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Why work with Business Volunteers?

Business Volunteers helps to build the capacity, network, and resources of community organizations by connecting them to the time, talent, and support of the business community. Through our partnerships with regional companies and their employees, we provide nonprofits and schools FREE and facilitated connections to volunteers, consultants, board members, trainings, partnerships, and more! 

INTRODUCING THE NEW
NONPROFIT PROFILE!

In an effort to make our programs more accessible to community organizations we have done a major update to our Nonprofit Profile. It is now directed at better capturing the information that can best help us, help YOU.  

As a result, we are requiring that every community organization who has ever worked with us, or wants to work with us in the future, submit a new profile. 

Click here to access the new Nonprofit Profile. 

How to Get Started

To leverage the most successful partnership with Business Volunteers Maryland, nonprofits need to understand the process of engaging with the corporate community. Here’s how to make sure your organization isn’t missing out:

Step 1: Complete Nonprofit Profile
Step 2: Attend an Info Session
Step 3: Apply for Special Opportunities
Step 1: Complete Nonprofit Profile

Required first step to a partnership with Business Volunteers! We do not assist nonprofits who are not registered in our system. Nonprofits seeking board members must complete a Nonprofit Profile. 

Please make sure you complete and update this profile at least once a year or after any major change. 

Click here to access the Nonprofit Profile. 

Step 2: Attend an Info Session

After completing an organizational profile, we encourage you to attend a monthly communityBUILD: Leveraging your Business Volunteers Partnership. This program is best suited for individuals and nonprofit organizations who have not worked with Business Volunteers Maryland in the last TWO years.

 Register for a session here. 

Step 3: Apply for Special Opportunities

Once you have completed your organizational profile, express interest in one of the current special opportunities. These opportunities require a separate application and are updated regularly. 

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Current Special Opportunities

**SPRING 2022**

After you complete a nonprofit profile, your organization is eligible to engage in Special Opportunities. 

Participating in All Special Opportunities require additional steps. STEP 1 is expressing your interest on THIS SHORT FORM.  

Read carefully below before submitting interest on the form above. 

Board Matching

boardCONNECT | One Day Board Matching Event

boardCONNECT is a round robin style, fast paced event to meet with several board candidates during once structured and facilitated evening.

boardCONNECT occurs semi-annually, usually in May and October. About 10 nonprofit organizations are selected to attend based on a variety of factors. Ultimately, we choose nonprofits that are diverse in cause area, size, geography, and stage of development.

Business Volunteers Maryland also works with businesses and corporations across the Region to host in-house boardCONNECT events. These special events are usually smaller and can happen at any time of year.

Participating in All Special Opportunities require additional steps. STEP 1 is expressing your interest on THIS SHORT FORM.  

Skilled Volunteer Needs

GIVE Advisory Projects | Multi-month Skilled Volunteering Opportunity

Every year Business Volunteers selects 7-10 nonprofits and fiscally sponsored organizations to host a group of GIVE Fellows to serve as long term probono consultants for their organizations.  

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOSTING A GIVE ADVISORY PROJECT  

Teams of 4-6 GIVE Fellows are matched with a nonprofit for a 5 month period. Each Advisory Team will immerse themselves in a collaborative process with their nonprofit between June and November.  GIVE Fellows engage thought-partnership to understand and address complex organizational challenges impacting nonprofit leaders.

Applications are open ~February each year. 

Participating in all Special Opportunities require additional steps. STEP 1 is expressing your interest on THIS SHORT FORM.  

skillCONNECT | One Day Skilled Volunteering Opportunity

skillCONNECT is a one-day work session in which nonprofits are paired with small groups of highly skilled employees, from a business, volunteering their time to serve as consultants. Participating nonprofits can expect to leave the session with fresh takes and ideas on problems they are facing, and guidance from experts on productive next steps.

Examples of skillCONNECT Projects

A pediatric health and research institution was seeking help to bolster their donor pipeline and engagement. The skilled volunteers helped guide their organization to identify the foundational elements of a young professionals’ affinity group.

A community-based organization supporting public schools was struggling to support principals and Parent Teacher Organizations. Volunteers provided perspective and feedback that helped the organization develop goals for a communication plan.

Participating in all Special Opportunities require additional steps. STEP 1 is expressing your interest on THIS SHORT FORM. 

Direct Service Volunteer Needs

communityCONNECT | One Day Team Volunteer Project

CommunityCONNECT brings groups of corporate volunteers to your organization in a “done in a day” direct service group volunteering event.  Events can range from 10 to hundreds of volunteers, and include activities such as beautification, environmental work, supply sorting,  tutoring, mock interviews, meal preparation, painting, gardening, and much more.

Participation in all Special Opportunities require additional steps. STEP 1 is expressing your interest on THIS SHORT FORM.  

 Leveraging your Partnership

Members of our staff may reach out with aligned ongoing opportunities available for your organization. This includes board member referrals, team volunteer project opportunities, and skilled volunteering opportunities. 

To effectively leverage this partnership, provide timely responses to communication, apply early and often to opportunities, and take advantage of trainings and networking opportunities.

Please note that Business Volunteers staff works on behalf of our corporate partners and their employees to find and match them with community organizations that meet their needs and community engagement goals. Depending on the mission, location, engagement opportunities, size, scope, and stability of your organization, you may receive many referrals or none at all.  

Our Programs and Services

At Business Volunteers, we believe in three pillars for corporate community engagement. Explore how your organization can align with us in doing good. better. 

BUILD: trainings and education

Business Volunteers hosts a variety of free trainings to support nonprofits and their staff. In particular, nonprofits should consider the communityBUILD series aimed at building nonprofit operational capacity, and the skillBUILD series aimed at building individual professional skillsets. 

Visit our events page for a complete annual listing of trainings. 

CONNECT: experiences and engagement

Through our Team Volunteer Experiences we manage company team volunteering events. Our role ranges from basic support to full-scale management.  

Organizations that can provide ongoing meaningful direct service volunteer projects for large groups are highly desired.  We aim to ensure both a great experience for both the business and community partner, bringing a suite of best practices to support a smooth, rewarding, and impactful event with lasting benefits.  

Skilled Volunteers
Through our skillCONNECT and GIVE Fellowship experiences, we support community partners by providing them with skilled volunteers to help bring their professional expertise to bear on challenges you might be facing.  

Board Matching  
A couple times a year we host boardCONNECT, a round robin style fast paced event to meet with several candidates during one event. 

CONSULT: impact and leadership

Board Matching  
Through our ongoing boardCONSULT program, we match business professionals seeking nonprofit board service to organizations seeking board members through a concierge matching and training program.  Over 1000 professionals have been placed on regional boards through this service.  We also host boardCONNECT, a round robin style fast paced event to meet with several candidates a couple times a year.  

Corporate Partnerships  
In all of our connections and events we strive to build lasting relationships between companies and nonprofits. At times this effort is intentional, as we scope nonprofit or school partners that meet company interests and needs.  

Resources  
As opportunities arise, we assist our business partners with distribution and donations of office supplies, goods and services, tickets, gifts, and dollars.  

communityCONNECT: Ways to Help

We have a profound appreciation for the ways in which individuals seek to engage in the community and a deep understanding of the variety of causes seeking support. We are leveraging that knowledge and experience to provide a platform that enables the connection of community organizations who need support and companies/volunteers who are looking to help. 

SUBMIT A NEED

Interested in Free Tech Help? Join Techies for Good!

Techies for Good is a Baltimore-based Meetup group that pairs techie volunteers with nonprofits in need of technical help. Techies for Good meets every 4 to 8 weeks and provides both educational support and hands-on assistance to nonprofits who need help with their website, database management, technology selection or integration, and more.

Learn More About Techies for Good
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Testimonials

The One Love/ Business Volunteers partnership has helped us define one of our next campaign strategies with clear goals. The solution our group of GIVE Fellows provided will help us expand a cohort of committed volunteers, grow Team One Love, and improve our financial base to help us with operating costs during a pandemic.

Ojeda Hall
One Love Foundation
Executive Director

The volunteer event, organized by Business Volunteers, far exceeded our expectations. Everything was handled with the perfect mix of professionalism and fun, and we could not have asked for a better more engaged group. This was by far the best volunteer activity we have ever hosted thanks to our partnership with Business Volunteers.

Karis King
Oyster Recovery Partnership
Public Relations & Events Manager

Business Volunteers of Maryland has helped our small nonprofit grow in so many crucial areas. Their wide-ranging programs are thoughtfully designed and even more well executed. BVMD has helped our organization make invaluable connections in the community that would not have been otherwise possible. The result has been phenomenal and has improved every facet of our nonprofit from operations to fundraising to, most importantly, mission.

Erica Rimlinger
William S. Baer School Partnership Board
Director of Development

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Business Volunteers Maryland exists because of the generous support of our individual, business, and foundation donors. Help us continue our community impact today and beyond. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Business Volunteers.

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    • CONNECT: experiences and engagement
    • CONSULT: impact and leadership
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      • Team Volunteering Events
      • Board Matching Services
      • Business Consulting
      • Trainings and Education
    • Become a Partner
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