Most companies can report what employees did. The harder question is what the experience helped them come to believe about themselves, other people, and their role in the world.
Companies Want Volunteerism to Build Culture. Most Programs Are Built to Count Hours.
Benevity’s State of Corporate Purpose 2026 report has just launched, and it paints a picture of an industry in transition. Purpose programs are under more…
What a Great Volunteer Experience Actually Feels Like
You almost stay home. It’s Saturday, the coffee hasn’t kicked in, and the email invite said something vague like, “community garden volunteer.” You go because a coworker asked three times. Now you’re in a fenced in gravel lot surrounded by building…
The Highest-Leverage Investment in Your Volunteer Program Isn’t What You Think
Most corporate volunteering programs depend on a small group of people who never appear on the org chart. They’re the Champions. The Ambassadors. The Volunteer Committee…
Networked for Impact: The Benchmark for High-Impact Employee Volunteer Networks
Employee volunteer leader networks have become an established best practice for companies that want to scale community engagement. They are often described by the people…
You Don’t Have to Kill the Kit: Making Corporate Volunteering More Meaningful
Kit-building events are everywhere. If you work in corporate volunteering, you know exactly why. Kits are accessible. They’re scalable. They work for employees who can’t…
Employees Read CSR as Evidence of Who a Company Is (and Isn’t)
CSR practitioners are used to building programs under two kinds of scrutiny. The work has to be credible to communities, partners, investors, and reporting audiences,…
The Corporate Volunteer Kit that Makes it Matter
Stepping into most corporate volunteer events, particularly those organized around volunteer kits, you’ll see the markers of efficiency everywhere: Tables lined with supplies. Step-by-step instructions.…
Creating Conditions for Transformation, Not Controlling Experience
In the corporate context, the word “belonging” is a relatively new one, and as language like “diversity and inclusion” has come into the political crosshairs,…