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Timothy Sarazen
Feb 13, 2026 2:56:39 PM
Managing corporate volunteer programs through spreadsheets and email chains often results in missed opportunities, lost volunteer hours, and disengaged employees who can't find ways to get involved.
We notice that most companies struggle to connect employees with meaningful volunteer opportunities. Without access to a vetted network of nonprofits, corporate social responsibility (CSR) teams spend countless hours finding and organizing volunteer opportunities for nationwide volunteer bases instead of engaging with employees and cultivating a strong culture of service in the workplace.
Employees who want to volunteer for causes they care about have no way to discover relevant opportunities. Meanwhile, CSR teams lack the reporting tools to track participation and measure impact at individual, regional office, and company-wide levels. Without this data, they can't demonstrate the company’s social impact or prove employee engagement to stakeholders.
Corporate volunteering software can solve this connection problem by providing access to extensive networks of vetted volunteer opportunities while automatically capturing the participation data CSR teams need. This is achieved in several ways:
Their are many volunteer management software platforms that have been built for nonprofit organizations - it's important to find a system that is designed for the specific needs of corporate volunteer program. Several excellent platforms exist, each offering different combinations of features and pricing models. To help you find the software that’s the best fit for your company, we'll compare the top corporate volunteering platforms across these essential features:
Each comparison shows exactly how these features work for actual customers, helping you identify which platform aligns with your program's specific needs.

Volunteer Link is a corporate volunteering platform that connects employees to verified nonprofit opportunities through the Get Connected by Galaxy Digital network.
The platform gives your company a branded volunteer portal where employees can browse and register for opportunities using your existing single sign-on system (SSO). This single login provides access to work with any of the 60,000+ nonprofits in the network.
With Volunteer Link, you can spotlight specific opportunities tied to company initiatives, whether that's a service day, cause campaign, or week of giving. The platform tracks participation and calculates the dollar value of employee volunteer hours through real-time reporting that shows impact at local, statewide, and national levels.
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Number of Volunteer Opportunities |
Your employees get access to over 200,000 annual, up-to-date volunteer opportunities at over 60,000 organizations across the United States and beyond. |
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Volunteer Opportunity Discovery |
Employees can browse, filter, and register for corporate volunteer opportunities based on location, team volunteering, virtual or remote, causes they care about, or schedule. |
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Volunteer Portal Customization |
Yes (You can customize branding, language, and project categories to align with your company’s unique volunteer program, mission, and culture.) |
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Impact Reporting |
Yes (Create reports for local, statewide, and national volunteer impact, along with dollar values for volunteer hours. You can also see employee participation rates and their volunteer hours.) |
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Automated Volunteer Reminders |
Yes (Email & text) |
"Our corporate volunteers are able to view and engage with the opportunities they like, without having to wait on our staff to get back with them. The interface is simple and easy to understand."
- Darren Bickel, President, United Way of Whitley & Kosciusko Counties
“Unlike many platforms, Get Connected can handle JFS Colorado's scale and complexity. It will give us more time to really focus on being able to make a difference."
- Marissa Greene, Jewish Family Services Colorado
Custom pricing available upon request.
Connect your employee volunteer program to over 200,000 annual opportunities and get hours and corporate impact tracking.
Learn more about Volunteer Link here

Benevity is a corporate volunteering platform that automates sign-ups, time tracking, calendar reminders, and volunteer rewards. The platform includes a catalog of vetted volunteer opportunities and allows employees to create events with nonprofits or causes they select.
Companies can filter opportunities to align with specific priorities while giving employees broad choice in where they volunteer.
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Number of Volunteer Opportunities |
Access to a catalog of vetted volunteer opportunities for global and local impact. Employees can also create opportunities with nonprofits the company partners with. |
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Volunteer Opportunity Discovery |
Personalized dashboards help employees find opportunities based on their skills, interests, and location. Companies can filter opportunities to align with specific pillars. |
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Volunteer Portal Customization |
Yes (You can customize logos and colors to fit your organization's or program's branding.) |
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Impact Reporting |
Yes (Dashboards pull participation rates, volunteer hours, and engagement trends. Reports include visuals for program impact stories.) |
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Automated Volunteer Reminders |
Yes (Email) |
Custom pricing available upon request.

YourCause is a CSR platform that combines employee volunteering, giving, matching gifts, and employee resource groups. The platform manages in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities and tracks participation.
Companies can reward employees for volunteer hours through financial incentives and paid time off and match employees to projects based on their professional skills.
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Number of Volunteer Opportunities |
Employees can access nonprofits through the Blackbaud Verified Network. Companies can also manage their own volunteer campaigns. |
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Volunteer Opportunity Discovery |
Employees browse opportunities and set up profiles for skills-based project matching. Admins can create and match skills-based projects to employees. |
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Volunteer Portal Customization |
Yes (You can customize data fields, landing pages, and views for different locations.) |
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Impact Reporting |
Yes (Standard reports, data visualizations and drag-and-drop reports are available. The platform also has AI-powered insights and generates narratives about impact.) |
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Automated Volunteer Reminders |
Yes (Email) |
Custom pricing available upon request.

Submittable is a corporate volunteering platform that connects employees to 450,000 individual volunteer opportunities through partnerships with Bright Funds and WeHero. The platform integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams and includes packaged volunteer events managed by WeHero.
Employee resource groups can also use the platform to organize their own volunteering initiatives.
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Number of Volunteer Opportunities |
450,000 individual volunteer opportunities available through partnerships with Bright Funds and WeHero. |
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Volunteer Opportunity Discovery |
Employees can browse, filter, and register for opportunities based on location, interest area, causes they care about, and schedule. The AI-powered Discover Causes feature helps employees find new causes in their area. |
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Volunteer Portal Customization |
Yes (You can customize branding, colors, and logos or use white-labeling to remove Submittable branding.) |
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Impact Reporting |
Yes (Real-time reports on employee volunteer hours, participation rates, geographic impact, and calculated dollar value of service. All reports are exportable for internal reporting and stakeholder communications.) |
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Automated Volunteer Reminders |
Yes (Email & mobile app notifications) |
Custom pricing available upon request.

Goodera is a corporate volunteering platform that coordinates pre-planned volunteer activities in over 100 countries. Each event includes a Goodera emcee who manages the experience including icebreakers, group photos, and materials.
The platform handles event planning, marketing collateral, host training, supply procurement, and shipping.
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Number of Volunteer Opportunities |
Over 500 curated activities across diverse causes are available in-office, outdoors, and virtually. Activities are hosted in over 100 countries with events in 30+ languages. |
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Volunteer Opportunity Discovery |
Browse activities by format, cause area, or specific campaigns and celebrations. Volunteer experts help companies select activities aligned with business goals and company missions. |
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Volunteer Portal Customization |
Yes (You can customize branding & registration forms to fit your organization.) |
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Impact Reporting |
Yes (Post-event deliverables include engagement metrics, impact reporting, photos, and recap videos. The platform provides data on volunteer participation and volunteer time served.) |
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Automated Volunteer Reminders |
Yes (Email, text & mobile notifications) |
Custom pricing available upon request.

Bonterra CSR is a corporate social responsibility platform that combines employee donations, volunteering, and grantmaking with integrated workflows. The platform focuses on tracking and reporting volunteer activities with gamification features and cross-program analytics.
Bonterra also offers a program that coaches and supports nonprofits to improve their fundraising efforts.
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Number of Volunteer Opportunities |
Doesn't provide a database of volunteer opportunities. |
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Volunteer Opportunity Discovery |
Includes gamification and flexible options for employees to find and participate in volunteer activities. |
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Volunteer Portal Customization |
Yes (You can customize branding & widgets for your organization or program.) |
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Impact Reporting |
Yes (Real-time analytics and cross-program reporting. Dashboards show social good and business value metrics.) |
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Automated Volunteer Reminders |
Yes (Email, text & mobile notifications) |
Custom pricing available on request.
Choosing the right corporate volunteering software ultimately comes down to how your company wants to engage employees and measure impact. Some platforms focus on curated events and hands-on support, while others provide access to vast nonprofit networks and real-time reporting. The right fit depends on whether you prioritize flexibility, scale, global reach, or turnkey program management.
As corporate volunteer programs continue to evolve from occasional service days to year-round, skills-based engagement, your technology needs to support discovery, participation, and credible impact reporting. A strong corporate volunteering software platform should make it easy for employees to find meaningful opportunities while giving CSR leaders the data they need to demonstrate real business and community value.
If your goal is to build a program that is measurable, scalable, and aligned with employee interests, now is the time to evaluate which corporate volunteering software will support that long-term vision.
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