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

{It was a very positive experience, and the fact that our group was able to provide over 3400 meals in just under 4 hours really drove home the fact that every bit helps.
Kristina Moos
Medical Mutual
{This was a very well communicated and organized event! I didn't use my VTO last year because I couldn't find anywhere to use it. I hope Progressive continues using the BVU site to provide awareness for local volunteer opportunities!
Maya Roberts
Progressive
{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
{This was my first time at McGregor and I hope it will not be my last. The resident I got paired with (Ms. Jo Ellen) had some amazing stories and I loved talking to her. I plan on coming back to visit her as well. This was my second time volunteering through MMO and BVU and it was another great experience. Thank you!
Lynn Kelbach
Medical Mutual
{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
{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
{What a fun day at the zoo educating kids and making enrichment activities for the animals. I also loved being able to feed the giraffes! I hope to do it again someday!
Nicole Curtis
Medical Mutual
{This was an amazing opportunity! We all had such a great time volunteering at the zoo. It was a blast and I would do it again!
Stacie Rudolph
Medical Mutual
{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
{Great environment (working outdoors surrounded by beautiful gardens), great people (who take good care of the volunteers). This has been a really enjoyable volunteering opportunity!
Maximilian Loeffler

We connect passionate people with opportunities to serve.

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Engage your employees while making an impact

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