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 300+ social impact leaders to accelerate innovation in employee volunteering and spark a global movement.
Goodera Partners
Speakers at GVS'26
Andrea Bell
ACCP
Andrea Mazie
PwC
Angela Parker
REALIZED WORTH
Barbra Anderson
Cencora
Chris Noble
CARE
Dale Strange
YourCause from Blackbaud
Deana Campbell
HCA Healthcare
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Jane Baldwin
LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS
Jennifer Remling
EX WARNER BROS.
Karen Bergin
Microsoft
Kate Laepple Hertzog
Cencora
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Kelly France
LINKEDIN
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Kenrick Fraser
Social Impact & Employee Engagement Executive
Lindsey Gibson
Visa
Marissa O’Rourke
SERVICENOW
Molly Hover McCooey
L'oreal
Priya Parker
AUTHOR AND SPEAKER
Ranna Daud
AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS PUGET SOUND
Shayla Nilsen
JP MORGAN CHASE
Sneha Patel
Gap
Stephanie Kim-Poston
Cadence
Toily Kurbanov
Andrea Bell
ACCP
Andrea Mazie
PwC
Angela Parker
REALIZED WORTH
Barbra Anderson
Cencora
Chris Noble
CARE
Dale Strange
YourCause from Blackbaud
Deana Campbell
HCA Healthcare
Jane Baldwin
LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS
Jennifer Remling
EX WARNER BROS.
Karen Bergin
Microsoft
Kate Laepple Hertzog
Cencora
Kelly France
LINKEDIN
Kenrick Fraser
Social Impact & Employee Engagement Executive
Lindsey Gibson
Visa
Marissa O’Rourke
SERVICENOW
Molly Hover McCooey
L'oreal
Priya Parker
AUTHOR AND SPEAKER
Ranna Daud
AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS PUGET SOUND
Shayla Nilsen
JP MORGAN CHASE
Sneha Patel
Gap
Stephanie Kim-Poston
Cadence
Toily Kurbanov
...and more
Global
Volunteering
Awards
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.
Company Awards
Changemaker Awards
CHAMPION Awards
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
8:00 AM
✍️ REGISTRATIONS AND BREAKFAST
Goodera presentation
The Future of volunteering with Goodera
Panel Discussion
Enterprise-grade Volunteering: Build, scale, and nurture a global volunteering program
COFFEE BREAK
Partner Spotlight
Benevity X Goodera: Partnering for Purpose
Fireside Chat
AI and Volunteering
12:15 PM
LUNCH BREAK
Second Half
Case study
Atlassian x Goodera: Building a Scalable Global Volunteering Program
Volunteering experience
The Volunteering Safari : GUIDED TOUR
Volunteering experience
Volunteering Activity: Hands-On STEM Volunteering: Building Path-Following Robots for Classrooms
COFFEE BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSION
Tell Me How You Really Feel: A Candid Conversation About What It Takes to Get It Right
BREAKOUT SESSION
Volunteering for Moments that Matter
BREAKOUT SESSION
Panel Discussion: Activating New Volunteers
REST / BREAK
6:30 PM
AWARDS NIGHT & SEATED DINNER
Fireside chat with Star speaker
Gathering for Good
Keynote Address
International Volunteer year: Keynote address from executive coordinator, United Nations Volunteers
Global Volunteering Awards
One Epic party
First Half
8:00 AM
🥞 BREAKFAST
Fireside chat
YourCause X Goodera: Scaling Impact Through Ecosystem Partnerships
Panel Discussion
From events to programs: Designing volunteering for Long-term impact
☕️ COFFEE BREAK
Panel Discussion
AI For All: Advancing AI Readiness Through Skills-Based Volunteering
Panel Discussion
Building An Effective Volunteer Champion Network
Design Studio
Build Your Own Champion Network Strategy
🥪 LUNCH BREAK
Second Half
Panel Discussion
Planning Company-Wide Volunteer Campaigns
Panel Discussion
Developing An Impact Measurement Framework For Corporate Volunteering
BREAKOUT SESSION
Volunteering with a Frontline Workforce
BREAKOUT SESSION
Ford Philanthropy Case Study: Building Together with Goodera and Deed
BREAKOUT SESSION
Fireside Chat with Pwc: Developing Human Skills Through Volunteering
Goodera Presentation
Reflections & Gratitude
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.
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!
