Are single day, employer supported volunteering opportunities beneficial to community partners?

Employer-Supported Volunteering (ESV) is any activity undertaken by an employer to encourage and support the volunteering of their employees in the community. There are a multitude of options and strategies for employers to engage their employees.  Employers may enact company-wide days of service, flex time, rewards programs or even microvolunteering.  It is in the employer’s best interest to offer […]

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Collective Impact: Highlights from 2016 IMPACT 2030 Global Summit

One hundredand fifty delegates from around the globe, most representing companies,attended the IMPACT2030, a three-day conference held September 14-16 at the UnitedNations Headquarters in New York City. Volunteer Canada’s Director of Corporate Citizenship, Elizabeth Dove, attended and shared these highlights: The opening plenary included an impressive and diverse roster of high-level speakers that set the […]

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