BVU Business Circle Membership

Do Good While Doing Business

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A BVU membership designed to engage your employees, develop leaders, and build new relationships.

All while strengthening your community.

BVU connects businesses and people to meaningful volunteer opportunities with Northeast Ohio nonprofits.

Your support for BVU helps hundreds of Northeast Ohio nonprofits fulfill their missions, while we help you connect, educate, and consult. Join us today and your organization and team will have a stronger impact on our community.

CONNECT: Connect to volunteer opportunities to make a difference in our community while engaging your employees.

EDUCATE: Access free and discounted seminars and events on community issues and more.

CONSULT: Receive community engagement consulting with a BVU Expert to assess your employee and community engagement priorities.

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Business Circle Membership Benefits

Member companies are invited to engage their employees, build their network, and learn about our community through BVU’s educational events and volunteer projects. These opportunities are open to ANY employee of a member company.

CURATED VOLUNTEER PROJECTS

FREE AND DISCOUNTED SEMINARS & EVENTS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY SESSION

A member-exclusive list of Team volunteer projects to make volunteering with your employees easy and impactful. Available via BVU’s Volunteer Center.

Exclusive and discounted access to BVU events and seminars, designed to educate you on critical community issues while inspiring you to take action.

A BVU Expert will assess your company’s employee and community engagement priorities and provide strategies to achieve them

Why Join the BVU Business Circle?

Volunteer, network, and learn with Northeast Ohio businesses and nonprofits to engage your employees while making a difference in our community.

How will joining help my business?

Increase employee engagement and retention through connections and volunteerism.

Who will my employees meet?

You will grow your network by meeting civic-minded business professionals just like you.

How much does membership cost?

The annual cost of a Business Circle Membership is $500 per year.

Membership Details

BVU connects your business with volunteer opportunities, educates you on critical community issues, and consults on community engagement strategy.

CONNECT

CURATED TEAM VOLUNTEER PROJECTS

BVU ACTION DAYS

BVU’s Volunteer Engagement team curates a list of volunteer opportunities perfect for working in teams, available on an exclusive members-only page called the Project Hub on our Volunteer Center. As a Business Circle Member, you may browse and sign up at any time.

BVU Action Days are designed for BVU members to network while giving back to the community. Projects include our large-scale Homeless Stand Down, an outdoor summer volunteer project, and much more. Each are paired with a webinar on the issue because we believe that by understanding our community, you will make a bigger difference.

EDUCATE

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS WEBINARS

Community Connections is a series of virtual webinars on critical community issues helping you understand our community. Each is paired with a BVU Action Day so that before you volunteer, you can find a deeper understanding of the issue.

ALL BVU EVENTS & SEMINARS

UPCOMING EVENTS

CONSULT

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY SESSION

Receive an annual 60-minute community engagement consulting with a BVU Expert to assess your employee and community engagement priorities.

Access the knowledge, expertise, and experience of BVU to help you get the most out of our community outreach, philanthropy and employee engagement. We work with you to understand and design a strategy and policy recommendations that enable you to make a greater impact in our community.

Volunteerism Is Good For Business

Volunteer, network, and connect with other Northeast Ohio business professionals.

  • Are you a thoughtful, committed business?

  • Do you agree that civic engagement is fundamental to both a healthy community and a vibrant workplace?

  • Do you wish community engagement was easier?

 

BVU turns your good intentions into action.

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What People Are Saying

{Thank you so much for putting on an amazing Stand Down! I appreciate the opportunity to give back to the community. Y'all did an amazing job of prep, organization with the city, and community outreach to businesses partners to make this event possible. I truly enjoyed participating in this event. Looking forward to other opportunities to continue volunteering in the future.
Brent White
Homeless Stand Down Volunteer
{This was the most well-run event I have attended. You were able to touch so many lives with the help of the best group of dedicated volunteers. I am already looking forward to next year!
Mary Kay Wagner
Homeless Stand Down Volunteer
{The event and communication beforehand were very well organized! While it is heart-wrenching that there is a need for this event, it restores one's faith in humanity to see so many folks volunteer their time and skills to this effort.
Shelley Fishbach
Homeless Stand Down Volunteer
{I was very inspired by the commitment and positive contribution that everyone showed at BVU. As a distribution supporter, I got to meet new people who share my passion for giving back to the community. It was a great experience and I look forward to volunteering again!
Gigi Jackson
Homeless Stand Down Volunteer
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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
{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
Action Day Volunteer
{I loved how organized this event was. The instructions were clear. The DJ-style music, fun vibe, and exciting announcements made for a great time. I made new friends. What more could a volunteer want?
Anna van Heeckeren
Action Day Volunteer
{We got connected to the Cohen Cares team through BVU. The group supported grounds work, assembled picnic tables, reorganized admin spaces, made kits for homeless seniors and much more. This team’s efforts made for an impactful day of team building. We’re so happy to share our mission with these corporate volunteers and appreciate the effort and time the group put into our work.
Wendy Chaney
Operations Director, Fairhill Partners
{Business Volunteers Unlimited has been an incredible resource for our nonprofit organization. Through their team’s coordination, Lake Erie Nature & Science Center has welcomed several corporate volunteer groups to maintain outdoor areas and assist with special projects this summer. Thank you to BVU for connecting us with passionate individuals and helping the Center share our mission.
Morgan Paskert
Marketing and Development Coordinator, Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
{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

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