Volunteering is one of the best ways your company can engage and connect your people. According to Benevity's State of Corporate Volunteering Report, companies that invest in actively promoting a culture of volunteerism are the most successful. Below are opportunities and inspiration to help you fuel more corporate volunteerism.
4 key ways top-performing companies drive engagement
- Create company-supported volunteer opportunities
- Champion team volunteering
- Encourage employee-led volunteer initiatives
- Promote company-wide volunteering periods of service
Tip: Utilize our Year-Round Volunteer Campaign kit to help increase volunteer participation in your program today. The kit includes email templates, cover stories, images, and much more!
Benevity-hosted virtual volunteer events
Recording: GivingTuesday Virtual Volunteer Event (Dec. 3, 2024)
Register here to watch a recording of the 11 a.m. CET session with the GivingTuesday and Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.
Register here to watch a recording of the 2 p.m. ET session with the GivingTuesday and Lemontree teams.
Time commitment: 1 hour
Agenda: Participate in GivingTuesday in a new way! This one-hour, interactive virtual volunteer event, in partnership with GivingTuesday.org, will support nonprofits Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and Lemontree. Together, we'll complete volunteer activities to digitally map vulnerable areas and help communities thrive this holiday season and beyond.
Sept. 5, 2024: Virtual Volunteer Event with FareShare, Feeding America & Movember
Register here to watch the recording!
Agenda: Kick-off Giving Season and drive participation from day one with a virtual volunteer event! This interactive event supports people facing food insecurity and mental health issues. We invited nonprofits, Feeding America and Movember, to share ways to help battle food insecurity and learn techniques to support those struggling with mental health issues. Complete small micro-volunteer actions to help our communities in a big way this holiday season.
Use the virtual volunteer email template to encourage your employees to participate! To access, log in to your program's platform.
Recording: June Pride event (watch recording)
In recognition of Pride Month, Benevity is hosting a virtual volunteering event in partnership with Micro Rainbow and OUTMemphis. These amazing nonprofits will share their programs to support the LBGTQI+ community, some of their many success stories, and how you can get involved with small micro-volunteer actions that make a big difference.
During the event, we’ll sign important petitions to drive change, receive tips and tools to challenge hurtful comments and learn how to have meaningful conversations about inclusion. This event will empower you to become an everyday ambassador for love and acceptance.
Time commitment: 1 hour
Recording: May Health Awareness event (watch recording)
In recognition of several health-related awareness days in May, Benevity is hosting a virtual mapathon event to help reach people in need.
Participants will digitally map communities in areas vulnerable to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, epidemics, and conflict. This mapping activity enables humanitarian organizations to reach patients, assess the needs of crisis-hit communities, track disease spread, and respond to local events.
Time commitment: 1 hour
Recording: April's Earth Day event (watch recording)
Help drive positive change for the planet while reaching your volunteer program goals! Benevity's Earth Day virtual volunteering event featured nonprofit partners, ZeroWaste.org and Environmental Alliance and covered the following:
- Three focus areas that contribute to our pollution problem (plastic, food and consumption)
- Three quick virtual volunteer activities to help improve the health of our planet
- Tips to make small habit changes that will significantly help decrease our carbon footprint
Time commitment: 1 hour
Recording: March's International Women’s Day event (watch recording)
Learn more about the Tanzania Development Trust's work empowering women and girls in rural communities, tackling issues like access to clean water and education, improving agricultural practices, and protecting girls' rights to bodily autonomy.
Time commitment: 1 hour
Volunteer ideas and inspiration list
Tip: Volunteer rewards help drive employee participation! To enable this feature, speak to your Client Success Manager or learn more in this five-minute course.
We've curated a list of volunteer ideas, including remote/virtual volunteering, Acts of Kindness and other non-traditional ways of giving back, to help inspire your people to do good.
Access the list today and check back often for new additions!
List updated: Oct 2024