Skills based corporate volunteering

Share your skills to strengthen your communities

Connects your people with purpose

Skills-based volunteering, also called pro bono, connects your people with purpose by applying their professional expertise to support non-profits that couldn’t otherwise access it.

From legal advice to digital strategy, this support helps charities work smarter and grow stronger.

It’s also a powerful learning opportunity. Volunteers develop fresh skills, new perspectives, and a deep sense of contribution.

And for your business? Stronger engagement, meaningful impact, and a reputation built on purpose.

Everyone gains. Especially the community.

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What are the key benefits of skills-based volunteering?

Game-changing support for non-profits

Non-profits gain access to strategic, technical, and creative skills they might otherwise lack, enhancing efficiency, problem-solving, and long-term sustainability.

Real-world purpose and motivation

Utilising one's skills for good boosts morale, instills pride, and deepens employees' connection to meaningful work.

Fresh thinking for greater impact

Volunteers introduce fresh ideas and methodologies, offering transformative insights that help community organizations adapt, grow, and innovate.

Stronger, more engaged workforces

Companies experience higher engagement, improved retention, and better cross-functional collaboration, as employees return inspired and more connected to their organisation.

Professional growth for employees

Volunteering fosters leadership, confidence, and adaptability, allowing employees to apply their skills in new, purpose-driven contexts, making them more agile and empathetic professionals.

Purpose-led brand reputation

Skills-based volunteering shows your business walks the talk. It builds trust with stakeholders, demonstrates real social value, and positions you as a company that invests in people and planet—not just profit.

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How your employees can make a difference through skills-based volunteering

Involve everyone, everywhere

What are examples of skills-based volunteering?

Examples of Employee Volunteering skills-based corporate volunteering opportunities, many of which can be delivered online or in person, by teams or individuals:

Community business forum

Volunteering benefits

  • Use your skills to help local charities grow
  • Collaborate with colleagues for greater impact
  • Make a difference from your desk

How volunteering works

  • Join an online group session with charity leaders
  • Use a simple model to explore challenges
  • Create practical solutions for charity needs
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Financial resilience workshops

Volunteering benefits

  • Personal development + strategic thinking
  • Applies real-world skills with purpose
  • Beneficiaries access specialist skills

How volunteering works

  • Expert-led, structured workshops
  • Real charity challenges
  • Clear impact and sense of pride
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Life long healthy habits for pupils

Volunteering benefits

  • Delivers healthy habits to next generation
  • Encourages teamwork + communication
  • Volunteer personal growth + confidence

How volunteering works

  • Delivered in local primary schools
  • Fully managed, hands-on workshops
  • Tailored to curriculum + age group
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Empower your corporate volunteering

Further reading

You can download further resources about volunteering best practice and our insights by clicking below:

6 Best practices to drive employee engagement

Applying your skills for community impact