Points of Light Foundation

Points of Light corporate solutions:points of Light advances corporate social impact initiatives through a variety of volunteer engagement programs, including: consulting and advisory services, employee volunteer projects, a csr strategy assessment tool known as the civic 50, our corporate service council and a variety of virtual learning opportunities and written resources. These programs educate, equip and directly mobilize corporate social impact leaders and employee volunteers to engage with community causes and organizations including Points of Light's global affiliate network of 140 community-based organizations in 38 countries in sustainable and impactful ways.

Recognition programs:points of Light's recognition programming inspire and equip civic and community leaders by nurturing a culture of volunteering and an enabling environment for mobilizing more people to volunteer. By using Points of Light's owned media channels (7.81m impressions, 3.62m reach) and those of our partners, our recognition programs spotlight individuals who are making significant positive impact in their communities. The goal of these programs is to lift up the individuals and their work and to inspire others. These programs include:-global volunteer month is an annual initiative that takes place every april and focuses on honoring and celebrating volunteers worldwide while encouraging volunteering. Points of Light leads this initiative by recruiting Points of Light global network affiliates, nonprofit/ngo and corporate partners, providing marketing toolkits, and collaborating with influencers.-the daily point of Light award was the first recognition given by a sitting u.s. president from the white house when president george hw bush launched it in 1990. Millions of people act on their power to do good every day, using their hearts, hands and minds to help strengthen communities and solve persistent problems. Through this award that continues today, we recognize their individual stories and lift them up to inspire others so we may each, in our own way, answer the call to make a difference. Annually, 260 people are recognized with the daily point of Light award, and since it's inception, nearly 8,000 people have been recognized.-the george hw bush point of Light awards was established in 2019 with president's approval prior to his passing. This award honors outstanding individuals advancing solutions in ways that demonstrate the extraordinary traits of our 41st president: integrity, empathy, respect, optimism, conviction in the face of opposition, and belief in the power of the human spirit to create positive change. Honorees demonstrate the transformative power of service and driving significant and sustained impact through their work. The power of recognition and the legacy of service launched by president bush is underscored by the bipartisan, unified support of this award by presidents carter, clinton, bush (43), and obama who have served as honorary chairs since its inception. -the president's volunteer service award, a partnership with the federal agency americorps and the president of the united states, that recognizes over 120,000 people annually for over 86 million hours of volunteering. -the loreal women of worth program, a partnership with loreal, that provides a national (u.s. based) platform for women leading social impact work in their communities or on behalf of causes nationwide and serves to inspire others.

Points of Light capacity building programs:points of Light's capacity building program focuses on providing nonprofits with tools, resources and training to improve their capacity to leverage volunteers to further their missions and meet community needs. Programming includes:-the annual Points of Light conference which is a professional development opportunity for more than 1,200 ngo, social impact and government leaders from around the world.-capacity building support for the Points of Light global network of 140 affiliate ngos in 39 countries that provide on-the-ground volunteer mobilization to support community-based organizations. This includes ongoing support to the network affiliates as well as two annual gatherings for network affiliates that offer strategic planning alignment, knowledge sharing, and leadership development.-ongoing curation and dissemination of the latest research and insights on volunteering, community and civic engagement, and sector trends. -management of the Points of Light engage digital platform which aggregates over 45,000 volunteer opportunities from across the u.s. Into an easy-to-search database for individuals looking to volunteer. This service connects critical human capital to the u.s. Nonprofit sector that delivers important community services. -oversight of the service enterprise program which is a volunteer management training series that teaches best practices for recruiting, training, managing, retaining and recognizing volunteers to u.s. based nonprofits.

Other programs - Points of Light operates the largest aggregator of volunteer opportunities, a platform called Points of Light engage (formerly call all for good). Points of Light engage maintains an up- to-date feed of organizations and their volunteer opportunities from over 30 different data sources. On any given day, there are approximately 50,000 active volunteer opportunities, and over 22,000 nonprofit organizations recruiting volunteers. This feed can be customized to provide specific searches for partners and is the back-end volunteer search technology for the state farm neighborhood of good and aarp community engagement portals.points of Light continuously evaluates its multi-year strategy so the organization may adjust its execution as needed to achieve our mission in a rapidly changing global environment. Understanding the volunteering needs in communities and how to increase the supply of volunteers to address unmet needs remains a focus of the organization and requires on-going research and analysis.