HandsOn Network has actively engaged hundreds of small and large companies to serve and strengthen communities through meaningful volunteer action. From Boston to Austin to Los Angeles, from Rio De Janeiro to Amsterdam to Manila, we are working with our corporate partners to improve lives and create positive change in local communities.

The ongoing support from our national corporate sponsors enables us to develop and deliver the programs, training and education, and other support needed by our affiliates and volunteers to address community needs most effectively. Learn more about some of our national corporate sponsors.

If your company would like more information on developing a partnership with HandsOn Network or in joining the Corporate Council, please contact Madden Manion at mmanion@handsonnetwork.org. The Corporate Council is comprised of CEOs and executives Fortune 500 companies who share an interest in advancing strategies to increase workplace volunteerism. View the current roster of Corporate Council companies.

Or, if your company is interested in exploring partnerships with our affiliates in local markets, search the list of HandsOn Action Centers.

Please check out the following resources for you or your company to learn about volunteering in the workplace.

Employee Volunteer Programs

Building Value: The Corporate Volunteer Program as a Strategic Resource for Business

In this manual, we offer managers of corporate employee volunteer programs with established programs a comprehensive approach to take the program one step further. The manual divides chapters by elements necessary to move the program forward and also includes a segment in each chapter called "Making it Work: Questions to Ask Yourself," enabling readers to apply the manual to their own situation.

The manual also features two appendixes. The first is a checklist to help guide the evaluation of an employee volunteer program. The second is a sample employee survey, also to assist in the program's assessment.

Workplace Volunteering Brief: Top Seven Trends Affecting Employee Volunteer Programs

This concise publication provides a great overview of the issues facing EVP managers along with a list of other recommended resources to explore.

How the Best Employee Volunteer Programs Structure Themselves

The Benchmarks of Excellence research is an excellent source of data for your HandsOn Action Center or organization on how to best work with companies.

Co-workers and Change Makers: Employee Volunteer Programs’ Steps to Success for Small-to Medium-Sized Businesses

Small and medium-sized businesses can affect a change in the way private enterprise contributes to public good through employee volunteer programs (EVPs). EVPs offer great benefits to businesses and employee volunteers themselves, including enhanced employee loyalty, satisfaction, retention, recruiting, productivity, camaraderie and even stability during organizational changes, as well as service-learning opportunities for professional development as volunteers practice increased management, professional or technical skills.

The Corporate Volunteer Reporting Standards

These standards were developed in February 2006 in response to an increasing need for standardization.

Developing Volunteer Projects Toolkit

Do you need help developing a volunteer project? Great! We have you covered. The following pages cover the process of developing a volunteer project in more detail.

• Setting a timeline for the project
• Example of a one-day project agenda
• Sample checklist for the project
• Tips on managing your project
• Evaluating your project

Corporate Volunteer Councils

7 Basic Steps to Create a Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC)

This brief document details a seven-step process for establishing a Corporate Volunteer Council.

CVC - Corporate Volunteer Council Fee Structure

Eleven examples of how different Corporate Volunteer Councils across the United States designed their fee structure.

CVC - Corporate Volunteer Council Member Retention

A one-page fact sheet on the 3 R's for Corporate Volunteer Councils -- Recruitment, Retention and Recognition.

A template for the development of bylaws for your Corporate Volunteer Council.

The State of Corporate Citizenship in the U.S.: Business Perspectives in 2005

Report presents a completely updated picture of what American business is doing in the name of corporate citizenship and the attitudes of business leaders toward the business role in society. This survey of more than 1,100 executives is the only study of corporate citizenship to query leaders from small, medium and large businesses. This comprehensive survey reveals that corporate citizenship has become an integral part of American business. The majority of all businesses, and 84 percent of large businesses, for example, report that corporate citizenship makes a tangible contribution to the bottom line.