Goodera Unveils Cutting-Edge Innovations in Employee Volunteering at Global Volunteering Summit 2025

San Jose, CA – March 10, 2025 – The Global Volunteering Summit (GVS25), hosted by Goodera on February 26-27, brought together Social Impact leaders from the world’s biggest corporate and nonprofit organizations to explore the evolving landscape of corporate volunteering. With a participation of over 200 attendees and insights from 30+ speakers, including leaders from IBM, Amazon, JPMC, TikTok, Ford, Adobe, and more, GVS’25 provided a platform to exchange ideas and strategies to scale volunteering.

A major announcement at the summit was the partnership between Goodera and Benevity during a session featuring Abhishek Humbad (Founder and CEO, Goodera) and Candace Worley (Chief Product Officer, Benevity). This partnership enables seamless integration between Benevity’s platform and Goodera’s volunteer experiences, providing companies with a unified approach to scale purpose-driven employee engagement. The partnership is live, and additional technical enhancements will be launched by the end of 2025.

GVS’25 also marked the debut of several groundbreaking innovations in employee volunteering, designed to help organizations scale their efforts effectively. Among the key innovations introduced at GVS’25 were:

Volunteering Portfolio:

1. SkillsPlus: AI enabled skills-based volunteering opportunities across diverse areas such as Marketing, Finance, Tech, Legal, AI and Leadership
2. Juniors: Volunteering activities designed to engage employees and their families in meaningful volunteer activities, perfect for events like ‘Bring Your Kids to Work Day.’
3. ICONS: A white-glove, leadership-focused premium volunteering experience, offering purpose-driven and personalized engagements for senior executives and corporate leaders. 
4. VolCon: Experiences designed to integrate volunteering into conferences, in alignment with conference themes. 
5. Celebrations: Employee engagement that fosters belonging through curated, immersive, and culturally meaningful volunteer experiences. 
6. Missions: Curated programs to focus on long-term impact through collective action. 

To support seamless execution, Goodera also introduced key volunteering infrastructure solutions:

7. Goodera Assured: A comprehensive checklist that guarantees high-quality, reliable volunteering experiences with 100+ checks for every event. 
8. Champion PMO: A 24x7 support team consisting of regional social impact managers designed to streamline event planning and logistics, while increasing volunteer participation per event. 
9. API Integrations with Ecosystem Players: Enabling seamless integration with leading giving platforms to enable seamless flow for browsing, booking and tracking events. 
10. Attendance Capture Feature: A robust tracking system that ensures accurate volunteer participation records. 

Goodera also launched Goodera Knowledge Center, a resource hub designed to help organizations develop, expand, and optimize their volunteering programs:

11. Knowledge Workshops: A series of specialized modules designed to help organizations develop robust volunteering strategies. 
12. Expert Network: A panel of 10 experts with over 200+ years of collective experience in Employee Volunteering Management.
13. Annual Volunteering Plan: A co-created structured, year-long roadmap covering targets, governance, reporting, budgeting, with Goodera’s expertise. 

The summit also featured the release of Goodera’s 2025 Volunteering Quotient Report, a comprehensive analysis of audited ESG reports from 222 companies. The findings revealed a 25% year-over-year growth in workforce participation, highlighting the growing emphasis companies are placing on structured and impactful employee volunteering programs.

Another key highlight of the event was Global Volunteering Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions towards employee volunteering across 12 categories. These awards honored organizations and leaders who are setting new benchmarks in volunteering, inspiring broader participation, and driving sustained impact in their communities.

“The conversations and collaborations at GVS25 reinforced the power of collective action,” said Goodera CEO Abhishek Humbad. “As the corporate volunteering landscape continues to expand, Goodera remains committed to empowering organizations with the tools, insights, and networks to drive meaningful impact at scale. Our mission is to make volunteering accessible, engaging, and impactful for every employee on the planet.”

For more information about Goodera and the Global Volunteering Summit, visit https://www.goodera.com/gvs-25

About Goodera

Goodera executes hosted volunteering experiences that are accessible, engaging, and impactful for the world’s leading organizations like IBM, Airbnb, ServiceNow, Visa, and Target – 65 of our 500+ customers are Fortune 500 companies. We power on-demand volunteering experiences hosted by our ambassadors for your employees -across 1000+ cities in 100+ countries worldwide. We embrace action on social causes that align with SDGs with tailored in-person, virtual, and hybrid volunteering programs designed to bring people and purpose together.

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