Care to Volunteer

MANAGED EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING. VERIFIED SOCIAL VALUE. STRONGER COMMUNITIES

Care to Volunteer?

Employee volunteering, delivered end to end. Social value, evidenced with confidence.

Care to Volunteer designs, delivers and evidences your employee volunteering programme as a fully managed service. We align activity with your strategic priorities, partner with trusted local organisations, coordinate every engagement and provide verified evidence for CSR, ESG and social value reporting.

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WHY EMPLOYERS PARTNER WITH CARE TO VOLUNTEER

Strategic volunteering without the operational burden

Many employee volunteering programmes fall short of their potential because delivery depends on stretched internal teams. Sourcing appropriate opportunities, coordinating schedules, liaising with community organisations and consolidating records all compete with core HR, CSR and social value responsibilities.

Your employees contribute their time. We take full responsibility for delivery.

Fully managed delivery

Our team sources opportunities, prepares employees and coordinates each engagement, removing the administrative load from your organisation.

Governance and assurance

Appropriate preparation, partner standards and oversight are built into every programme from the outset.

Sustained participation

Flexible, well-matched opportunities that fit around working commitments, supporting consistent engagement across the workforce.

Credible social value evidence

Verified Activity and Measured Impact, ready for ESG disclosures, board reporting and public-sector tenders.

HOW OUR SERVICE WORKS

Your employee volunteering programme, managed end to end

A structured partnership, from programme design through to verified reporting, with our team accountable at every stage.

  1. 01

    Programme design

    We agree your volunteering allowance, community priorities and social value objectives with your leadership team.

  2. 02

    Employee onboarding

    We introduce the programme to your workforce and prepare employees to take part, with no internal rollout project required.

  3. 03

    Curated opportunities

    We source and match opportunities with trusted local partners that reflect employee skills and availability.

  4. 04

    Coordinated delivery

    Our team manages each engagement with community partners, so participation runs smoothly.

  5. 05

    Verified Activity

    Participation and time given are confirmed and recorded as activity takes place.

  6. 06

    Reporting and review

    You receive reporting-ready evidence and a regular review to strengthen the programme over time.

CSR AND SOCIAL VALUE CALCULATOR

Estimate your CSR impact and social value

Model the volunteering hours, community reach and Indicative Social Value (£) your employee volunteering programme could generate in a year.

Estimated CSR impact

30%
Employee participation rate
75
Participating employees
150
Volunteering days a year
1,125
Volunteering hours a year
5
Community organisations supported
562
Community visits (beneficiary support sessions)

Estimated social value (£)

Enter the proxy value from your social value framework (for example the National TOMs) to see an estimate in pounds.

Key outcomes

  • Practical, non-regulated support for older and isolated residents
  • Employee time evidenced for CSR, ESG and social value reporting
  • Stronger links between your organisation and local communities

Estimate. Every figure above is a projection from the numbers you enter. It is not a measured or verified result.

Verified activity. Only completed and approved volunteering is recorded in your reports.

All figures are estimates based on the information you provide. Verified figures are derived only from completed and approved activity.

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FREE CSR AND SOCIAL VALUE REPORT

Want the full picture for your board?

See your CSR mix across giving, skills, environment and local spend, and how much employee volunteering time goes unused. Takes about two minutes.

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WHY HUMAN CONNECTION MATTERS

Loneliness is closer than we think

Human connection can be simple: conversation, companionship, shared interests and giving someone meaningful time. Volunteering can help create the conditions for these connections to happen.

3.1 MILLION

adults in England reported feeling lonely often or always.

Source: Community Life Survey 2023/24, DCMS

23%

of adults in Great Britain reported feeling lonely often, always or some of the time.

Source: Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, ONS

51%

Work commitments were the most commonly reported barrier to formal volunteering.

Source: Community Life Survey, DCMS

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Behind every number is a person. Sometimes making a difference starts with something as simple as giving someone your time.

Your people give their time. We make it happen.

VALUE FOR YOUR ORGANISATION

Turn employee time into measurable organisational value

A well-run volunteering programme should advance your organisational objectives as well as your community commitments. Care to Volunteer provides the strategic direction, delivery expertise and evidence that allow CSR, social value and HR leaders to demonstrate a clear return on employee time.

01

Strategic alignment

Programmes shaped around your purpose, ESG priorities and the communities you serve.

02

Procurement and tender advantage

Structured social value evidence to support bids assessed under the Social Value Model.

03

No additional overhead

A managed service requiring no extra headcount, new internal processes or manual record-keeping.

04

Engagement and retention

A valued employee benefit that strengthens culture, pride and employer reputation.

From hours volunteered to impact evidenced

We move organisations beyond counting volunteering days and make the community contribution behind them visible.

REPORTING BUILT INTO THE SERVICE

Evidence your leadership can rely on

Care to Volunteer manages the programme. Technology from our partner, Buddii, records participation and verifies activity, so reporting is available whenever leadership, stakeholders or a tender requires it.

Designed for CSR, social value and HR leaders, so evidence is prepared before it is requested.

Participation overviewVerified Activity recordsActivity and community breakdownCSR and ESG reportingTender-ready social value evidenceProgramme uptake insightPartner and activity records
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ORGANISATIONAL AND COMMUNITY IMPACT

Turning employee time into measurable social value

Employee volunteering strengthens engagement, culture and employer reputation within your organisation, and creates genuine connection in the communities beyond it. When delivery is managed and evidenced properly, CSR, ESG and social value reporting is grounded in Verified Activity rather than assumption.

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SPEAK TO OUR EMPLOYER TEAM

Discuss your employee volunteering strategy

Explore how Care to Volunteer could design and deliver a managed volunteering programme for your organisation, strengthen participation and provide credible social value evidence.

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People, places and purpose

Corporate commitment. Local connection.

Discover the relationships and practical support behind a managed volunteering programme.

How we work