GVS '26

Globaler Freiwilligengipfel 2026

25.-26. Februar 2026
Empfang am 24. Februar 2026
San Francisco Bay Area, Kalifornien

Ein Treffen von über 200 Führungskräften aus dem Bereich Social Impact, die ausschließlich auf Einladung stattfinden, um Innovationen im Bereich der Freiwilligenarbeit von Mitarbeitern voranzutreiben und eine globale Bewegung auszulösen.

You'll be in great company – 300+ social impact leaders confirmed for GVS 2026!

Goodera Partners

Global
Volunteering
Awards

Ehrung herausragender Freiwilligenarbeit

Sie können sich bewerben für: 6 Company Awards und 6 Changemaker Awards.6 Company Awards, 5 Changemaker awards, and 4 Champion Awards.

Goodera will also honor exceptional hosts and outstanding Nonprofit partners at the Global Volunteering Awards on February 25, 2026.

Company Awards
Changemaker Awards
CHAMPION Awards

Agenda und Veranstaltungsort

Hayes Mansion San José
Kollektion Curio von Hilton
Abseits der Hektik der Stadt und doch leicht zugänglich, bietet unser Veranstaltungsort ein immersives Erlebnis, bei dem Sie sich von der Welt trennen und sich wieder mit Ihrer Community verbinden können. Packen Sie einfach Ihre Koffer und kommen Sie — wir kümmern uns um alles andere!
Reception on February 24, 2026
An evening to arrive, unwind, and connect.
We’ll kick off Global Volunteering Summit 2026 with an opening reception designed for great conversations and real connection. No panels. No presentations. Just a casual space to meet impact leaders from across regions and roles, reconnect with old friends or make new ones, and settle into the week ahead before the sessions and activities begin.
First Half
✍️ REGISTRATIONS AND BREAKFAST
Keynote Address
THE FUTURE OF VOLUNTEERING WITH GOODERA
Panel Discussion
ENTERPRISE-GRADE VOLUNTEERING
☕️ COFFEE BREAK
Partner Spotlight
BENEVITY X GOODERA: PARTNERING FOR PURPOSE
Case Study
SCALING YOUR VOLUNTEERING PROGRAM
Impact Talk
AI & VOLUNTEERING
🥪 LUNCH BREAK
Second Half
THE VOLUNTEERING SAFARI
  • Expertise - Knowledge Center, VQ report, Volunteering Trends

  • Portfolio - Volunteering Station, Pro bono AI, Community Missions, Offsite volunteering

  • Infrastructure - Goodera Tech stack, Volunteering campaigns, Goodera Assured, Connection Quotient

  • Community - Case studies, Games, Lounges for Unfiltered discussions

Volunteer Together
☕️ COFFEE BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSION
Design Thinking Workshop: Volunteering Strategy
BREAKOUT SESSION
Fireside Chat: Volunteering for Moments that Matter
BREAKOUT SESSION
Panel Discussion: Reaching First Time Volunteers
🛏️ REST/BREAK
Keynote Address
LAUNCHING CONNECTION QUOTIENT: MEASURING BELONGINGNESS IN VOLUNTEERING
GLOBAL VOLUNTEERING AWARDS: Honoring Excellence in  Volunteering
🎉 ONE EPIC PARTY!
First Half
Fireside Chat
A DEEP-DIVE INTO THE LIFE OF A GOODERA HOST
Star Speaker
INSPIRING LEADERS TO NAVIGATE UNCERTAINTY
Panel Discussion
PLANNING COMPANY-WIDE VOLUNTEERING CAMPAIGNS (D/W/M of Service)
Panel Discussion
AI FOR ALL: ELIMINATING THE AI LITERACY GAP
☕️ COFFEE BREAK
Panel Discussion
BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE CHAMPION NETWORK
Design Thinking Workshop
BUILD YOUR OWN CHAMPION NETWORK STRATEGY
🥪 LUNCH BREAK
Second Half
Panel Discussion
LAUNCHING “ADOPT A SCHOOL” MISSION
BREAKOUT SESSION
Workshop: IMPACT Framework
BREAKOUT SESSION
Case Study: Giving platform integration with Goodera
BREAKOUT SESSION
Panel Discussion: Volunteering for new-age companies
☕️ COFFEE BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSION
Goodera Demo: AI & Tech
BREAKOUT SESSION
Fireside Chat: Volunteering for human skills
BREAKOUT SESSION
Panel Discussion: Volunteering for frontline workforce
☕️ COFFEE BREAK
CLOSING REMARKS
The Volunteering Safari
An EPIC Guided Tour Through The Landscape of Volunteering
The Volunteering Safari is a guided experience designed to help you explore the evolving ecosystem of modern volunteering.  Built around the EPIC framework (Expertise, Portfolio, Infrastructure, Community), you’ll explore how Goodera is helping shape the volunteering ecosystem.
Discover volunteering trends, the VQ Report, and emerging research and insights curated from real ground work. Experience the different kinds of volunteering programs teams are running today, see the systems and tech stacks that make volunteering scalable, and connect through stories and insightful conversations.

Zusammenfassung von GVS '25

Auf dem Global Volunteering Summit 2025 nahmen über 100 Führungskräfte aus den einflussreichsten Marken der Welt im sozialen Bereich teil. Der zweitägige Gipfel war vollgepackt mit aufschlussreichen Sessions, Podiumsdiskussionen, spannenden Freiwilligeneinsätzen, Feierlichkeiten und vielem mehr.

All dies und mehr erwartet Sie bei GVS'26.
Wir sehen uns dort!