We held our second annual Business Impact Summit last month, and we are proud to share that it was a tremendous success thanks to your support. At our Business Impact Summit, over 225 regional business leaders gathered to learn more about giving back and the importance of community engagement for business. The 2019 Business Impact Summit On October 3, Business Volunteers Maryland hosted the Business Impact Summit, where Seth Goldman was the keynote speaker. Mr. Goldman is the co-founder and TeaEO Emeritus of Honest Tea and the Executive Chair of Beyond Meat. Both companies prioritize social initiatives and community impact. During his keynote, Seth Goldman emphasized the importance of reframing […]
The Benefits of Business Volunteers’ GIVE Fellowship
While graduate school might come to mind when you think about a fellowship program, things have changed over the past few years! Professional fellowship opportunities, like the GIVE Fellowship at Business Volunteers Maryland, are designed to help cultivate leaders, grow networks, offer unparalleled professional development opportunities and have a positive impact on the community. What are some of the benefits of GIVE? Professional Development Fellowships offer structured education and professional development opportunities designed to help those who want to make a difference in their community. They offer the resources, support and networks needed to learn new things and pursue goals that would seem unreachable otherwise. Our GIVE Fellowship offers a […]
4 Reasons That the Best Businesses Volunteer
What is the difference between your business and the most high-profile businesses in the world? If you’re without an employee volunteer program, one of those differences might be that the best businesses volunteer! 4 Reasons the Best Businesses Volunteer 1. Salesforce: Salesforce is a serious supporter of volunteering. Every year, they offer employees up to 48 hours of paid time off for volunteering. Salesforce uses a 1-1-1 philanthropy model, which means that the company pledges to leverage 1% of employee time, technology and resources to give back to communities around the world. That investment in volunteering has led to donations to programs, over $80 million in grants and over 1,000,000 […]