Giving Compass' Take:

• Ava Kuhlen, writing for B the Change, lists six ways skills-based volunteering can help companies and employees have more meaningful volunteering experiences. 

• What differentiates skills-based volunteering from other types?

• Read about how skills-based volunteering can advance your design career.

In today’s business world, skills-based volunteering is about more than doing good. It’s about developing future leaders through a real-world application of leadership skills. It’s about creating a positive space for employees to practice innovation, adaptability, and empathy. It’s about cultivating a company’s workplace culture by directly influencing the attitudes and beliefs of individual team members. And, of course, it’s about doing good for the community and for your business.

Combine these benefits with millennial expectations that their workplace allows them make a difference, and it’s no wonder that pro bono service— the donation of one’s professional expertise to social-change organizations — is one of the fastest-growing trends in corporate giving.

Here are six ways pro bono service is good for your business.

  1. It develops talent and builds leaders.
  2. It helps cultivate your workforce.
  3. It fosters a strong workplace culture.
  4. It drives innovation and helps your business adapt.
  5. It builds your brand.
  6. It takes social impact further.

Read the full article about skills-based volunteering by Ava Kuhlen at B the Change.