BVU Volunteer Matching

Connecting businesses and individuals with opportunities to serves

We connect passionate people with opportunities to serve.

Ready to make a difference?

Team Volunteer Projects

Looking for a hands-on way to engage employees and support your community?

BVU-curated Team Volunteer Projects are the win you need—boosting collaboration, breaking up routine, and strengthening your company’s social impact.

Whether you have a team of 5 or 500+, BVU can connect you to a mission that resonates. (Want to serve meals? Mentor students? Get outdoors? We’ll make it happen.)

From project planning to on-site coordination, our team handles the logistics so your team can focus on what matters: making a difference together!

The Team Volunteer Project Process

Request

Businesses contact BVU with their team project needs.
Nonprofits contact BVU with their need for a group of volunteers.

Define

Businesses provide the goals and parameters of their desired project to help BVU find the perfect fit.
Nonprofits meet with BVU to determine project details such as volunteer expectations and scope.

Refer

Businesses select their top 2-3 projects from a list of matches provided by BVU, then relax while BVU handles the rest.
Nonprofits are notified when their project matches the needs of a volunteer group, then work with BVU to coordinate details.

Volunteer!*

Businesses connect with each other and the community while making a bigger difference during their project.
Nonprofits welcome and guide the business team through an impactful volunteer project.
*BVU staff support optional

Make a Difference with BVU’s Volunteer Center

Want to volunteer outside of work? Create a free account in BVU’s Volunteer Center, then sign up for one of the hundreds of volunteer opportunities posted by local nonprofits each month. Browse by impact area, check out the opportunity calendar, or use advanced search filters to find your perfect project.

Team Volunteer Projects and Counting

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BVU has helped Fairhill Partners so much with volunteer connections. Being a "lean" nonprofit on almost 10 acres I can't even tell you how appreciative we are. My goal next year is to try to do one service day a month! The volunteers from McKinsey were so touched that they plan to come back early next year and continue what they started. Thank you!
Wendy Chaney
Fairhill Partners
{Gathering to volunteer with my team really helped remind us of what’s important, strengthened connections between staff members, and left us all feeling inspired. It was amazing to meet and support passionate people who make the world a better place. Lots of us are going to go back and continue to volunteer.
Bill Priemer
Hyland
{Volunteering was an AWESOME experience. In addition to spending time with the dogs at the Humane Society, it was so nice to connect with strangers from our company who have now become friends. I look forward to more of these opportunities in the years to come. Thank you for putting this together.
Rodney Persaud
Progressive
{There was a strong sense of accomplishment and feeling like a community after spending the afternoon together supporting children's literacy. The experience and information gained encouraged me to prioritize reading more often in my daily life.
Meriah Zeleny
Medical Mutual
{I thought it was a fantastic event. Really enjoyed being a part of something that impacts so many local people. Thank you for doing this!
Lisa Ryan
{My sincerest thanks on behalf of the team for the opportunity to come out and work with at the Old Brooklyn Community Garden. It was great to be able to step away from the normal day-to-day work stuff, and spend some time bonding as a team and with the community. And in the process, we discovered an absolute gem of a place that very few of us even knew existed! Thank you to BVU for making the connection. We hope to get out and volunteer at the garden again in the near future.
Steve Comer
Hyland
{I tremendously enjoyed the experience! I worked alongside a diverse group of all ages and backgrounds. It was one of the most rewarding projects ever! Thank you for allowing me to volunteer.
Cynthia Godfrey
University Hospitals
{Community outreach has become a large focal point for our team here at OverDrive. Partnering with BVU was one of the best decisions we made this year for OverDrive, our team and the community. It has ignited our desire to give back and has helped us do it with success and impact.
Lori Ann Franklin
OverDrive, Inc
{Every year we do a Done-in-a-Day volunteer project called Fields for the Future. This is a project where our employees volunteer their time to renovate and beautify a baseball field in the City of Cleveland. BVU does a lot of behind-the-scenes work for us to set it up so that when we go out there that day, it’s really easy for people to engage and just get into the work and have a great day.
Rebecca Kodysh
Cleveland Guardians Charities
{Spending the time with my coworkers contributed to a sense of accomplishment for the day and left me with a positive mental state. I was able to enrich someone's life today!
Victoria Uschold
Medical Mutual

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