Why Support Skills-Based Volunteering?
Did You Know? “Skills-based volunteering is the fastest growing form of corporate giving, with nearly 50% of companies reporting having a skills-based volunteer program in place.” – Common Impact
Volunteers are always looking for meaningful opportunities to share their time and special talents. Skills-based volunteering enables nonprofits to leverage specific skillsets to support their work and it engages individual volunteers in the opportunity to create lasting community-wide change. The Heart of Illinois United Way’s Skills Link network is dedicated to linking talented volunteers with nonprofits to impact our community.
What is Skills-Based Volunteering?
Any time a volunteer uses their abilities, talents, networks, expertise, or resources to support a nonprofit organization.
Skills-Based Volunteering:
- Enables volunteers to put their skills or specialized expertise to use
- Enables nonprofit organizations to expand services
- Includes planned projects typically in the areas of marketing, operations, strategic planning, finance, technology, skilled labor, etc.
Read more at https://volunteer.hoiunitedway.org/blog/display/?blog_id=24742.
