We create products and services that help volunteers, nonprofits and corporations maximize their impact.
Points of Light reports and toolkits share best practices and innovative ideas to equip individuals and organizations to make a difference.
We connect great minds and awaken communities, so that together we evolve to address the world’s changing needs.
At the core of our philosophy is the belief that the most powerful force in the world is the individual who has realized their power to do good. At Points of Light, we inspire, equip and connect nonprofits, businesses and individuals ready to apply their time, talent, voice and resources to solve society’s greatest challenges.
We help nonprofits recruit, train and manage community volunteers.
We bring business leaders together to serve and solve global problems.
We connect individuals and families with local opportunities to make a difference.
Read stories about extraordinary volunteers, innovative nonprofits and community-minded companies, and get inspired by those who are making a difference in their communities and around the world.
These five distinct and in-depth reports examine attitudes, barriers and participation rates globally, as well as in the U.S., the U.K, Brazil and India and provide actionable takeaways for businesses, non-profits and individuals.
The Points of Light Blog
Daily Point of Light
Jim Call has been the Volunteer Garden Director for the CASA Community Garden located in Huntsville, AL since 1995. Through his leadership,…
Jane Hoppe has been a volunteer instructor at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School since 1990. During this period of service, she has…
During the 1992 Senior Recognition Program, as she looked across the street to see an old building that was much worn and…
Since 1997, Amy Bennington has volunteered for Arbor Circle Corporation Homeless Youth Services. She mentored for two clients, assisted in the planning…
Students from John Glenn Middle School have teamed up to form the Youth Volunteer Force, a powerful group that greatly impacts the…
The Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, Inc. (ACES), a grassroots nonprofit organization, is the largest child support advocacy agency in the…
Blacks in Government (BIG) is primarily a volunteer membership driven association that functions as an employee support group, community resource and an advocacy…
Sister Rosario serves as director of the Louis Infants' Crisis Center in Houma, LA. Founded by Rosario in 1979, the facility is…
Alisia Orosco, age 12, has devoted her time and energy to encouraging others, children especially, to look inside their hearts and help…
As a student at New York University (NYU), Peter Genuardi has been an incredible force on the campus. An active volunteer, member…
Michael Bowler has devoted his life to children. Born with hearing loss, he has been an exemplary role model and mentor to…
The Learn, Earn, Advance and Prosper (L.E.A.P.) Program is a comprehensive welfare-to-work model implemented by a not-for-profit community hospital in Tucson, AZ.…
After fifteen years of service to the students of New York, Mimi Levin Lieber decided not to seek re-election as a member…
Sylvia Goodman was the driving force behind the construction of the Sci-Port Discovery Center, a 67,000 square foot hands-on science center designed…
Clay Mountain Housing, Inc. (CMHI) began in 1988 after Clay County, WV was one of three regions in the state featured in…