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Employee Volunteering | The World's Leading Volunteering Partner for Your Business

Protecting community green spaces

Team Volunteering
Practical
Environmental
In Person

Community green spaces are important for local people to come together to learn, grow, and build connections. These include parks, gardens, or playgrounds – spaces that naturally support health and wellbeing. To keep these environments safe, welcoming, and thriving, volunteers work as a team to carry out practical conservation and maintenance tasks.

What impact can you deliver?

1
Community impact
Preservation of natural spaces for future generations
2
Employee impact
Wellbeing effect of volunteering and team building generated from shared purpose related goal
3
Business impact
Stronger employee engagement around a clear corporate purpose

Start your corporate volunteering journey with Employee Volunteering

We are the world’s leading partner for providing corporate volunteering programmes and solutions around the world.

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The volunteer challenge

Teams of volunteers can support the maintenance and preservation of outdoor spaces through practical tasks, including:

  • Removing invasive plants like ragwort
  • Painting and restoring historic features
  • Maintaining pathways and railings
  • Ensuring the safety of livestock grazing areas

Tasks are tailored to group size, time, and site needs, ensuring a meaningful experience for volunteers while helping preserve the landscape and biodiversity.

It was a rewarding and unforgettable experience. It was amazing to see what a team of volunteers can achieve in just one day.

Feedback from a corporate volunteer

Why is volunteering so important?

of employees are more motivated when working for a business with purpose.

Porter Novelli 2024

Being in nature can promote mental + pysical health + reduce morbidity levels.

WHO

of volunteers in green spaces reported enhanced levels of positivity.

University of Essex

How our corporate volunteering works

Safety first

Our in-house trained event planners and facilitators handle risk management and compliance, so you can focus on impact.

Boost team engagement with technology

Through the Volunteering Hub, we help you drive sign ups and boost engagement so that you can maximise your social impact on every project.

Let the data do the talking

Capture data easily and holistically across your business. With access to real-time reporting you can easily see the return on your social investment.

Leverage human connections

Reinforce data with quotes from charities and your employees. We capture photos, feedback, and quotes from your projects so you create powerful brand stories.

Looking for something similar?

We offer a large selection of practical team corporate volunteering opportunities near you such as:

  • Urban community gardening and green projects
  • Creative arts workshops to engage local groups
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FAQs

Volunteering together strengthens teamwork, builds morale, and offers a refreshing break from work routine. It’s a chance to connect with colleagues while making a positive impact on community spaces.
Employee Volunteering brings expertise in matching your team to the right community projects, managing logistics, and providing all necessary resources ensuring a rewarding and hassle-free volunteering experience.
We monitor the weather closely in the lead-up to every event. If any weather warnings are issued, we’ll share timely advice and guidance to help you prepare. Most events can still go ahead with the right adjustments, but we’ll keep you informed if any changes are needed.
Tasks range from light to moderately physical. We design the day to suit your team’s ability and ensure there are comfortable ways for everyone to contribute, regardless of fitness level.
We recommend dressing for the outdoors sturdy footwear, weather-appropriate clothing, and a reusable water bottle. All tools, safety equipment, and materials will be provided.
We collaborate with trusted community partners who lack the resources to maintain their spaces alone. We prioritise locations where your team’s effort will have a clear, lasting impact.