Goodera Hosts Global Volunteering Summit 2026, Showcasing Enterprise-Grade Volunteering

The third edition of the Global Volunteering Summit brought together over 250 leaders to explore scaling corporate volunteering programs globally.

Published on Mar. 6, 2026

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The third edition of the Global Volunteering Summit (GVS26), hosted by Goodera, the global leader in corporate volunteering, brought together more than 250 social impact leaders, nonprofits, and technology innovators in San Jose from February 24–26. The summit explored the rise of enterprise-grade volunteering, as organizations build integrated and measurable systems to scale employee volunteering globally.

Why it matters

The summit reflects the growing importance of structured, scalable corporate volunteering programs as organizations seek to integrate social impact into their core business strategies. By building the infrastructure to support global, measurable, and resilient volunteering initiatives, companies can unlock new ways to engage employees, support nonprofits, and drive sustainable change.

The details

Across three days of conversations, workshops, and collaborative sessions, the summit centered on building the infrastructure required to scale volunteering sustainably. Topics included enterprise-grade volunteering, building organization-specific champion networks, technology integrations between ecosystem partners, and the growing role of artificial intelligence. The summit also introduced new AI-powered initiatives like AI Jam and AI Labs to help volunteers translate emerging AI capabilities into practical community outcomes.

  • The Global Volunteering Summit 2026 (GVS26) took place from February 24-26, 2026 in San Jose, California.
  • Goodera released its 2026 Volunteering Quotient (VQ) Report as part of the summit, analyzing volunteering participation across 240 companies globally.

The players

Goodera

The global leader in corporate volunteering, hosting the Global Volunteering Summit 2026.

Abhishek Humbad

Goodera's founder, who discussed how organizations are shifting toward building long-term, enterprise-grade volunteering systems.

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What they’re saying

“The conversations at GVS26 reflect how far corporate volunteering has evolved. Organizations are no longer thinking about volunteering as episodic engagement. They want programs that are resilient, agile, global, scalable, measurable, and deeply integrated into their broader impact strategies.”

— Abhishek Humbad, Founder, Goodera

What’s next

Goodera plans to continue expanding its AI for All program, including the AI Jam and AI Labs initiatives, to help volunteers leverage emerging AI capabilities for social impact.

The takeaway

The Global Volunteering Summit 2026 showcased the growing maturity of corporate volunteering, as organizations invest in building integrated, measurable, and scalable programs that are deeply aligned with their broader social impact strategies.