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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

San Jose, CA

Closest airport: San Jose (14 miles)

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

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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

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Workshop: IMPACT Framework

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Case Study: Giving platform integration with Goodera

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Panel Discussion: Volunteering for new-age companies

☕️ COFFEE BREAK

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Goodera Demo: AI & Tech

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Fireside Chat: Volunteering for human skills

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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.