Skills-Based Volunteering

Across America and around the world, we are witnessing the true spirit of caring for others as our colleagues, friends, and neighbors align to ensure all are safe and secure and have access to basic necessities during the COVID-19 outbreak/pandemic.

As entire workforces are confined to their homes, companies are taking advantage of the work from home reality by investing in virtual volunteering.

As the entire globe faces the unprecedented and catastrophic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen moments of brightness during a fog of immense sadness and uncertainty.

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the company is managing and brokering 25 charter flights in support of Project Airbridge, a coordinated effort between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), numerous countries and the private sector designed to expedite the arrival of critical supplies needed in U.S. hospitals.

As we cope with a global pandemic, volunteering is going to have to look a little different. Accenture Canada, Dolby Laboratories and VolunteerMatch offer insights into how to reimagine volunteering, in small but meaningful ways.

“Together, We are Mohawk” was written across the backs of over 50 Mohawk employees that volunteered for this year’s Clark Howard Build for Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta at the end of February.

In this webinar, Taproot Foundation will guide practitioners through virtual pro bono programming and why it’s so critical in our current climate. Practitioners will walk away with valuable insights, resources, and clear next steps to get started.

Social good organizations everywhere have suddenly lost primary sources of funding and access to volunteer support, all while they’re working nonstop to sustain their services and scrambling to serve increased needs.

Many of the lessons learned from 9/11, the 2008 recession, SARS, natural disasters, and other times of crisis have provided companies with a strong foundation for the response to COVID-19.

Driven by a desire to lend a helping hand, the “hands-on” world of volunteer service connects people to help each other meet community challenges.