What is Employee Volunteering?
Employee Volunteering is the world’s leading partner for bespoke volunteering programmes designed specifically for businesses. It’s all about creating corporate volunteering opportunities that truly deliver on purpose. Whether it’s team volunteering, individual efforts, practical tasks, or skills-based contributions—remote or in person—this project offers flexible, fully managed programmes supported by cutting-edge volunteering technology. The goal? To boost employee engagement, wellbeing, and growth while making a real difference in communities worldwide.
Main Benefits of Corporate Volunteering
Corporate volunteering with this project isn’t just about ticking boxes. It’s about meaningful impact and genuine engagement. Here are some key figures and facts that highlight its power:
- Up to 95% employee engagement in volunteering activities—yes, really!
- Volunteering boosts wellbeing, engagement, and personal growth for employees.
- Flexible delivery options: fully managed programmes, tech-supported, or self-serve platforms.
- Partnerships with charities, schools, and community groups ensure volunteering is relevant and impactful.
- Safety is a top priority, with in-house trained event planners managing risk and compliance.
How Corporate Volunteering Works
It’s pretty straightforward but also thoughtfully designed. Employees can join individual or team volunteering programmes that suit their skills and interests. Whether it’s practical hands-on work, skills volunteering, or remote online sessions, the project uses a simple model to connect volunteers with real charity challenges. For example, volunteers might join online group sessions with charity leaders, explore challenges, and create practical solutions. The technology platform makes it easy to manage and track all this, keeping everything smooth and scalable.
Variety of Volunteering Programmes
There’s something for everyone here. From practical volunteering like tree planting and protecting community green spaces, to skills volunteering such as financial resilience workshops and digital inclusion projects. Outdoor learning spaces get a boost, young people’s adventures are enabled, and meaningful moments happen in residential care. Each programme is tailored to meet community needs and designed to foster teamwork, problem-solving, and personal growth. Plus, all activities are fully managed and supported by expert facilitators.
Technology and Innovation in Volunteering
What sets this project apart is its purpose-built technology platform. It’s fully customizable, making it a breeze to engage employees, manage opportunities, and track impact—all in one intuitive tool. Innovation is at the heart of the approach, constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of businesses and communities. This means volunteering programmes aren’t just effective—they’re also fresh, exciting, and designed to create lasting change. And with safety always front and center, volunteers can focus on what really matters: making a difference.
Project Impact and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being – through boosting mental health and promoting healthy habits.
- SDG 4: Quality Education – by creating inspiring outdoor learning spaces and supporting schools.
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – via skills volunteering and financial resilience workshops.
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities – through protecting green spaces and enabling community projects.
- SDG 13: Climate Action – with tree planting and rewilding initiatives.
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals – by collaborating with charities, schools, and local communities.
Why Employee Volunteering Matters
At its core, this project is about meaningful volunteering that really matters. It’s not just about doing good—it’s about doing good that sticks. The partnerships with charities and community groups ensure that every volunteering activity is interesting, sometimes challenging, and always impactful. Employees get to use their skills, collaborate with colleagues, and make a difference right where it counts. The result? A legacy of sustainable impact that benefits businesses, communities, and the volunteers themselves. It’s volunteering, but better—smarter, safer, and way more rewarding.
