GVS ‘26

Global Volunteering Summit 2026

Feb 25-26, 2026
Reception on Feb 24, 2026
San Francisco Bay Area, CA

An invite-only gathering of 200+ social impact leaders to accelerate innovation in employee volunteering and spark a global movement.

GVS ‘25 recap

The Global Volunteering Summit 2025 saw 100+ social impact leaders from the world’s most impactful brands. The two day summit was packed with insightful sessions, panel discussions, engagaing volunteering experiences, celebrations and more.

All this and more awaits you at GVS’26.
See you there!

Reimagine corporate volunteering with the world’s most purpose driven brands!

Honoring Excellence in Volunteering

Award categories include:  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.

Agenda & Venue

Hayes Mansion San Jose
Curio Collection by Hilton
Away from the hustle of the city and yet easily accessible, our venue will enable an immersive experience where you can disconnect from the world and reconnect with your community. Just pack your bags and come - we’ will take care of everything else!
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.