Nonprofits/NGOs
When organizations dedicated to creating change work together, communities become more resilient.
When organizations dedicated to creating change work together, communities become more resilient.
How We Serve the Social Sector
There are three main ways Points of Light supports the needs of the social sector:
- Strategic Volunteer Engagement: We equip organizations with the skills and resources needed to accelerate their mission through volunteers.
- Partnerships: We partner with organizations committed to strengthening local communities and shaping cultures of civic engagement around the world.
- Thought Leadership: We provide and participate in conversations and convenings that provide opportunities for social and civic leaders to gain and share knowledge, resources and connections needed to galvanize the power of people to create change.
With our global reach, Points of Light is uniquely positioned to support social organizations to leverage the power of people to deliver on their missions and achieve social change.
3.8+
Million
Volunteers Engaged in 2023
38
Countries
With Points of Light Programs
142
Affiliates
In Our Global Network
$437
Million
2023 Volunteer Hour Value
Opportunities for Nonprofits/NGOs
Organizations focused on mobilizing volunteers should seek more information about the Points of Light Global Network, while nonprofits/NGOs looking for deeper ties to local industry and highly skilled volunteers should learn about becoming a certified Service Enterprise and screening services.
The Points of Light Global Network
The Points of Light Global Network mobilizes volunteers and builds nonprofit and NGO capacity to more effectively respond to community needs in 200 cities across 37 countries
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Service Enterprise
Service Enterprise is a capacity-building program in the United States that strengthens the capacity of nonprofits and NGOs to fundamentally leverage volunteers and their skills to address community needs.
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Volunteer Screening Services
Partnering with Sterling Volunteers, Points of Light offers an online platform for standardized background checks, expediting participation in volunteer service.
Learn MorePost a Volunteer Opportunity
Do you have a volunteer opportunity that needs to be filled? Post your project on Points of Light Engage, our volunteer search engine that makes it easy for volunteers to find local opportunities to serve.
Success Story
Joining Together to Help Displaced UKRAINIAN CHILDREN
Budapest Methodological Social Centre and Institutions (BMSZKI), who had been accommodating displaced Ukrainian families since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, in cooperation with several NGOs, brought a group of children, ages six months to 13 years — along with their families — on a field trip to the Budapest Zoo. It was a day filled with joy in the midst of a time of extraordinary hardship and sorrow. Making it happen took the time, dedication and cooperation of many volunteers and organizations.
