Business Volunteers Unlimited
BVU builds partnerships between businesses and nonprofits, developing strong leaders and empowering them to make an impact through volunteerism.
WHAT WE DO
Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) is a Northeast Ohio-based organization whose mission is to engage, connect, and strengthen businesses, nonprofits, and the community. BVU’s variety of services and events provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for business community engagement and nonprofit capacity-building.

We CONNECT through nonprofit board matching, skills-based volunteering, direct-service volunteer coordination, and business team projects.

We EDUCATE through events, seminars, and resources focused on community engagement, nonprofit capacity building, diversity and inclusion, and more.

We CONSULT nonprofits on board governance, strategic planning, and much more. We provide businesses with insight into corporate community engagement.
INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
In order to achieve our vision of a vibrant and inclusive community through business volunteerism, Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) will be a more informed and inclusive voice in Northeast Ohio with inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) as core values. BVU will commit to transparency and innovation in our decision-making and embrace feedback. Collectively, we will lead in a transformative way by welcoming and attracting diverse people, ideas, and partnerships for an equitable future. We will strive to embed IDEA into our culture, our strategic plan, and our work with businesses, nonprofits, volunteers, and the community.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Crisis Communications and Management for Nonprofits
2023 Civic Connections: Corporate Community Engagement Series
Summer of Service
Leveraging Data to Tell Your Impact Story
Network with Purpose
RESOURCES
May Nonprofit News: Where are the volunteers?
Northeast Ohio nonprofits are struggling to recruit volunteers. Volunteerism in the United States has been decreasing steadily for the last decade, with the most significant drop seen between 2019 to 2021. However, 69% of individuals who volunteered in 2022 want to...
April Nonprofit News: Cash, Cyber Security, and National Volunteer Month
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR CASH With inflation, bank closures and economic uncertainty, it is no wonder that many nonprofits are concerned about their balances. The first step might be to take account of what you have, according to "How to be confident about your cash...
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