What Exactly Is
Corporate Volunteering?
A Mark of an Organization’s Commitment to Its Community
Allowing employees to offer, during their working hours, their time or expertise to a nonprofit organization is a powerful gesture. Corporate Volunteering reflects an organization’s social values and its desire to contribute in a concrete way to collective well-being. It’s a way to build meaningful connections with the community while mobilizing the strengths of the team around a unifying cause.
Who Is this For?
Corporate volunteering is intended for anyone in the business community who wishes to engage in community action and embrace their social responsibility. It is open to managers, professionals, retirees, entrepreneurs, recent or soon-to-be graduates, as well as participants in workforce integration programs. Involvement can be individual or collective, through a company, a professional association, a higher education institution, or a Chamber of Commerce.
How Does It Work?
Corporate Volunteering can take many forms:
- One-off missions (quick mandates)
- Collaborative projects
- Mentoring/coaching
- Governance (committees or boards)
We match nonprofits’ needs and the group’s specific characteristics with volunteers’ expertise, considering the field of impact, required skills, interests, languages, format (in-person/virtual), and availability, while respecting Montreal’s territory and accessibility.
The nonprofit validates first that the mission fits; volunteers complete a short preparation before the activity. This process delivers useful, safe, well-scoped mandates that maximize impact for both the nonprofit and the professionals involved.
Which types of Corporate
Volunteering are supported by
the Work at Heart program?
Group Volunteering |
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Teams come together for a one-time hands-on activity: renovating a space, leading a workshop, distributing meals. A memorable human experience, a day of solidarity action that strengthens bonds, creates meaning, and generates lasting impact. |
Skills-Based Volunteering |
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Experts contribute targeted know-how to solve a specific challenge, lead a key project, or strengthen an organization’s mission in a lasting way. |
Gouvernance Volunteering |
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Getting involved in strategic decision-making, supporting the vision, and ensuring the sustainability of an organization engaged in significant, concrete, and valuable social impact. |
What are the Benefits for a Company
of Integrating Corporate Volunteering into Its Practices?
In addition to being an act of solidarity, Corporate Volunteering is a powerful strategic lever for businesses. By integrating volunteering into their management practices, organizations foster skills development, strengthen employee engagement, and enhance their attractiveness.
Discover the main benefits this approach can bring to your talent management strategy.
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Skills Development Enables employees to acquire new skills (leadership, project management, communication) and put them into practice in varied contexts. |
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Talent Attraction and Retention Socially engaged companies attract and retain talent more effectively, especially among generations that value and care about community impact. |
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Team Engagement and Cohesion Corporate Volunteering fosters cohesion, engagement, and a sense of belonging within teams, while strengthening company culture. |
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Visibility and influence Enhances the organization’s image, improves its reputation, and affirms its role as a responsible and human-centered actor. |
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Openness and Diversity Exposes employees to new environments, stimulates innovation and adaptability, and encourages openness to diversity and new perspectives. |
Become a Company Recognized
for Its Social Impact
Integrating Corporate Volunteering with Work at Heart means choosing expert guidance designed to maximize your impact.
This approach positions you as a key player in social transformation, with a distinction that highlights your responsible leadership and positive influence in the community.
Join a meaningful movement that unites businesses and nonprofits around concrete, lasting actions.
What Are the Benefits for a
Nonprofit of Joining the
Work at Heart Initiative?
Joining Work at Heart gives you access to a network of committed companies and professionals ready to put their skills in service of your mission. It’s also a concrete way to expand your impact, benefit from targeted or strategic support, and showcase your work.
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