Volunteer Centers serve as local leadership and resource organizations for volunteering. They work with businesses in four key ways:

Connect employees to the community and opportunities to serve

• Provide companies with information on community needs
• Coordinate group projects for, and with, corporations
• Match employees with individual volunteer opportunities

Provide training and technical assistance

• Advise companies on how to establish employee volunteer programs
• Provide companies with training and technical assistance on managing their employee volunteer programs
• Manage the companies' employee volunteer programs on a contractual basis
• Provide board training and placement for employees to serve on local nonprofit boards
• Provide volunteer trainings/workshops for employees

Partner with companies in promotional efforts

• Promote companies' volunteer efforts in the community
• Establish partnerships to fund/sponsor Volunteer Center promotional efforts
• Partner to support award/recognition programs

Support local Corporate Volunteer Councils

• Manage the local Business/Corporate Volunteer Council
• Serve as a member of the Corporate Volunteer Council