an ongoing favorite volunteer activity at RBC Dain Rauscher. RBC Dain Rauscher employees in Boston and the Twin Cities participated in company-sponsored builds in 2005.

A few of the many organizations supported in 2005 by RBC Dain Rauscher volunteers include:

• Back-to-School Backpack Projects
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Boy Scouts of America
• Communities in Schools
• Farm Workers Assistance Corporation
• Girl Scouts Councils
• Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts